President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors, including 34 non-career and 31 career diplomats, to various countries and the United Nations.Â
Recall Dockaysworld reported that the Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December.
The postings were announced by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy on Thursday.
President Tinubu has directed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately begin induction programs for all ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners, signaling the administration’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s diplomatic engagement worldwide.
Among the non-career appointees, former Minister Femi Fani-Kayode will represent Nigeria in Germany, while public commentator Reno Omokri has been posted to Mexico.
Other notable postings include Senator Grace Bent to Togo, Sen. Ita Enang to South Africa, and Mahmud Yakubu to Qatar.
The career diplomats’ postings cover a wide range of countries across Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
For instance, Ambassador Mohammed Saidu Dahiru will serve in New Delhi, India, while Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle will represent Nigeria in Tanzania.
See full list below:
Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
1. Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
2. Sen. Ita Enang – South Africa
3. Ikpeazu Victor – Spain
4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel-Aviv, Israel
5. Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
6. Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City, Holy See
7. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
8. Mr. Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
9. Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
10. Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo – Portugal
11. Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
12. Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence – Athens, Greece
13. Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
14. Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom, UK
15. Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
16. Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
17. Olufemi Pedro – Australia
18. Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
19. Lateef Kayode Are – USA
20. Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
21. Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim – UN Permanent Representative
22. Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
23. Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
24. Ajimobi Fatima Florence – Austria
25. Mrs. Lola Akande – Sweden
26. Ayodele Oke – France
27. Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
28. Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
29. Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha SAN – Dublin
30. Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
31. Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, T&T
Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners
1. Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Cote d’Ivoire
2. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
3. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi – Sao Tome, STP
4. Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
5. Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
7. Amb. Jane Adams (Nee Okon) Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
8. Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
9. Chima Geoggrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
10. Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
11. Amb. Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
12. Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Rome, Italy
13. Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley – Maputo, Mozambique
14. Amb. Magaji Umar – Kinshasa, DR Congo
15. Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
16. Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
17. Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
18. Amb. Aminu Nasir – Ethiopia
19. Abubakar Musa Musa – N’Djamena, Chad
20. Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris – The Hague, Netherlands
21. Amb. Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
22. Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
23. Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
24. Amb. Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
25. Salau Hamza Mohammed – Tehran, Iran
26. Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
27. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin
28. Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
29. Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
30. Amb. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther – Windhoek, Namibia
31. Amb. Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
32. Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
33. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
34. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
