FULL LIST: President Tinubu Approves Ambassador Postings

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of ambassadors-designate, including both non-career and career diplomats, to various countries and international organizations. The move, following Senate confirmation late last year, aims to bolster Nigeria’s diplomatic presence globally.The list features prominent non-career appointees with diverse backgrounds alongside experienced career foreign service officers.Non-Career Ambassadors:Senator Grace Bent → Lome, TogoSen. Ita Enang → South AfricaIkpeazu Victor → SpainNkechi Linda Ufochukwu → Tel-Aviv, IsraelMahmud Yakubu → QatarPaul Oga Adikwu → The Vatican City (Holy See)Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas → The PhilippinesMr. Reno Omokri → Mexico City, MexicoHon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah (FMHR) → Budapest, HungaryMrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo → PortugalBarr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa → Tokyo, JapanRt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence → Athens, GreeceBarr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim → Warsaw, PolandAminu Dalhatu → United Kingdom (UK)Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau → Beijing, ChinaHon. Tasiu Musa Maigari → GambiaOlufemi Pedro → AustraliaBarr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu → ArgentinaLateef Kayode Are → USAAmb. Joseph Sola Iji → RussiaSen. Jimoh Ibrahim → UN Permanent RepresentativeFemi Fani-Kayode → GermanyProf. Isaak Folorunso Adewole → Ottawa, CanadaAjimobi Fatima Florence (F) → AustriaMrs. Lola Akande (F) → SwedenAyodele Oke → FranceYakubu N. Gambo → Saudi ArabiaSenator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut → Seoul, South KoreaBarr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha SAN → Dublin, IrelandDr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar → Tunis, TunisiaRt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe → Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (T&T)Career Ambassadors:Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka → Cote d'IvoireBesto Maimuna Ibrahim → Niamey, NigerMonica Okwuchukwu Enebechi → Sao Tome and Principe (STP)Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele → Algiers, AlgeriaEndoni Syndoph Paebi → Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoAhmed Mohammed Monguno → Cairo, EgyptAmb. Jane Adams (nee Okon) Michael (F) → Kingston, JamaicaAmb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra (F) → Lusaka, ZambiaChima Geoggrey Lioma David → Bamako, MaliAmb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosien → Malabo, Equatorial GuineaAmb. Wasa Segun Ige → Beirut, LebanonRuben Abimbola Samuel (F) → Rome, ItalyAmb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley → Maputo, MozambiqueAmb. Magaji Umar → Kinshasa, DR CongoAmb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru → New Delhi, IndiaAmb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad → Dakar, SenegalAmb. Shehu Ilu Barde → Accra, GhanaAmb. Aminu Nasir → EthiopiaAbubakar Musa Musa → N’Djamena, ChadAmb. Haidara Mohammed Idris → The Hague, NetherlandsAmb. Bako Adamu Umar → Rabat, MoroccoAmb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed → MalaysiaAmb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle (F) → TanzaniaAmb. Shaga John Shamah → BotswanaSalau, Hamza Mohammed → Tehran, IranAmb. Ibrahim Danlami → KenyaIbrahim Adeola Mopelola (F) → Cotonou, BeninAmb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel → Brussels, BelgiumAmb. Akande Wahab Adekola → Berne, SwitzerlandAmb. Arewa (nee Adedokun) Esther (F) → Windhoek, NamibiaAmb. Gergadi Joseph John → Libreville, GabonAmb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (F) → Sierra LeoneDanladi Yakubu Nyaku → Khartoum, SudanBello Dogon-Daji Haliru → Bangkok, ThailandThe list includes notable names such as former INEC Chairman Mahmud Yakubu (Qatar), Reno Omokri (Mexico), Femi Fani-Kayode (Germany), and retired military officers Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (China) and Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Philippines).The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will now notify host governments and organizations, allowing the ambassadors to take up their duties and support Nigeria’s foreign policy goals.

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