How we started

Our History

Find out how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was established in 1964 and was headed by His Excellency, Ambassador Alhaji Ganiyu Folorunso Razak as the first Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire from 1964-1965 and the under-listed also served in the capacity of the Nigerian Ambassadors to Cote d’Ivoire.

  • Ambassador Alhaji Isa Koto                                                   1965-1968
  • Ambassador Johnson O. Edremoda                                     1973-1976
  • Ambassador Benson O. Tonwe                                              1976-1978
  • Ambassador Harold O. I. Monu                                            1978-1981
  • Ambassador Denis Iyeriyem Ukume                                    1981-1984
  • Ambassador Lawrence B. Ekpebu                                         1984-1991
  • Ambassador Jonathan O. Coker                                            1991-1999
  • Ambassador Kehinde O. Olisemeka                                     1999-2003
  • Ambassador Ebenezer O. Olusanmokun                             2004-2007
  • Ambassador Albert O. Soyombo                                           2007-2010
  • Ambassador Tuesday K. Obajuluwa                                     2011-2013
  • Ambassador (Mrs.) Ifeoma Akabogu-Chinwuba               2014-2017
  • Ambassador Ibrahim Isah                                                      2017-2019.