This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nigeria.
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, the most populous
Africa
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n country, has a moderately large network of diplomatic missions. The country has significant influence in Africa and in various multilateral fora, including the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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The word is derived from ...
,
OPEC
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, the
Commonwealth, and the
African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...
.
Nigeria first started sending twelve diplomatic personnel overseas to serve in British missions from 1957. Three years later upon independence the country had its own foreign ministry, headed by Foreign Minister
Jaja Wachukwu. Now the Nigerian foreign ministry has over 2,000 officers.
Current missions
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Multilateral organisations
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Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome
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, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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(Permanent Mission)
Gallery
File:Be Nigerian Embassy 01.JPG, Embassy in Berlin
File:Embassy of Nigeria in Bern.JPG, Embassy in Bern
File:Embassy of Nigeria in Cairo 2022 02.jpg, Embassy in Cairo
File:High Commission of Nigeria in Australia.jpg, High Commission in Canberra
File:Nigerian High Commission, Dar es Salaam.jpg, High Commission in Dar es Salaam
File:High Commission of Nigeria in London 2.jpg, High Commission in London
File:Madrid - Embajada de Nigeria 5.jpg, Embassy in Madrid
File:Embajada de Nigeria en Ciudad de México.jpg, Embassy in Mexico City
File:M Nikitskaya 13 Aug 2009 01.JPG, Embassy in Moscow
File:Nigeria, Ottawa.jpg, High Commission in Ottawa
File:Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria.JPG, High Commission in Pretoria
File:Ambassade du Nigeria en France, 173 avenue Victor-Hugo, Paris 16e.jpg, Embassy in Paris
File:Nigerian Embassy Prague 05242.JPG, Embassy in Prague
File:Nigerian Embassy Stockholm.JPG, Embassy in Stockholm
File:Nigeria Embassy, Tokyo.jpg, Embassy in Tokyo
File:Wien - Botschaft von Nigeria 20180507-02.jpg, Embassy in Vienna
File:Ambasada Nigerii w Warszawie.jpg, Embassy in Warsaw
File:Nigerian Embassy Washington DC3232.JPG, Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Closed missions
Americas
Asia
Europe
See also
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Foreign relations of Nigeria
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attach ...
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List of diplomatic missions in Nigeria
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Visa policy of Nigeria
Notes
References
Nigerian Embassies and High Commissions
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Diplomatic missions
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...