President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigerian diplomatic missions across the world, comprising 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career appointees.
The appointments, confirmed by the Senate in December 2025, were announced in a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the postings cover various countries as well as Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s diplomatic representation and international engagement.
Among the non-career ambassadors and high commissioners, former Senator Grace Bent was posted to Lome, Togo, while Ita Enang will serve in South Africa. Former Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu was appointed ambassador to Spain, and former Minister of Health Isaac Folorunso Adewole will head Nigeria’s mission in Ottawa, Canada.
Other notable postings include former National Security Adviser Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau to China, businessman and politician Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany. Political commentator Reno Omokri was posted to Mexico, while Senator Nora Ladi Daduut will serve in Seoul, South Korea.
The career ambassadorial postings include Ambassador Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka to Côte d’Ivoire, Besto Maimuna Ibrahim to Niger Republic, Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi to São Tomé and Príncipe, and Ambassador Mohammed Mahmud Lele to Algeria. Others were deployed to countries including Egypt, India, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Belgium, Switzerland, Namibia, and Thailand.
The statement further disclosed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, as well as from France for Ambassador Ayodele Oke.
It added that nominations of the remaining 62 envoys have been transmitted to their respective host countries with requests for agrément in accordance with established diplomatic procedures.
President Tinubu also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners ahead of their deployment.
