By Ihechi Enyinnaya
Reno Omokri and Femi Fani-Kayode are among prominent Nigerians appointed as ambassadors following the approval of new diplomatic postings by Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a statement issued on Friday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president approved the deployment of 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and international missions. The Senate had confirmed all ambassadors-designate in December 2025.
The non-career ambassadorial postings include:
1. Senator Grace Bent – Lome, Togo
2. Sen. Ita Enang – South Africa
3. Victor Ikpeazu – Spain
4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
5. Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
6. Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City
7. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Philippines
8. Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
9. Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
10. Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo – Portugal
11. Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
12. Rt. Hon. Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence – Athens, Greece
13. Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
14. Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom
15. Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
16. Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
17. Olufemi Pedro – Australia
18. Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
19. Lateef Kayode Are – USA
20. Amb. Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
21. Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim – UN Permanent Representative
22. Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
23. Prof. Isaak Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
24. Ajimobi Fatima Florence – Austria
25. Mrs. Lola Akande – Sweden
26. Ayodele Oke – France
27. Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
28. Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
29. Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha SAN – Dublin
30. Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
31. Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
The career ambassadorial postings include:
1. Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Cote d’Ivoire
2. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niamey, Niger
3. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi – Sao Tome, STP
4. Amb. Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algiers, Algeria
5. Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Cairo, Egypt
7. Amb. Jane Adams (Nee Okon) Michael – Kingston, Jamaica
8. Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra – Lusaka, Zambia
9. Chima Geoggrey Lioma David – Bamako, Mali
10. Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen – Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
11. Amb. Wasa Segun Ige – Beirut, Lebanon
12. Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Rome, Italy
13. Amb. Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley – Maputo, Mozambique
14. Amb. Magaji Umar – Kinshasa, DR Congo
15. Amb. Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – New Delhi, India
16. Amb. Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Dakar, Senegal
17. Amb. Shehu Ilu Barde – Accra, Ghana
18. Amb. Aminu Nasir – Ethiopia
19. Abubakar Musa Musa – N’Djamena, Chad
20. Amb. Haidara Mohammed Idris – The Hague, Netherlands
21. Amb. Bako Adamu Umar – Rabat, Morocco
22. Amb. Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
23. Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
24. Amb. Shaga John Shamah – Botswana
25. Salau, Hamza Mohammed – Tehran, Iran
26. Amb. Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
27. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola – Cotonou, Benin
28. Amb. Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Brussels, Belgium
29. Amb. Akande Wahab Adekola – Berne, Switzerland
30. Amb. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther – Windhoek, Namibia
31. Amb. Gergadi Joseph John – Libreville, Gabon
32. Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
33. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Khartoum, Sudan
34. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Bangkok, Thailand
The presidency also confirmed that the United Kingdom has granted agrément for Ambassador-designate Aminu Dalhatu, while France has approved Ambassador Ayo Oke. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun notifying other countries of Nigeria’s new envoys and requesting their agréments in line with diplomatic procedures.
President Tinubu has directed the Ministry to immediately commence induction programs for all ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners ahead of their formal deployment.