President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the official postings of 65 ambassadors to represent Nigeria across several countries and at the United Nations.
The appointments include 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors who will head Nigerian missions abroad.
The envoys had earlier been confirmed by the Nigerian Senate in December 2025 following their nomination by the president.
According to a statement released by the presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, several notable political figures are among the non-career ambassadors assigned to foreign missions.
Those who received postings include former presidential aide Reno Omokri, who has been posted to Mexico, and former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode, who will serve as ambassador to Germany.
Also appointed is former senator Ita Enang, who will represent Nigeria in South Africa, while the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has been assigned to serve as ambassador to Qatar.
The statement confirmed that the appointments form part of the administration’s effort to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic representation across strategic global locations.
Below is the full list of the Ambassadors and their countries of assignment:
POSTINGS OF NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS
S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
- SENATOR GRACE BENT: LOME-TOGO
- SEN. ITA ENANG: SOUTH AFRICA
- IKPEAZU VICTOR: SPAIN
- NKECHI LINDA UFOCHUKWU: TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
- MAHMUD YAKUBU: QATAR
- PAUL OGA ADIKWU: THE VATICAN CITY HOLY SEE
- VICE ADMIRAL IBOK-ETE EKWE IBAS: THE PHILIPPINES
- MR. RENO OMOKRI: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- HON. (ENGR.) ABASI BRAIMAH (FMHR): BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- MRS. ERELU ANGELA ADEBAYO: PORTUGAL
- BARR. OLUMILUA OLUWAYIMIKA AYOTUNWA: TOKYO, JAPAN
- RT. HON. UGWUANYI IFEANYI LAWRENCE: ATHENS, GREECE
- BARR. CHIOMA PRISCILLA OHAKIM: WARSAW, POLAND
- AMINU DALHATU: UNITED KINGDOM, UK
- LT. GEN ABDULRAHMAN BELLO DAMBAZAU: BEIJING, CHINA
- HON. TASIU MUSA MAIGARI: GAMBIA
- OLUFEMI PEDRO: AUSTRALIA
- BARR. MUHAMMED UBANDOMA ALIYU: ARGENTINA
- LATEEF KAYODE ARE: USA
- AMB. JOSEPH SOLA IJI: RUSSIA
- SEN. JIMOH IBRAHIM: UN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
- FEMI FANI KAYODE: GERMANY
- PROF. ISAAK FOLORUNSO ADEWOLE: OTTAWA, CANADA
- AJIMOBI FATIMA FLORENCE (F): AUSTRIA
- MRS. LOLA AKANDE (F): SWEDEN
- AYODELE OKE: FRANCE
- YAKUBU N. GAMBO: SAUDI ARABIA
- SENATOR PROF. NORA LADI DADUUT: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- BARR. ONUEZE CHUKWUJIKA JOE OKOCHA SAN: DUBLIN
- DR. KULU HARUNA ABUBAKAR: TUNIS, TUNISIA
- RT. HON. JERRY SAMUEL MANWE: PORT OF SPAIN, T&T
POSTINGS OF CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS LIST
S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
- AMB. NWABIOLA EZENWA CHUKWUMEKA: COTE D’IV/OIRE
- BESTO MAIMUNA IBRAHIM: NIAMEY-NIGER
- MONICA OKWUCHUKWU ENEBECHI: SAO TOME, STP
- AMB. MOHAMMED MAHMUD LELE: ALGIERS-ALGERIA
- ENDONI SYNDOPH PAEBI: OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO
- AHMED MOHAMMED MONGUNO: CAIRO EGYPT
- AMB.JANE ADAMS (NEE OKON) MICHAEL (F): KINGSTON-JAMAICA
- AMB. CLARK-OMERU ALEXANDRA (F): LUSAKA-ZAMBIA
- CHIMA GEOGGREY LIOMA DAVID: BAMAKO-MALI
- AMB. ODUMAH YVONNE EHINOSEN: MALABO –E/GUINEA
- AMB WASA SEGUN IGE: BEIRUT, LEBANON
- RUBEN ABIMBOLA SAMUEL (F): ROME, ITALY
- AMB.ONAGA OGECHUKWU KINGSLEY: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
- AMB.MAGAJI UMAR: KINSASHA, 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 (F): TANZANIA
- AMB. SHAGA JOHN SHAMAH: BOTSWANA
- SALAU, HAMZA MOHAMMED: TEHRAN, IRAN
- AMB.IBRAHIM DANLAMI: KENYA
- IBRAHIM ADEOLA MOPELOLA (F): COTONOU-BENIN
- AMB.AYENI ADEBAYO EMMANUEL: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- AMB.AKANDE WAHAB ADEKOLA: BERNE-SWITZERLAND
- AMB. AREWA (NEE ADEDOKUN) ESTHER (F): WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA
- AMB.GERGADI JOSEPH JOHN: LIBREVILLE-GABON
- AMB. LUTHER OGBOMODE AYO-KALATA (F): SIERRA LEONE
- DANLADI YAKUBU NYAKU : KHARTOUM-SUDAN
- BELLO DOGON-DAJI HALIRU: BANGKOK, THAILAND
What you should know
Ambassadors serve as the highest-ranking diplomatic representatives of a country in foreign nations or international organisations.
Nigeria typically appoints both career diplomats from the foreign service and non-career political appointees to head its missions abroad. Career ambassadors usually come from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with extensive diplomatic experience, while non-career ambassadors are often politicians, technocrats, or public figures trusted by the government.
Their responsibilities include strengthening bilateral relations, promoting trade and investment, protecting Nigerian citizens abroad, and representing Nigeria’s interests in international affairs.
