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BREAKING: Tinubu Approves 65 New Ambassadors – See Full List
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassador, 31 career and 34 non-career, to various countries and the United Nations, according to a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on his official X page.
The Senate had confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun sending nominations and requesting agréments from the respective countries.
The UK has approved Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while France has cleared Ambassador Ayo Oke. President Tinubu has directed that induction for all ambassadors-designate commence immediately.
Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners:
- 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 – Vatican City, Holy See
- Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – 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 – Austria
- Mrs. 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
- Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
- Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, T&T
Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners:
- Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Cote d’Ivoire
- 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 – Kingston, Jamaica
- Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
- Chima Geoggrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
- Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, E/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. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther – 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
Bayo Onanuga noted that the Ministry has conveyed nominations to all concerned countries in line with standard diplomatic practice, and the agréments are ongoing.
President Tinubu directed that the induction programme for the ambassadors and High Commissioners-designate commence without delay, underscoring Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening international diplomacy.
