Current Nigerian Ambassadors And Their Assigned Countries: Full List (2024)

An ambassador is a high-ranking diplomat who represents a country abroad on behalf of its government especially on diplomatic matters. Nigeria as a country has 47 ambassadors representing her in various countries of the world.

These new ambassadors carry out specific duties such as taking charge of the embassies, work to represent and advance the foreign policy goals of the Nigerian president and his administration in other host countries it has diplomatic relations with.

They also ensure the security of embassy staff and property, manage communications, hold bilateral talks with government officials of the host country, sign trade agreements, and protect Nigerians overseas.

Ambassadors are normally resident, this means that they live in the host country to which they are assigned. Its only in some few cases whereby a resident ambassador may be assigned to another neighbouring country.

This means he will live in the host country in which he is an ambassador but will continue to serve as a nonresident ambassador to the neighbouring country. An execption is given to the Nigerian ambassador to the United Nations who is also non-resident.

Nigeria also rely on its ambassadors abroad to build and maintain strong diplomatic and economic relationships with foreign nations that are of strategic importance to her interest.

Anytime there is conflict of interest with international relations between Nigeria and Canada for instance, it is the role of the ambassador there to lead negotiations with the host government in order to find a lasting diplomatic solution.

In this post, we will list all Nigerian Ambassadors under Tinubu regime and their states and assigned countries below.

Please note that 45 out of these 47 ambassadors, were deployed as career ambassadors-designate to their respective countries for accreditation and would resume duty at the countries of assignment after a letter of consent is sent to the Nigerian Government.

CURRENT NIGERIAN AMBASSADORS AND THEIR ASSIGNED COUNTRIES: FULL LIST (JUNE, 2024)

The below names are the new ambassadors, states and countries appointed by President Tinubu and has been sent to the Senate for confirmation.

The above is the current list of the ambassadors and sent to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The senate had received from President Bola Tinubu a letter requesting that the confirmation of 47 career Ambassadors-designate be formally confirmed. It was read on the floor of the National Assembly by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.

The letter reads: “In accordance to section 171 (1),(2)(c) and subsection (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the under-listed forty-two (47) names of nominees as Career Ambassadors-Designate.”

Note that these list of Nigerian ambassadors will be updated as new names are expected to be changed depending on the decisions of the government in power.