Full List: TINUBU approves postings of ambassadors to various countries
2026-03-06 - 14:47
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have received agreements from the United Kingdom and France for the ambassadors assigned to their countries. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agreement from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu. Similarly, France has sent the agréement for Ambassador Ayo Oke. The Ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 designated envoys to all the countries concerned, including a request for their agréements in line with standard diplomatic practice,” the statement read. President Tinubu has directed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners. Below is the full list of the ambassadors and the countries assigned to them. Postings of non-career ambassadors/ High Commissioners S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED 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: THE VATICAN CITY HOLY SEE 7. VICE ADMIRAL IBOK-ETE EKWE IBAS: THE PHILIPPINES 8. MR. RENO OMOKRI: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO 9. HON. (ENGR.) ABASI BRAIMAH (FMHR): 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 (F): AUSTRIA 25. MRS. LOLA AKANDE (F): 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 Postings of career ambassadors/ High Commissioners list S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED 1. AMB. NWABIOLA EZENWA CHUKWUMEKA: COTE D’IV/OIRE 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 (F): KINGSTON-JAMAICA 8. AMB. CLARK-OMERU ALEXANDRA (F): LUSAKA-ZAMBIA 9. CHIMA GEOGGREY LIOMA DAVID: BAMAKO-MALI 10. AMB. ODUMAH YVONNE EHINOSEN: MALABO –E/GUINEA 11. AMB WASA SEGUN IGE: BEIRUT, LEBANON 12. RUBEN ABIMBOLA SAMUEL (F): ROME, ITALY 13. AMB.ONAGA OGECHUKWU KINGSLEY: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE 14. AMB.MAGAJI UMAR: KINSASHA, 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 (F): TANZANIA 24. AMB. SHAGA JOHN SHAMAH: BOTSWANA 25. SALAU, HAMZA MOHAMMED: TEHRAN, IRAN 26. AMB.IBRAHIM DANLAMI: KENYA 27. IBRAHIM ADEOLA MOPELOLA (F): COTONOU-BENIN 28. AMB.AYENI ADEBAYO EMMANUEL: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 29. AMB.AKANDE WAHAB ADEKOLA: BERNE-SWITZERLAND 30. AMB. AREWA (NEE ADEDOKUN) ESTHER (F): WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA 31. AMB.GERGADI JOSEPH JOHN: LIBREVILLE-GABON 32. AMB. LUTHER OGBOMODE AYO-KALATA (F): SIERRA LEONE 33. DANLADI YAKUBU NYAKU : KHARTOUM-SUDAN 34. BELLO DOGON-DAJI HALIRU: BANGKOK, THAILAND