The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Budapest, located at Arvacska utca 6, a prime area of the second district, was opened in 1992 after twenty-eight years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Hungary.
Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Hungary goes back to 1964 with Hungary having diplomatic presence in Nigeria since that period. The interests of Nigeria were overseen, on concurrent accreditation, initially from Warsaw, Poland, and then subsequently from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, before effective presence in Budapest in 1992. The Embassy presently has Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia as its countries of concurrent accreditation.
The first Ambassador of Nigeria to Hungary, who stayed for only six months, was H. E. Emmanuel A. I. Agum. The second Ambassador was H. E. Chief Abayomi Akintola who assumed duty on December 27, 1999 and finished his tenure in August 2003. The third Ambassador, H.E. Amb (Arc) Gershon Guyit (Late) assumed duty in July 2004 but passed away in December 2005. Mr. Dedan Lot Madugu acted in the capacity of Charge d’Affaires ad interim from December 2005 till June 2006. He was replaced by Mr. Olutola John Onijala who was Charge d’Affaires ad interim from June 2006 to May 2007.
The Embassy was headed by H. E. Amb (Mrs.) Adeola Adebisi Obileye (mni) who presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Hungary, H. E. Mr. László Sólyom on the 14th of May 2007, at the Sándor Palace until her retirement in January 2009. Prior to her Ambassadorial appointment, Ambassador Obileye was the Minister/Head, Consular and Welfare, Nigerian High Commission, London.
Between January 2009 to August 2009, Mr. Olutola John Onijala acted in the capacity of Charge d’Affaires ad interim.
The Embassy is currently headed by Mr. Adedotun Adenrele Adepoju.
The Embassy of Nigeria, Budapest is a Mission of six home based and ten local staff.
Charge d'affaires a.i.
Mr. Adedotun Adenrele Adepoju
