A list of 47 ambassadorial nominees submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari is in the Nigerian Senate for comfirmation. More names will be submitted, however.
Most of the nominees, Eyeway found, are career diplomats. The list:
- Obinna Chukwuemeka
- Salisu Umoru,
- Iyang Udoh Iyang
- Okeke Vivian Nwanaku
- Liman Munir
- Ndem Jane Ada
- Mohammed Hassan Hassan
- Martin Young Cobham
- Janet Molegbo Olisah
- Itegbuoye Sunday
- Olatunde Adesesan
- Lilian Ijekwu Onu
- Manaja Tulahi Isa
- Ngozi Ukeje
- Bello Kazaure Husseini
- Enoch Pierre Ducci
- Garba Baba
- Usman Bakori Aliyu
- Umar Zainab Salisu
- Momoh Seidu Omeiza
- Kadiri Audu
- Balogun Hakeem
- Inusa Ahmed
- Ibrahim Isa
- Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye
- Ibidapo Obe Oluwasegun
- Ogundaro Sakirat
- Eric A. Bel-Gam
- Attahiru Haliru
- Ramota Dulama
- Musa Mamman
- Kabiru Bala
- Adamu Shuaibu
- D. A Agev
- T.K Gongulong
- Ibrahim Hamza
- K.C Nwachukwu
- Q.R Wolu
- E.K Oguntuwase
- A.I Paragauda
- L.A Gashagar
- Olufemi Abikoye
- Abubakar Ibrahim
- Rabiu Kawu
- Nonye Udo
- Odeka Janet Bisong
- Adekunbi Habeebat