On December 4, 2025, President Bola Tinubu forwarded to the Senate a fresh list of nominees bringing the number to 68 proposed for Nigeria\u2019s ambassadorial and high-commissioner posts abroad.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The group includes 34 career diplomats and 34 non-career appointees (which includes previously cleared nominees).<\/p>\n
\u2022 This marks a major step toward restoring Nigeria\u2019s full diplomatic representation \u2014 after more than two years without a complete roster of envoys.<\/p>\n
According to the lists, the nominees come from across 36 states \u2014 reflecting a deliberate spread across geopolitical zones.<\/p>\n
Three names sent in earlier have already been screened and cleared by the Senate. They are: From Oyo State: Ayodele Oke; Jigawa: Amin Mohammed Dalhatu; and Ogun State: Colonel Lateef Kayode Are<\/p>\n
Careers Ambassadors \u2014 Selected by State of Origin<\/p>\n
Below is the breakdown of the 34 career-diplomat nominees and their states of origin:<\/p>\n
CAREER AMBASSADORS LIST (34)<\/strong> The wide geographic spread suggests that the administration is seeking to reflect the country’s ethnic and regional diversity in its diplomatic corps.<\/p>\n The nominees will now undergo screening and confirmation by the Senate\u2019s Committee on Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n Once confirmed, these envoys will help Nigeria re-establish its full diplomatic representation globally \u2014 at a moment when foreign policy is under renewed focus due to international concerns over security, economy, and the country’s international image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On December 4, 2025, President Bola Tinubu forwarded to the Senate a fresh list of nominees bringing the number to 68 proposed for Nigeria\u2019s ambassadorial and high-commissioner posts abroad. \u2022 The group includes 34 career diplomats and 34 non-career appointees (which includes previously cleared nominees). \u2022 This marks a major step toward restoring Nigeria\u2019s full […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":94141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3783,2785,3026,7627,799],"class_list":["post-96441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-ambassador","tag-career","tag-list","tag-non-career","tag-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/94141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\u200e1. Abia: Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka
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\n\u200e2. Adamawa: Maimuna Ibrahim
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\n\u200e3. Anambra: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu
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\n\u200e4. Bauchi: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele
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\n\u200e5. Bayelsa: Endoni Sindup
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\n\u200e6. Borno: Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno
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\n\u200e7. Cross River: Ambassador Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael
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\n\u200e8. Delta: Ambassador Clark Omeru Alexandra
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\n\u200e9. Ebonyi: Chima J. Leoma Davies
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\n\u200e10. Edo: Oduma Yvonne Ehinose
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\n\u200e11. Edo: Wasa Shogun Ige
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\n\u200e12. Ekiti: Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel
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\n\u200e13. Enugu: Ambassador Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley
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\n\u200e14. Jigawa: Ambassador Magaji Umar
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\n\u200e15. Kaduna: Ambassador Mohammed Saidu Dahiru
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\n\u200e16. Kano: Ambassador Abdul Salam Abus Zayat
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\n\u200e17. Katsina: Ambassador Shehu
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\n\u200e18. Katsina: Ambassador Aminu Nasu
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\n\u200e19. Kebbi: Abubakar Musa Musa
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\n\u200e20. Kebbi: Ambassador Haidara Mohammed Idris
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\n\u200e21. Kogi: Ambassador Bako Adamu Umar
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\n\u200e22. Kwara: Ambassador Sulu Gambari
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\n\u200e23. Lagos: Ambassador Romata Mohammed Omobolanle
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\n\u200e24. Nasarawa: Ambassador Shaga John Shama
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\n\u200e25. Niger: Salau Hamza Mohammed
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\n\u200e26. Niger: Ambassador Ibrahim Dan Lamy
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\n\u200e27. Ogun: Adjola Ibrahim Mopolola
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\n\u200e28. Ondo: Ruben Abimbola Samuel
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\n\u200e29. Osun: Ambassador Akonde Wahab Adekola
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\n\u200e30. Oyo: Ambassador Ariwani Adedokun Esther
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\n\u200e31. Plateau: Ambassador Gedagi Joseph John
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\n\u200e32. Rivers: Ambassador Luther Obomode Ayokatata
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\n\u200e33. Taraba: Danladi Yakubu Yaku
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\n\u200e34. Zamfara: Bidu Dogondagi
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\n\u200eNON-CAREER AMBASSADORS LIST(31):<\/strong>
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\n\u200e35. Abia: Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu
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\n\u200e36. Abia: Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu
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\n\u200e37. Adamawa: Senator Grace Bent
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\n\u200e38. Akwa Ibom: Senator Eta Enang
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\n\u200e39. Anambra: Nkechi Linda Okocha
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\n\u200e40. Bauchi: Mahmoud Yakubu
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\n\u200e41. Bayelsa: Philip K. Ikurusi
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\n\u200e42. Benue: Paul Olga Adiku
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\n\u200e43. Cross River: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.)
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\n\u200e44. Delta: Reno Omokri
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\n\u200e45. Edo: Hon. Abbasi Brahma
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\n\u200e46. Ekiti: Erelu Angela Adebayo
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\n\u200e47. Ekiti: Barrister Olumilua Oluwayemika
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\n\u200e48. Enugu: Rt. Hon. Ugwanyi Ifeanyi
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\n\u200e49. Imo: Barr. Mrs. Chioma Ohakim
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\n\u200e50. Kano: Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd.)
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\n\u200e51. Katsina: Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari
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\n\u200e52. Kogi: Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Aliu
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\n\u200e53. Lagos: Olufemi Pedro
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\n\u200e54. Nasarawa: Barr. Mohammed Obanduma Aliu
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\n\u200e55. Ondo: Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, PhD
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\n\u200e56. Ondo: Ambassador Joseph Yusuf Shara\u2019aji
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\n\u200e57. Osun: Fani-Kayode
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\n\u200e58. Oyo: Ajimobi Fatima Florence
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\n\u200e59. Oyo: Lola Akande
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\n\u200e60. Plateau: Yakubu N. Gambo
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\n\u200e61. Plateau: Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut
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\n\u200e62. Rivers: Onweze Chukwudi
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\n\u200e63. Sokoto: Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar
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\n\u200e64. Taraba: Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe
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\n\u200e65. Yobe: Adamu Garba Tarba-Nagri<\/p>\n