FULL LIST: Tinubu Approves Posting of 65 Ambassadors and High Commissioners

President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and the United Nations. The appointments include both career diplomats and political appointees, reflecting a mix of professional and non-career envoys.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that 34 non-career and 31 career ambassadors have been assigned to their respective duty posts. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun securing agrément from the host countries, a formal approval required before the envoys can officially assume their duties.

President Tinubu has directed the Ministry to commence an induction programme for all ambassadors-designate and high commissioners. The envoys are expected to assume their posts after completing the programme and receiving the necessary agrément.

The Senate confirmed all 65 ambassadorial nominees in December 2025 following screenings by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. These appointments mark a significant step in filling Nigerian missions worldwide, many of which have been without substantive ambassadors for extended periods.

List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners

Non-Career Ambassadors

• Femi Fani-Kayode — Germany

• Reno Omokri — Mexico

• Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (Former Katsina State Governor) — Beijing (China)

• Senator Jimoh Ibrahim — United Nations

• Senator Ita Enang — South Africa

• Okezie Ikpeazu (Former Abia State Governor) — Spain

• Prof. Isaac Adewole (Former Health Minister) — Canada

• Lateef Kayode Are — United States

• Senator Grace Bent — Lomé (Togo)

• Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Former Enugu State Governor) — Athens (Greece)

• Aminu Dalhatu — United Kingdom

• Ayodele Oke (Former Director-General, National Intelligence Agency) — France

• Fatima Ajimobi — Vienna (Austria)

• Mrs Lola Akande — Stockholm (Sweden)

• Joe-Kyari Okocha, SAN — Dublin (Ireland)

• Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas — Manila (Philippines)

• Paul Adikwu — Vatican City (Holy See)

• Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu — Tel Aviv (Israel)

• Mahmud Yakubu — Doha (Qatar)

• Yakubu Gambo — Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

• Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut — Seoul (South Korea)

• Dr Kulu Haruna Abubakar — Tunis (Tunisia)

• Engr. Abasi Braimah — Budapest (Hungary)

• Erelu Angela Adebayo — Lisbon (Portugal)

• Oluwayimika Ayotunwa — Tokyo (Japan)

• Chioma Ohakim — Warsaw (Poland)

• Olufemi Pedro — Canberra (Australia)

• Mohammed Aliyu — Buenos Aires (Argentina)

• Joseph Sola Iji — Moscow (Russia)

• Jerry Manwe — Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

Career Ambassadors

• Mohammed Mahmud Lele — Algiers (Algeria)

• Shehu Barde — Accra (Ghana)

• Aminu Nasir — Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

• Ibrahim Danlami — Nairobi (Kenya)

• Ayeni Adebayo — Brussels (Belgium)

• Akande Wahab — Berne (Switzerland)

• Nwabiola Ezenwa — Côte d’Ivoire

• Besto Maimuna Ibrahim — Niamey (Niger)

• Ahmed Mohammed Monguno — Cairo (Egypt)

• Jane Adams — Kingston (Jamaica)

• Clark-Omeru Alexandra — Lusaka (Zambia)

• Muhammad Saidu Dahiru — New Delhi (India)

• Abdussalam Habu Zayyad — Dakar (Senegal)

• Abubakar Musa — N’Djamena (Chad)

• Haidara Mohammed Idris — The Hague (Netherlands)

• Bako Adamu Umar — Rabat (Morocco)

• Sulu Gambari — Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

• Romata Mohammed — Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

• Shaga John — Gaborone (Botswana)

• Hamza Salau — Tehran (Iran)

• Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola — Cotonou (Benin)

• Wasa Segun Ige — Beirut (Lebanon)

• Ruben Abimbola Samuel — Rome (Italy)

• Onaga Ogechukwu — Maputo (Mozambique)

• Magaji Umar — Kinshasa (DR Congo)

• Arewa Esther — Windhoek (Namibia)

• Chima Geoffrey David — Bamako (Mali)

• Odumah Yvonne — Malabo (Equatorial Guinea)

• Monica Okwuchukwu — São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe)

• Endoni Syndoph — Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

• Gergadi Joseph — Libreville (Gabon)

• Luther Ayo-Kalata — Freetown (Sierra Leone)

• Danladi Yakubu — Khartoum (Sudan)

• Bello Dogon-Daji — Bangkok (Thailand)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already obtained agrément from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Aminu Dalhatu, while France has granted agrément for Ambassador Ayodele Oke.

“The Ministry has also submitted the nominations of the remaining 62 designated envoys to all respective countries, requesting their agréments in accordance with standard diplomatic procedure,” Onanuga stated.

Agrément is the formal approval provided by a host country to accept a diplomat nominated by a sending country and is a prerequisite before an ambassador can assume office.

President Tinubu has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promptly begin the induction programme for all ambassadors-designate and high commissioners.

All 65 ambassadorial nominees were confirmed by the Senate in December 2025, following their screening by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The appointments comprise a combination of political appointees, known as non-career ambassadors, and professional diplomats from the Foreign Service, classified as career ambassadors.

Nigeria maintains diplomatic missions in over 100 countries worldwide, with embassies, high commissions, and consulates serving as official representatives in bilateral and multilateral engagements.

The last significant ambassadorial postings occurred in 2017 under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, leaving several Nigerian missions without permanent ambassadors for prolonged periods.

The ambassadors-designate are expected to commence their assignments after completing the induction programme and receiving agrément from their host countries.