President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigeria’s diplomatic missions, with former presidential spokesman Reno Omokri posted to Mexico and former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode assigned to Germany.
A statement issued on Friday by the president’s spokesman Bayo Onanuga said the deployment followed the confirmation of the nominees by the Nigerian Senate in December 2025.
According to the statement, the postings involve 34 non-career ambassadors and 31 career diplomats who will represent Nigeria in different countries and international organisations.
They are the latest additions to the envoys whose postings began in January with Kayode Are, former director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), designated to the United States.
Among the non-career envoys, Omokri will represent Nigeria in Mexico while Fani-Kayode was assigned to Germany.
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu was posted to Qatar.
Other appointees include former interior minister Abdulrahman Dambazau to China, former Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu to Spain and former health minister Isaac Folorunso Adewole to Canada.
Former presidential adviser Ita Enang was posted to South Africa while former senator Grace Bent was assigned to Togo.
Businessman and politician Jimoh Ibrahim was named Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
Also on the list are former Enugu State governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, posted to Greece, and former Plateau senator Nora Ladi Daduut assigned to South Korea.
In the career diplomat category, several ambassadors were assigned to missions across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
The Presidency said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received agrément from the government of the United Kingdom for the appointment of Aminu Dalhatu as Nigeria’s High Commissioner.
It also said the government of France has granted agrément for Ambassador Ayodele Oke to serve as Nigeria’s envoy in Paris.
According to the Presidency, nominations of the remaining ambassadors have been sent to their host countries for agrément in line with diplomatic practice.
POSTINGS OF NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS/HIGH COMMISSIONERS
1. Grace Bent: Lome, Togo
2. Ita Enang: South Africa
3. Ikpeazu Victor: Spain
4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu: Tel-Aviv, Israel
5. Mahmood Yakubu: Qatar
6. Paul Oga Adikwu: The Vatican City, Holy See
7. Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines
8. Reno Omokri: Mexico City, Mexico
9. Abasi Braimah (Fmhr): Budapest, Hungary
10. Erelu Angela Adebayo: Portugal
11. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa: Tokyo, Japan
12. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence: Athens, Greece
13. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim: Warsaw, Poland
14. Aminu Dalhatu: United Kingdom, UK
15. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau: Beijing, China
16. Tasiu Musa Maigari: Gambia
17. Olufemi Pedro: Australia
18. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu: Argentina
19. Lateef Kayode Are: USA
20. Joseph Sola Iji: Russia
21. Jimoh Ibrahim: Un Permanent Representative
22. Femi Fani-Kayode: Germany
23. Isaak Folorunso Adewole: Ottawa, Canada
24. Ajimobi Fatima Florence: Austria
25. Lola Akande: Sweden
26. Ayodele Oke: France
27. Yakubu N. Gambo: Saudi Arabia
28. Nora Ladi Daduut: Seoul, South Korea
29. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha: Dublin, Ireland
30. Kulu Haruna Abubakar: Tunis, Tunisia
31. Jerry Samuel Manwe: Port of Spain, T&T
POSTINGS OF CAREER AMBASSADORS/HIGH COMMISSIONERS
1. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka: Côte d’Ivoire
2. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim: Niamey, Niger
3. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi: São Tomé
4. Mohammed Mahmud Lele: Algiers, Algeria
5. Endoni Syndoph Paebi: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno: Cairo, Egypt
7. Jane Adams Michael: Kingston, Jamaica
8. Clark-Omeru Alexandra: Lusaka, Zambia
9. Chima Geoggrey Lioma David: Bamako-Mali
10. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
11. Wasa Segun Ige: Beirut, Lebanon
12. Ruben Abimbola Samuel: Rome, Italy
13. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley: Maputo, Mozambique
14. Magaji Umar: Kinsasha, Dr Congo
15. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru: New Delhi, India
16. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad: Dakar, Senegal
17. Shehu Ilu Barde: Accra, Ghana
18. Aminu Nasir: Ethiopia
19. Abubakar Musa Musa: N’djamena, Chad
20. Haidara Mohammed Idris: The Hague, Netherlands
21. Bako Adamu Umar: Rabat-Morocco
22. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed: Malaysia
23. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle: Tanzania
24. Shaga John Shamah: Botswana
25. Salau, Hamza Mohammed: Tehran, Iran
26. Ibrahim Danlami: Kenya
27. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola: Cotonou-Benin
28. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel: Brussels, Belgium
29. Akande Wahab Adekola: Berne-Switzerland
30. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther: Windhoek, Namibia
31. Gergadi Joseph John: Libreville, Gabon
32. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata: Sierra Leone
33. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku : Khartoum, Sudan
34. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru: Bangkok, Thailand
