President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors and high commissioners to Nigerian diplomatic missions across the world, months after their nominations were confirmed by the Senate in December.
The postings include both career and non-career diplomats who will represent Nigeria in various countries and international organisations.
Among the prominent appointments is former presidential aide Reno Omokri, who has been posted to Mexico, while former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode will serve as Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany.
Other notable appointees include former Rivers State military administrator Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, assigned to the Philippines; former Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who will represent Nigeria in Spain; and former Enugu State governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, posted to Greece.
Former interior minister Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau has been deployed to China, while business executive Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu will head Nigeria’s mission in Israel.
Also on the list are Paul Oga Adikwu, who will represent Nigeria at the Vatican City, and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, appointed as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
The nominees were earlier transmitted to the Senate by President Tinubu in 2025 and confirmed before the end of that legislative year.
Full List of Non-Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
- Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
- Senator Ita Enang – South Africa
- Okezie Ikpeazu – Spain
- Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
- Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
- Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City (Holy See)
- Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
- Reno Omokri – Mexico
- Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
- Erelu Angela Adebayo – Portugal
- Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
- Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi – Athens, Greece
- Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
- Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom
- Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
- Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
- Olufemi Pedro – Australia
- Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
- Lateef Kayode Are – United States
- Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
- Senator Jimoh Ibrahim – United Nations (Permanent Representative)
- Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
- Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
- Fatima Florence Ajimobi – Austria
- Lola Akande – Sweden
- Ayodele Oke – France
- Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
- Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
- Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha (SAN) – Dublin, Ireland
- Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
- Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Career Ambassadors/High Commissioners
- Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Cote d’Ivoire
- Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
- Monica Okwuchukwu Enebchi – Sao Tome and Principe
- Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
- Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
- Amb. Jane Adams Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
- Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
- Chima Geoffrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
- Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- Amb. Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
- Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Rome, Italy
- Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley – Maputo, Mozambique
- Amb. Magaji Umar – Kinshasa, DR Congo
- Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
- Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
- Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
- Amb. Aminu Nasir – Ethiopia
- Abubakar Musa Musa – N’Djamena, Chad
- Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris – The Hague, Netherlands
- Amb. Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
- Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
- Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
- Amb. Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
- Salau Hamza Mohammed – Tehran, Iran
- Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
- Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin
- Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
- Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
- Amb. Esther Arewa – Windhoek, Namibia
- Amb. Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
- Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
- Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
- Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
The deployment is expected to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements, deepen bilateral relations, and promote the country’s political, economic and strategic interests globally.
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