Tinubu approves posting of 65 envoys abroad, names Ita Enang to South Africa, Ohakim to Warsaw
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and international organisations, including the United Nations.
President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that the list comprises 34 non-career ambassadors and 31 career diplomats assigned to different diplomatic missions.
Among the high-profile non-career appointees, former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has been posted to Germany, while presidential aide Reno Omokri will serve in Mexico.
Former Chief of Army Staff and minister, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau has been assigned to Beijing, China, while Senator Jimoh Ibrahim will serve as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Other notable postings include Senator Ita Enang to South Africa, former Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to Spain, former Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole to Canada, and Lateef Kayode Are to the United States.
Senator Grace Bent will serve in Lomé, Togo, while former Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been posted to Athens, Greece.
Also on the list, Aminu Dalhatu has been appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, while former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayodele Oke, will serve in France.
Other non-career appointees include Fatima Ajimobi to Vienna, Austria; Mrs Lola Akande to Stockholm, Sweden; Joe-Kyari Okocha (SAN) to Dublin, Ireland; Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas to Manila, Philippines; and Paul Adikwu to the Vatican City (Holy See).
Similarly, Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu has been posted to Tel Aviv, Israel; Mahmud Yakubu to Doha, Qatar; Yakubu Gambo to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut to Seoul, South Korea. Dr Kulu Haruna Abubakar will serve in Tunis, Tunisia.
Other postings include Engr. Abasi Braimah to Budapest, Hungary; Erelu Angela Adebayo to Lisbon, Portugal; Oluwayimika Ayotunwa to Tokyo, Japan; Chioma Ohakim to Warsaw, Poland; Olufemi Pedro to Canberra, Australia; Mohammed Aliyu to Buenos Aires, Argentina; Joseph Sola Iji to Moscow, Russia; and Jerry Manwe to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Among the career diplomats, Ambassador Mohammed Mahmud Lele will serve in Algiers, Algeria; Ambassador Shehu Barde in Accra, Ghana; and Ambassador Aminu Nasir in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Others include Ambassador Ibrahim Danlami to Nairobi, Kenya; Ambassador Ayeni Adebayo to Brussels, Belgium; Ambassador Akande Wahab to Berne, Switzerland; Ambassador Nwabiola Ezenwa to Côte d’Ivoire; Besto Maimuna Ibrahim to Niamey, Niger; and Ahmed Mohammed Monguno to Cairo, Egypt.
Further postings include Ambassador Jane Adams to Kingston, Jamaica; Ambassador Clark-Omeru Alexandra to Lusaka, Zambia; Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru to New Delhi, India; Ambassador Abdussalam Habu Zayyad to Dakar, Senegal; and Abubakar Musa to N’Djamena, Chad.
Onanuga said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for High Commissioner-designate Aminu Dalhatu, while France has approved the posting of Ambassador Ayodele Oke.
“The Ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 designated envoys to all the countries concerned, including a request for their agréments in line with standard diplomatic practice,” the statement said.
Agrément is the formal approval given by a receiving country to accept a diplomat designated by another country before the envoy can assume duty.
President Tinubu has also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to commence an induction programme for the ambassadors-designate ahead of their deployment.
The Senate confirmed all 65 nominees in December 2025 following their screening by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nigeria maintains over 100 diplomatic missions worldwide, including embassies, high commissions, and consulates representing the country in bilateral and multilateral engagements.
The newly appointed envoys are expected to assume their duties after completing the induction programme and receiving agrément from their respective host countries.
