President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved the postings of 65 ambassadors-designate to various countries and the United Nations, comprising 31 career and 34 non-career diplomats. The Senate had confirmed the ambassadors-designate in December 2025, completing the formal vetting process.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the announcement on March 6, 2026.
The non-career appointees include prominent Nigerians such as Senator Grace Bent to Togo, Senator Ita Enang to South Africa, Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu to Israel, Mahmud Yakubu to Qatar, Reno Omokri to Mexico, Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany, and Jerry Samuel Manwe to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Other notable postings include Joseph Sola Iji to Russia and Ayodele Oke to France.
Among the career diplomats named are Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka to Côte d’Ivoire, Amb. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi to São Tomé and Príncipe, Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen to Malabo, Amb. Romata Mohammed Omobolanle to Tanzania, and Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata to Sierra Leone, among others.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément for Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu from the United Kingdom and Ambassador Ayo Oke from France. Letters requesting agrément for the other envoys have been forwarded to the respective countries in line with diplomatic protocol.
President Tinubu has directed that induction programmes for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners commence immediately to prepare them for their postings.
The administration says the ambassadorial appointments are part of its broader effort to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic presence and promote the country’s strategic interests globally.
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