By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent
FRESH DIPLOMATIC appointments advanced at the federal level as a new roster ofm32 ambassadorial nominees moved to the Senate for screening.
President Bola Tinubu transmitted the consolidated list of 32 envoy candidates to the Senate for confirmation, following the earlier submission of the first batch of three nominees.
In two separate letters addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu requested the expeditious consideration and confirmation of 15 career ambassadors and 17 non-career ambassadors.
The presidency stated that four women appear on the career ambassadors’ list, while six women are included among the non-career nominees.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed the submission in a statement issued on Saturday on 29 November 2025.
Non-Career Ambassador Nominees (17)
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – former Governor of Enugu State
Mahmood Yakubu – immediate past INEC Chairman
Femi Fani-Kayode – former Minister of Aviation
Reno Omokri – former Presidential Aide (Delta)
Okezie Ikpeazu – former Governor of Abia State
Femi Pedro – former Deputy Governor of Lagos State
Jimoh Ibrahim – Senator and businessman (Ondo)
Erelu Angela Adebayo – former Ekiti First Lady
Grace Bent – former Senator (Adamawa)
Ogbonnaya Kalu – Abia
Tasiu Musa Maigari – former Speaker, Katsina House of Assembly
Yakubu N. Gambo – former Commissioner, Plateau; former UBEC Deputy Executive Secretary
Nora Ladi Daduut – former Senator, Plateau
Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Anambra
Fatima Florence Ajimobi – former Oyo First Lady
Lola Akande – former Lagos Commissioner
Paul Oga Adikwu – former Ambassador to the Holy See (Benue)
Career Ambassador and High Commissioner Nominees (15)
Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu – Abia
Yakubu Nyaku Danladi – Taraba
Miamuna Ibrahim Besto – Adamawa
Musa Musa Abubakar – Kebbi
Syndoph Paebi Endoni – Bayelsa
Chima Geoffrey Lioma David – Ebonyi
Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim – Ogun
Abimbola Samuel Reuben – Ondo
Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah – Edo
Hamza Mohammed Salau – Niger
Ambassador Shehu Barde – Katsina
Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Borno
Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – Kaduna
Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari – Kwara
Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande – Osun
Onanuga added that the nominees are expected to be posted to countries with which Nigeria maintains significant and strategic bilateral relations, including China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya.
Some will be assigned to Permanent Missions such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union.
The statement also recalled that the president had earlier sent three nominees, Ambassador Ayodele Oke (Oyo), Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu (Jigawa), and Retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are (Ogun) whose potential postings include the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), or France.
President Tinubu stated that additional nominees for ambassadorial positions will be announced soon.
