Tinubu posts Jimoh Ibrahim to UN, Omokri gets Mexico, Fani-Kayode to Germany, Yakubu bags Qatar

President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors to Nigerian missions across the world, including 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Friday, March 6, 2026, noting that the appointments follow the Senate’s confirmation of the nominees in December 2025.

Among the prominent non-career appointees are the former senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, who has been posted as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations; former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, assigned to Mexico; former Abia State Governor, Victor Ikpeazu, deployed to Spain; former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, posted to Qatar; and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, assigned to Germany.

Other non-career ambassadors approved by the president include Senator Grace Bent to Togo, Ita Enang to South Africa, Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu to Israel, and former Chief of Naval Staff and Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, to the Philippines.

In addition to the non-career diplomats, Tinubu also approved postings for 31 career ambassadors to various countries, including Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, India, Belgium, Switzerland, Iran, and Thailand.

FULL LIST: Tinubu posts 65 ambassadors to designated countries

See the full list below:

Non-Career Ambassadors

1. Senator Grace Bent: Lome-Togo
2. Sen. Ita Enang: South Africa
3. Ikpeazu Victor: Spain
4. Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu: Tel-Aviv, Israel
5. Mahmud Yakubu: Qatar
6. Paul Oga Adikwu: The Vatican City Holy See
7. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: The Philippines
8. Mr. Reno Omokri: Mexico City, Mexico
9. Hon. (Engr.) Abasi Braimah (Fmhr): 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 (F): Austria
25. Mrs. Lola Akande (F): 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, T&T

Career Ambassadors

1. Amb. Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka: Cote d’Ivoire
2. Besto Maimuna Ibrahim: Niamey-Niger
3. Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi: Sao Tome
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 (F): Kingston-Jamaica
8. Amb. Clark-Omeru Alexandra (F): Lusaka-Zambia
9. Chima Geoggrey Lioma David: Bamako-Mali
10. Amb. Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen: Malabo –E/Guinea
11. Amb Wasa Segun Ige: Beirut, Lebanon
12. Ruben Abimbola Samuel (F): Rome, Italy
13. Amb.Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley: Maputo, Mozambique
14. Amb.Magaji Umar: Kinsasha, 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 (F): Tanzania
24. Amb. Shaga John Shamah: Botswana
25. Salau, Hamza Mohammed: Tehran, Iran
26. Amb.Ibrahim Danlami: Kenya
27. Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola (F): Cotonou-Benin
28. Amb.Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel: Brussels, Belgium
29. Amb.Akande Wahab Adekola: Berne-Switzerland
30. Amb. Arewa (Nee Adedokun) Esther (F): Windhoek-Namibia
31. Amb.Gergadi Joseph John: Libreville-Gabon
32. Amb. Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata (F): Sierra Leone
33. Danladi Yakubu Nyaku : Khartoum-Sudan
34. Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru: Bangkok, Thailand

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