- Tinubu ambassadors posting: 65 envoys assigned to foreign missions
- List includes 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors
- Reno Omokri posted to Mexico, Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany
- Some countries already granted agrément for Nigerian envoys
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 Nigerian ambassadors to various countries and international missions around the world following the confirmation of their nominations by the Senate in December 2025.
The Federal Government has begun deploying newly confirmed ambassadors to diplomatic missions across the globe after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the official posting of 65 envoys.
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According to a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the list includes 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors.
Their nominations had earlier been confirmed by the Senate in December 2025.
Among the non-career ambassadors, former presidential aide Reno Omokri has been posted to Mexico, while former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode will represent Nigeria in Germany.
Other notable appointments include former Health Minister Isaac Adewole, who will serve in Canada, and former Interior Minister Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, posted to China.
In addition, Ita Enang has been assigned to South Africa, while Jimoh Ibrahim will serve as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Other postings include Olufemi Pedro to Australia and Lateef Kayode Are to the United States.
The Presidency also confirmed that several career diplomats have been assigned to strategic missions. These include Ambassador Abdussalam Habu Zayyad to Senegal, Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris to The Hague in Netherlands, Ambassador Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel to Belgium, and Ambassador Ibrahim Danlami to Kenya.
The Presidency disclosed that some host countries have already granted agrément, the diplomatic approval required before ambassadors can officially assume their duties.
For instance, the United Kingdom has approved Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu as Nigeria’s High Commissioner, while France has granted agrément to Ambassador Ayo Oke.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally notified the respective countries and requested diplomatic clearance in line with international procedures,” the statement noted.
President Tinubu also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nigeria to immediately begin an induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners before they depart for their assigned missions.
