Mrs. Florence Ajimobi has arrived in Vienna to formally assume duty as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Austria and to international organisations in the city.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Ajimobi said she was received at the VIP wing of Vienna International Airport by the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Embassy and Permanent Mission, Mr. Muyiwa Onifade, alongside officials of the mission and members of the Nigerian community in Austria.
“Today, I arrived in Vienna to assume duty as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Austria and the International Organisations in Vienna,” she wrote.
She added that she was warmly welcomed by Home-Based Officers, local staff, and leaders of various Nigerian community groups, including the Oduduwa Group, Igbo Cultural Group, Nigeria-Austria Friendship Group, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), and Nigerian students in Austria.
“I am deeply grateful for this heartfelt welcome and look forward to strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between Nigeria and Austria,” she said.
Ajimobi, wife of the late former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi, was among the non-career ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu in November 2025.
The list comprised 17 non-career and 15 career ambassadorial nominees slated for postings to countries and international organisations central to Nigeria’s foreign relations.
In March 2026, President Tinubu approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and the United Nations, including 31 non-career and 34 career envoys.
