• President Bola Tinubu. Credit: X

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations.

The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December.

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President(Information and Strategy), confirmed the postings, on Friday.

NON CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1. 1. SENATOR GRACE BENT: LOME-TOGO
2. 2. SEN. ITA ENANG: SOUTH AFRICA
3. 3. IKPEAZU VICTOR: SPAIN
4. 4. NKECHI LINDA UFOCHUKWU: TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
5. 5. MAHMUD YAKUBU: QATAR
6. 6. PAUL OGA ADIKWU: THE VATICAN CITY HOLY SEE
7. 7. VICE ADMIRAL IBOK-ETE EKWE IBAS: THE PHILIPPINES
8. 8. MR. RENO OMOKRI: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
9. 9. HON. (ENGR.) ABASI BRAIMAH (FMHR): BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
10. 11. MRS. ERELU ANGELA ADEBAYO: PORTUGAL
11. 12. BARR. OLUMILUA OLUWAYIMIKA AYOTUNWA: TOKYO, JAPAN
12. 13. RT. HON. UGWUANYI IFEANYI LAWRENCE: ATHENS, GREECE
13. 15. BARR. CHIOMA PRISCILLA OHAKIM: WARSAW, POLAND
14. 16. AMINU DALHATU: UNITED KINGDOM, UK
15. 17. LT. GEN ABDULRAHMAN BELLO
16. 18 DAMBAZAU: BEIJING, CHINA
17. 19 .HON. TASIU MUSA MAIGARI: GAMBIA
18. 20. OLUFEMI PEDRO: AUSTRALIA
19. 21. BARR. MUHAMMED UBANDOMA ALIYU: ARGENTINA
20. 22. LATEEF KAYODE ARE: USA
21. 23. AMB. JOSEPH SOLA IJI: RUSSIA
22. 24. SEN. JIMOH IBRAHIM: UN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
23. 25. FEMI FANI KAYODE: GERMANY
24. 26. PROF. ISAAK FOLORUNSO ADEWOLE. OTTAWA, CANADA
25. 27. AJIMOBI FATIMA FLORENCE (F): AUSTRIA
26. 28. MRS. LOLA AKANDE (F): SWEDEN
27. 29. AYODELE OKE: FRANCE
28. 30.YAKUBU N. GAMBO: SAUDI ARABIA
29. 31. SENATOR PROF. NORA LADI DADUUT: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
30. 32. BARR. ONUEZE CHUKWUJIKA JOE OKOCHA SAN: DUBLIN
31. 33. DR. KULU HARUNA ABUBAKAR: TUNIS, TUNISIA
32. 34. RT. HON. JERRY SAMUEL MANWE: PORT OF SPAIN, T&T

CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1. AMB. NWABIOLA EZENWA CHUKWUMEKA: COTE D’IV/OIRE
2. BESTO MAIMUNA IBRAHIM: NIAMEY-NIGER
3. MONICA OKWUCHUKWU ENEBECHI: SAO TOME, STP
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

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu. Similarly, France has sent the agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.

The Ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 designated envoys to all the countries concerned, including a request for their agréments in line with standard diplomatic practice.

President Tinubu has directed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners.

Photo: Director -General of BPP, Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, during a courtesy call on the Registrar-General/CEO of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, March 5, 2026.

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) revealed that in the last 12 months, it saved 1.1 trillion for the government in view of its implementation of a robust price intelligence mechanisms.

The Director General of the BPP, Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, disclosed this today during a courtesy call on the Registrar-General/CEO of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, to strengthen collaboration in order to support the present administration’s agenda for a trillion-dollar economy.

Dr. Adebowale recalled the long-standing collaboration between the two agencies which dates back to 2008 and therefore applauded the reforms being implemented by the Commission.

Adebowale remarked that the two agencies have a critical role to play in the efforts being made to realize a trillion dollar economy.

While speaking on beneficial ownership, the BPP DG harped on the need to ensure transparency and to, among others, weed out those he called same and multiple bidders.

While highlighting BPP’s reforms, Adebowale stressed the need for robust enforcement measures to ensure compliance and accountability by professional bodies whose executives often overstay their tenure of office in contravention of the code of corporate governance.

In his remarks, the Registrar-General highlighted CAC’s reform initiatives which are in tandem with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, especially Item 7 that harps on digitization and innovation.

The CAC boss, who enjoined the BPP to utilize the Commission’s globally acclaimed Beneficial Ownership Register to enhance their operations, also asked for collaboration on capacity development between the two agencies.

Key Contenders: Hassan Khomeini; Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, and Alireza Arafi.Credit: CNBC

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death following joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes has thrust Iran’s leadership into the urgent process of selecting a new supreme leader.

CNBC reports that under Iran’s constitution, the supreme leader is appointed by the Assembly of Experts, an 88-member clerical body elected by the public every eight years.

Candidates for the Assembly are first vetted by the Guardian Council, tightly controlling who can run.

When the position becomes vacant, the Assembly convenes to deliberate and select a successor.

The decision requires a simple majority vote.In the interim, a provisional three-member leadership council assumes the supreme leader’s duties until a replacement is formally appointed.

In the interim, a provisional three-member leadership council assumes the supreme leader’s duties until a replacement is formally appointed.

On Sunday, local media reported that the temporary council comprises President Masoud Pezeshkian, Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, who serves as the Guardian Council’s representative.

The council’s authority is strictly transitional, while the Assembly of Experts retains sole constitutional power to choose Iran’s next supreme leader.

On Polymarket, traders are pricing Mohseni-Ejei as the narrow frontrunner at roughly 18%. Other top contenders include Arafi and Iranian cleric Hassan Khomeini.

The “Position abolished” outcome is trading close behind, suggesting that while markets still lean toward an individual successor, there is meaningful speculation around a potential structural change to the office itself.

Here are some key contenders:

1. 1. Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei
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Mohseni-Ejei has been the Chief Justice of Iran since July 2021, overseeing the country’s judiciary and supervising legal policy across the Islamic Republic. Before that, he served as prosecutor-general from 2009 to 2014, was first deputy head and spokesperson of the judiciary from 2014 until 2021, and earlier held national security roles, including minister of intelligence from 2005 until 2009.

He has also been a longtime member of the Expediency Discernment Council, a key advisory body to Iran’s leadership, and his career has spanned senior positions in both the judicial and security apparatus.

2. Hassan Khomeini

Khomeini is the grandson of Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, could theoretically serve as a bridge between the revolutionary system and reform-minded constituencies, said the Council on Foreign Relations.

CFR suggested that elevating someone like him might help preserve the core structure of the Islamic Republic, ease Iran’s international isolation, and address popular dissatisfaction at home.

3. Alireza Arafi

Arafi is a senior Iranian cleric and influential figure within the Islamic Republic’s religious and political hierarchy.

He has risen through the clerical establishment with a series of key appointments, including director of Iran’s seminaries, Friday Prayer leader in Qom, and member of both the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts, the body constitutionally tasked with selecting the supreme leader.

Arafi’s roles in shaping theological education and vetting political candidates have made him a central fixture in Iran’s clerical power structure.

What’s next?

Under Article 111 of Iran’s constitution, the death or incapacity of the supreme leader immediately triggers the formation of a temporary leadership council to exercise his powers until a successor is chosen.The constitution does not set a strict deadline for the Assembly of Experts to appoint a new leader, but it states that the Assembly must act “in the shortest possible time.”