Editing Foreign relations of Nigeria

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Since independence, with [[Jaja Wachuku]] as the first [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Foreign Affairs]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth Relations]], later called External Affairs, [[Nigerian]] [[foreign policy]] has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of disputes; [[neutrality (international relations)|non-alignment]] and non-intentional interference in the internal affairs of other nations; and regional economic cooperation and development.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Victor|first=Uzu|title=Evolution of Nigeria foreign policy|url=https://www.academia.edu/9403117|language=en}}</ref> In carrying out these principles, Nigeria participates in the [[African Union]], the [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS), the [[Non-Aligned Movement]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and the [[United Nations]].

==Nigeria and the liberation of Africa==

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Upon gaining independence in 1960, Nigeria quickly committed itself to improving the lives of the people of the country and harnessing the resources that remain vital to the economy of the country and her neighbours. By observing at what benefits and appropriate for the country, Nigeria became one of the founding members of the [[Organisation of African Unity|Organisation for African Unity]] (OAU), which later became the African Union.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} The Organisation for African Unity checks political stability of any African countries and encourages them to be holding regional meetings for the union. Nigeria backed the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) by taking a committed tough line with regard to the South African government and their military actions in southern Africa. {{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}Nigeria and [[Organisation for African Unity]] (OAU, now the [[African Union]]), has tremendous influence in [[West Africa]] nations and Africa on the whole. Nigeria has additionally founded regional cooperative efforts in West Africa, functioning as standard-bearer for [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS]] and [[ECOMOG]], economic and military organisations, respectively. {{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Adamu |first=Halima |title=Nigeria's Role Since The Formation Of Africa Union: {{as written|I|t's [sic]|expecting=Its}} Leadership Status In Africa |url=https://www.gijmss.com.ng/index.php/gijmss/article/download/2/2 |journal=Gusau International Journal of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University, Gusau}}</ref>

Similarly, when civil war broke out in [[Angola]] after the country gained independence from Portugal in 1975, Nigeria mobilised its diplomatic influence in Africa in support of the [[Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola]] (MPLA). That support helped tip the balance in their favour, which led to OAU recognition of the MPLA over the [[UNITA|National Union for the Total Independence of Angola]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=AdminTO |date=2016-07-28 |title=Consolidating Nigeria-AU ties |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/consolidating-nigeria-au-ties/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Nigeria extended diplomatic support to another cause, [[Sam Nujoma]]'s [[SWAPO|Southwest Africa People's Organization]] in [[Namibia]], to stall the [[apartheid]] South African-installed government there. In 1977, the new [[Olusegun Obasanjo|General Olusegun Obasanjo]]'s military regime donated $20 million to the [[Zimbabwean movement]] against the apartheid government of [[Rhodesia]]. Nigeria also sent military equipment to Mozambique to help the newly independent country suppress the South African-backed [[RENAMO|Mozambican National Resistance]] guerrillas. Nigeria also provided some military training at the [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] first mechanised army division and other material support to [[Joshua Nkomo]] and [[Robert Mugabe]]'s guerrilla forces during the  [[Zimbabwe War of Independence|Zimbabwe War]] in 1979 against the white minority rule of Prime Minister [[Ian Douglas Smith]], which was backed by the apartheid -government of South Africa. {{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Due to mismanagement of its economy and technology, Nigeria announced that it was launching a nuclear programme of "unlimited scope" of its own but failed. After the Nigerian Independence in 1960, Nigeria demonstrated its seriousness in improving the economy for the people and embarked on nationalizing some multi-national companies that traded with and broke the economic/trade embargo of the apartheid South African regime, the local operations of [[Barclays plc|Barclays Bank]] was [[nationalised]] after that bank ignored the strong protests by the Nigeria populace.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Nigeria also nationalised the [[BP|British Petroleum]] (BP) for supplying oil to South Africa. In 1982, the Alhaji [[Shehu Shagari]] government urged the visiting Pontiff [[Pope John Paul II]] to grant audience to the leaders of Southern Africa guerrilla organisations [[Oliver Tambo]] of the ANC and Sam Nujoma of SWAPO. In December 1983, the new Major General [[Muhammadu Buhari]] regime announced that Nigeria could no longer afford an apartheid government in Africa. however, Nigeria being the foremost black nation on Earth due to its population, Nigeria has great potential and will soon grow to be a force to reckon with on the global stage.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

==Nigeria and West Africa==

In pursuing the goal of regional economic cooperation and development, Nigeria helped create ECOWAS, which seeks to harmonise trade and investment practices for its 16 West African member countries, ultimately achieve a full customs union, and establish a single currency. Nigeria also has taken the lead in articulating the views of developing nations on the need for modification of the existing international economic order.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Nigeria has played a central role in the [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS]] efforts to end the civil war in Liberia and contributed the bulk of the ECOWAS peacekeeping forces sent there in 1990. Nigeria also has provided the bulk of troops for [[ECOMOG]] forces in [[Sierra Leone]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Nigeria has enjoyed generally good relations with its immediate neighbours.
Nigeria has actively played a leading role in West Africa, with enormous [[Nigerian Armed Forces|military power]], Nigeria has been perpetual in its aim of promoting peace and stability in Africa's most prosperous region for more than three decades.

==Nigeria and International Organisations==

Nigeria is a member of the following organizations:

* [[African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States]]
* [[African Development Bank]]
* [[African Union]]
* [[Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South]]
* [[Commonwealth of Nations]]
* [[Economic Community of West African States]]
* [[Food and Agriculture Organization]]
* [[Group of 15]]
* [[Group of 19|G-19]]
* [[Group of 24]]
* [[Group of 77]]
* [[International Atomic Energy Agency]]
* [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]]
* [[International Chamber of Commerce]]
* [[International Civil Aviation Organization]]
* [[International Criminal Court]]
* [[International Development Association]]
* [[International Finance Corporation]]
* [[International Fund for Agricultural Development]]
* [[International Hydrographic Organization]]
* [[International Labour Organization]]
* [[International Monetary Fund]]
* [[International Maritime Organization]]
* [[International Mobile Satellite Organization]]
* [[International Olympic Committee]]
* [[International Organization for Standardization]]
* [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]]
* [[International Telecommunication Union]]
* [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]]
* [[Non-Aligned Movement]]
* [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]]
* [[Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries]]
* [[Organization of Islamic Cooperation]]
* [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]]
* [[United Nations]]
* [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]]
* [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]]
* [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]]
* [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]
* [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization]]
* [[United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission]]
* [[United Nations Institute for Training and Research]]
* [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo]]
* [[United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara]]
* [[United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka]]
* [[United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan]]
* [[United Nations University]]
* [[Universal Postal Union]]
* [[World Confederation of Labour]]
* [[World Customs Organization]]
* [[World Federation of Trade Unions]]
* [[World Health Organization]]
* [[World Intellectual Property Organization]]
* [[World Meteorological Organization]]
* [[World Tourism Organization]]
* [[World Trade Organization]]

The Babangida regime joined the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC, now the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]]), though President Obasanjo has indicated he might reconsider Nigeria's membership.comments are being made for Nigeria to establish more bilateral relations.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-09-02 |title=OIC and the myth of islamisation in Nigeria |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/oic-and-the-myth-of-islamisation-in-nigeria/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Diplomatic relations==
List of countries which Nigeria maintains diplomatic relations with:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Nigeria.svg|frameless|425x425px]]
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!#
!Country
!Date
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|1
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{cite journal |date=March 1961 |title=The Federation of Nigeria - Relations with Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1255423684 |journal=Current Notes on International Affairs |publisher=Department of External Affairs |volume=32 |issue=3 |page=15 |access-date=4 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria in Australia |url=https://api.research-repository.uwa.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/345514780/Fulltext_Nigeria_in_Australia.pdf |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=The University of Western Australia |page=3}}</ref>
|-
|2
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linwood |first=DeLong |date=January 2020 |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
|3
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2025 |title=Nigeria, Egypt strengthen diplomatic ties, cooperation |url=https://punchng.com/nigeria-egypt-strengthen-diplomatic-ties-cooperation/ |access-date=19 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
|4
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2006 |title=Ethiopia: Ethio-Nigeria Joint Ministerial Commission Meet to Be Held Here |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200604260552.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501052108/https://allafrica.com/stories/200604260552.html |archive-date=1 May 2006 |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=allAfrica.com}}</ref>
|-
|5
|{{Flag|France}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Liste Chronologique des Ambassadeurs, Envoyés Extraordinaires, Ministres Plénipotentiaires et Chargés D'Affaires de France à L'Étranger Depuis 1945 |url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/maep0035-0120_cle8a5377.pdf |journal=Diplomatie.gouv.fr |language=fr |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|6
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref name="auswaertiges-amt.de">{{Cite web |title=Dschibuti: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/nigeria-node/nigeria-205786 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|7
|{{Flag|Ghana}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dei-Anang |first=Michael |title=The Administration of Ghana's Foreign Relations, 1957-1965 A Personal Memoir. |publisher=University of London, The Athlone Press published for the Institute of Commonwealth Studies |year=1975 |pages=76}}</ref>
|-
|8
|{{Flag|India}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Annual Reports 1960-61 |url=https://mealib.nic.in/?pdf2487?000 |access-date=3 December 2024 |page=36}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Indian High Commissioners in Nigeria |url=https://hciabuja.gov.in/pages/MTA, |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=High Commission of India in Abuja, Nigeria}}</ref>
|-
|9
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref name="Government Printer">{{Cite book |title=Israel Government Year-book Volume 5722 |publisher=Government Printer |year=1961 |pages=170}}</ref>
|-
|10
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries & Regions |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/index.html |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}</ref>
|-
|11
|{{Flag|Liberia}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite book |title=Daily Report Foreign Radio Broadcasts · Issues 181-185 |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1960 |pages=6}}</ref>
|-
|12
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{cite web |date=27 April 1999 |title=Norges opprettelse af diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>
|-
|13
|{{Flag|Sudan}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref name="Parliamentary Debates">{{Cite book |title=Parliamentary Debates |publisher=Nigeria. House of Representatives |year=1961 |pages=433}}</ref>
|-
|14
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations Switzerland–Nigeria |url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/fdfa/representations-and-travel-advice/nigeria/switzerland-nigeria.html |website=eda.admin.ch |access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|15
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref name="britain">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOqLi_6ER8IC&dq=Anthony+Henry+Head+high+commissioner+for+Nigeria+1+October+1960&pg=PA507 |title=The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book Volume 13 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|author=[[Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations|Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations]]|year=1964 |pages=507}}</ref>
|-
|16
|{{Flag|United States}}
|{{dts|1 October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Countries |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/all |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|-
|17
|{{Flag|Denmark}}
|{{dts|October 1960}}<ref>{{cite news |date=19 December 2017 |title=Nigeria and Denmark have many shared values |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/nigeria-denmark-many-shared-values/ |work=Vanguard News}}</ref>
|-
|18
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|{{dts|October 1960}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Jaarboek van het Departement van Buitenlandse Zaken |publisher=Netherlands. Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |year=1960 |pages=103 |language=nl}}</ref>
|-
|19
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|{{dts|14 November 1960}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: 1957-1961 |publisher=[[Royal Irish Academy]] |year=1998 |pages=436}}</ref>
|-
|20
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|{{dts|25 November 1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Russia |url=https://authorityngr.com/2022/08/23/strengthening-bilateral-relations-between-nigeria-and-russia/ |website=[[The Authority (newspaper)|The Authority]] |access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|21
|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|{{dts|November 1960}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hilary V. Lukong |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDVHeK2cNTkC&dq=Nigeria+and+Cameroon+established+diplomatic+relations+...+1960&pg=PA1 |title=The Cameroon-Nigeria Border Dispute Management and Resolution, 1981-2011 |publisher=Langaa Research & Pub. CIG |year=2011 |pages=1 |isbn=9789956717590}}</ref>
|-
|22
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|{{dts|1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2023 |title=The development of Moroccan-Nigerian relations affects the Polisario Front |url=https://www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/politics/the-development-of-moroccan-nigerian-relations-affects-the-polisario-front/20230602125111185942.html |website=Atalayar |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|23
|{{Flag|Senegal}}
|{{dts|1960}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN SENEGAL AND NIGERIA, 1960-1980: COOPERATION AND CONFLICTS |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/b19c0034d4f1e6cefccb45cf87d364ef/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1817701 |website=ProQuest |access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|24
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|{{dts|4 February 1961}}<ref name="West Africa">{{Cite book |title=West Africa |publisher=West Africa Publishing Company, Limited |year=1961 |pages=131}}</ref>
|-
|25
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|{{dts|10 February 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Espaniol |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=23 July 2022 |page=307 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|26
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|{{dts|16 February 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIŞİŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI 1967 YILLIĞI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=866 |language=tr}}</ref>
|-
|27
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|{{dts|22 March 1961}}<ref name="Africa">{{Cite web |title=Africa |url=https://mofa.gov.pk/africa |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan}}</ref>
|-
|28
|{{Flag|Serbia}}
|{{dts|March 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Naše teme 5 (5-9) |publisher=Centar CK SKH za idejno-teorijski rad "Vladimir Bakarić.", Narodna omladina Hrvatske. Centralni komitet, Savez omladine Hrvatske. Centralni komitet, Socijalistički savez radnog naroda Hrvatske. Republička konferencija. |year=1961 |page=1110 |language=hr}}</ref>
|-
|29
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
|{{dts|27 April 1961}}<ref name="John Mamman Garba 1998 220">{{Cite book |last=John Mamman Garba |title=The Time Has Come ... Reminiscences and Reflections of a Nigerian Pioneer Diplomat |publisher=Spectrum Books |year=1998 |pages=220}}</ref>
|-
|30
|{{Flag|Niger}}
|{{dts|8 June 1961}}<ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite book |title=Europe, France outremer - Issues 371-381 |publisher=1960 |pages=42 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|31
|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}}
|{{dts|26 July 1961}}<ref name="kessiya.com">{{Cite web |date=14 August 2023 |title=Relations Côte d'Ivoire-Nigéria- CEDEAO, Coup d'Etat au Niger : Kalilou Traoré (Ambassadeur de CI près la République Fédérale du Nigéria et la CEDEAO) déballe tout |url=https://kessiya.com/relations-ci-nigeria-cedeao-coup-detat-au-niger-kalilou-traore-ambassadeur-de-ci-pres-la-republique-federale-du-nigeria-et-la-cedeao-deballe-tout/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=KESSIYA |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|32
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|{{dts|16 August 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=CRIA UMA EMBAIXADA DO BRASIL NA REPUBLICA DA NIGERIA. DECRETO Nº 51.198 DE 16 DE AGOSTO DE 1961 |url=https://legislacao.presidencia.gov.br/atos/?tipo=DEC&numero=51198&ano=1961&ato=c01oXUE1UMVRVT1f7 |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=legislacao.presidencia.gov.br |language=pt}}</ref>
|-
|33
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|{{dts|21 August 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yitzhak Oron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC&dq=Saudi+Arabia%27s+first+ambassador+to+Nigeria+took+office+...+1961&pg=PA430 |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961 Volume 2 |publisher=Israel Oriental Society, The Reuven Shiloah Research Center |year=1961 |pages=430}}</ref>
|-
|34
|{{Flag|Guinea}}
|{{dts|August 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Trade and Development Volumes 2-4 |publisher=1960 |pages=15 |quote=August 1961 ... Nigeria and Guinea exchange ambassadors Mr. Camara Oumar Dinn is to be Ambas- sador to Nigeria on the recommendation of the President of Guinea, and Mr. Nathan- iel Adepayin Martins ...}}</ref>
|-
|35
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|{{dts|6 September 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yitzhak Oron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC&dq=first+ambassador+of+Iraq+to+Nigeria+arrived+and+open+embassy+...+1961&pg=PA294 |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961 Volume 2 |publisher=Israel Oriental Society, The Reuven Shiloah Research Center |year=1961 |pages=294 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|36
|{{Flag|Benin}}
|{{dts|12 September 1961}}<ref name="sgg.gouv.bj">{{Cite web |title=Republique du Dahomey Decret du President de la Republique № 287 |url=https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/decret-1961-287/download |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|37
|{{Flag|Jordan}}
|{{dts|30 September 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Mideast Mirror |publisher=1961 |pages=24}}</ref>
|-
|38
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|{{dts|3 October 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 – 2021: Sweden marks 60 years of diplomatic relations with Nigeria (Embassy of Sweden Abuja, Nigeria) |url=https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/nigeria-abuja/current/promotion-of-sweden/60-years/ |access-date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414134847/https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/nigeria-abuja/current/promotion-of-sweden/60-years/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|39
|{{Flag|Chile}}
|{{dts|5 October 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reseña histórica de la presencia chilena en África |url=https://www.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=repositorio/10221/12006/1/91367_BCNINFORME_GRID_01-08-2011_JJ_AFRICA.doc |access-date=11 May 2023 |page=6 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|40
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{dts|25 October 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Petruf |first=Pavol |title=Československá zahraničná politika 1945 – 1992 |pages=99–119 |language=sk}}</ref>
|-
|41
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|{{dts|6 December 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2021 |title=Sixtieth Anniversary: Tanzania, Nigeria pray for closer ties, security |url=https://gazettengr.com/sixtieth-anniversary-tanzania-nigeria-pray-for-closer-ties-security/ |website=Peoples Gazette Nigeria |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|42
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|{{dts|1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2016 |title=Nigeria, Our Strategic Partner for Development, Says Italian Ambassador |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/06/06/nigeria-our-strategic-partner-for-development-says-italian-ambassador |website=THISDAYLIVE |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref>
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|43
|{{Flag|Lebanon}}
|{{dts|11 March 1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 50-51 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1962 |pages=7}}</ref>
|-
|44
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|{{dts|30 May 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/nigeria/relacje-dwustronne-nigeria |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=pl}}</ref>
|-
|45
|{{Flag|Mali}}
|{{dts|1 August 1962}}<ref name="ReferenceD">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uiTsst47HjIC&dq=Nigeria+decided+to+exchange+diplomatic+missions+at+ambassadorial+level&pg=RA1-PA2 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts - Issues 150-151 - Page 2 |year=1962 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency · 1962}}</ref>
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|46
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|{{dts|1 August 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2020 |title=The Republic of the Philippines and the Federal Republic of Nigeria celebrate 58 years of formal diplomatic relations today, August 1! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/1289380329136873472 |access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref>
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|47
|{{Flag|Chad}}
|{{dts|18 October 1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Afrique, 8 (10–13) |publisher=Societʹe Internationale de Publications Commerciales, Culturelles et Artistiques |year=1962 |pages=44 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|48
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|{{dts|1 November 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=สหพันธ์สาธารณรัฐไนจีเรีย (Nigeria) (MFA Thailand in Thai) |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bd20e15e39c3060027ace?cate=5f1aba0039164819fc32c0ba}}</ref>
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|49
|{{Flag|Austria}}
|{{dts|21 December 1962}}<ref name="Österreichisches Staatsarchiv">{{Cite book |title=Mitteilungen des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs Volume 51 |publisher=Österreichisches Staatsarchiv |year=2004 |pages=44 |language=de}}</ref>
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|50
|{{Flag|Libya}}
|{{dts|1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F9vsAAAAMAAJ&dq=Nigeria:+Aref+Ben+Musa+...+1962&pg=PA209 |title=Handbook of Commerce and Industry in Nigeria Volume 5 |publisher=Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Information. |year=1962 |pages=209}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=S. Steinberg |title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1962 |date=December 27, 2016 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |pages=1207}}</ref>
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|51
|{{Flag|Togo}}
|{{dts|1962}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F9vsAAAAMAAJ&dq=charge+d%27affaires+Nigeria+to+Togo+...+1962&pg=PA41-IA3 |title=Handbook of Commerce and Industry in Nigeria Volume 5 |publisher=Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Information. |year=1962 |pages=41}}</ref>
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|52
|{{Flag|Finland}}
|{{dts|18 January 1963}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Finland and Nigeria |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/web/nga/finland-and-nigeria |website=Finland Abroad |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>
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|53
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|{{dts|19 March 1963}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biblioteca Digital de Tratados |url=https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/busqueda.php |access-date=27 June 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
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|54
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|{{dts|6 September 1963}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-DpDJaPxmKQC&dq=Adepayin+Martins+,++Ambassador++...&pg=PA18 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 175-176 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1963 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
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|55
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|{{dts|1963}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria embassy in Democratic Republic of Congo |url=https://nigeriaembassydrc.org/ |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
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|56
|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{dts|10 March 1964}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Установяване, прекъсване u възстановяване на дипломатическите отношения на България (1878-2005) |url=http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F.doc |language=bg}}</ref>
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|57
|{{Flag|Hungary}}
|{{dts|4 April 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.academia.edu/40608325 |title=Diplomaták a változó világban Főkonzulok, követek és nagykövetek 1945-1990 |work=Főkonzulok, követek, nagykövetek |publisher=Lajos Gecsényi |year=2015 |language=hu |last1=Gecsényi |first1=Lajos }}</ref>
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|58
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|{{dts|28 May 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhzOORv_t68C&dq=Nigerian+high+commissioner+to+Kenya+Mr.+Ade+Martins+...+presenting+his+credentials+...+1964&pg=RA3-PA7 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 105-106 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1964 |pages=7}}</ref>
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|59
|{{Flag|Uruguay}}
|{{dts|20 February 1965}}<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2019 |title=La Política Exterior de Uruguay hacia los países africanos durante los gobiernos del Frente Amplio (2005-2017): ¿construcción de nuevas relaciones Sur-Sur? |url=https://www.colibri.udelar.edu.uy/jspui/bitstream/20.500.12008/21813/1/TMFCS_CastilloGascoGonzalo.pdf |journal=Ciencias Sociales |language=es |page=225}}</ref>
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|60
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|{{dts|5 March 1965}}<ref name="auto4">{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1965 |pages=265}}</ref>
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|61
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|{{dts|5 March 1965}}<ref name="auto4" />
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|62
|{{Flag|Venezuela}}
|{{dts|16 March 1965}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Libro amarillo correspondiente al año ...: presentado al Congreso Nacional en sus sesiones ordinarias de ... por el titular despacho |publisher=Venezuela. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=2003 |pages=528–529 |language=es}}</ref>
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|63
|{{Flag|Gambia}}
|{{dts|28 May 1965}}<ref name="Diplomatic List">{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic List. |publisher=Gambia Government Printer. |year=1967 |pages=1}}</ref>
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|64
|{{Flag|Syria}}
|{{dts|30 September 1965}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1965 |pages=371}}</ref>
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|65
|{{Flag|Zambia}}
|{{dts|1965}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Douglas G Anglin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qyhHEAAAQBAJ&dq=Zambia+embassy+in+Addis+ababa++established+...&pg=PT88 |title=Zambia's Foreign Policy Studies In Diplomacy And Dependence |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-000-01075-6}}</ref>
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|66
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|{{dts|12 November 1966}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |website=Ministerul Afacerilor Externe |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>
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|67
|{{Flag|Algeria}}
|{{dts|2 September 1968}}<ref name="ReferenceE">{{Cite book |title=Middle East Economic Digest - Volume 12 - Page 860 |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest, Limited |year=1968}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pr. Borsali Fewzi |title=Culture du dialogue : Algérie –Afrique sub-saharienne 1962-1988 |url=https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/downArticle/180/1/1/36079 |access-date=20 July 2023 |page=34 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|68
|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
|{{dts|25 January 1969}}<ref name="African-American Institute">{{Cite book |title=Africa Report - Volume 14 - Page 31 |publisher=African-American Institute |year=1969}}</ref>
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|69
|{{Flag|Malawi}}
|{{dts|29 November 1969}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Elna Schoeman, Jacqueline Kalley, L. E. Andor |title=Southern African Political History A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |year=1999 |pages=171}}</ref>
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|70
|{{Flag|Tunisia}}
|{{dts|15 January 1970}}<ref name="Research and Publishing House">{{Cite book |title=Record of the Arab World: Yearbook of Arab and Israeli Politics |publisher=Research and Publishing House. |year=1970 |pages=543}}</ref>
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|71
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|{{dts|20 January 1970}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic & consular list |url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Overseas-Missions/-/media/D74B3129AEFA44BB8FC411746F005489.ashx |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore |page=}}</ref>
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|72
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|{{dts|24 January 1970}}<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Diplomatic relations |url=http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712174127/http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|73
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|{{dts|31 January 1970}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=ARR Arab Report and Record |publisher=Economic Features, Limited |year=1970 |pages=63}}</ref>
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|74
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{dts|January 1970}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |access-date=10 July 2022 |language=}}</ref>
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|75
|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}
|{{dts|19 February 1970}}<ref name="Ediafric">{{Cite book |title=Bulletin de l'Afrique noire - Issues 581-605 |publisher=Ediafric |year=1970 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|76
|{{Flag|Somalia}}
|{{dts|27 February 1970}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1970 |pages=1666 |quote=Nigeria and Somalia have agreed to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level. The Nigerian Ambassador to the Sudan , Mr. Nuhu Mohammed , has been appointed non - resident Ambassador to Mogadishu . ( NMP 27/2 )}}</ref>
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|77
|{{Flag|Barbados}}
|{{dts|24 April 1970}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |title=LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH BARBADOS HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BY REGIONS |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Barbados) |access-date=25 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813184054/https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|78
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|{{dts|29 April 1970}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016 |date=16 April 2021}}</ref>
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|79
|{{Flag|Bolivia}}
|{{dts|18 September 1970}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1970 |pages=1883}}</ref>
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|80
|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}
|{{dts|6 October 1970}}<ref name="ReferenceF">{{Cite book |title=Nigeria, Bulletin on Foreign Affairs Volume 1 |publisher=Nigerian Institute of International Affairs |year=1971 |pages=5}}</ref>
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|81
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|{{dts|6 October 1970}}<ref name="U.S. Government Printing Office">{{Cite book |title=Trinidad and Tobago Gazette Volume 12, Issues 1-172 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1973 |pages=175}}</ref>
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|82
|{{Flag|Iceland}}
|{{dts|3 November 1970}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iceland - Establishment of Diplomatic Relations|url=https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/|access-date=1 August 2021|website=Government of Iceland}}</ref>
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|83
|{{Flag|Burundi}}
|{{dts|6 November 1970}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Jeune Afrique - Issues 504-521 |publisher=Société africaine de presse |year=1970 |pages=9 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|84
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|{{dts|1970}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwtImvcu-soC |title=Cyprus Bulletin: Review of Cyprus Developments, 7 |publisher=Press and Information Office, Republic of Cyprus |year=1970}}</ref>
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|85
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|{{dts|1970}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2021 |title=HOPE FOR ENHANCED NIGERIA, GREECE MARITIME TRADE TIES |url=https://www.bashirjamoh.com/hope-for-enhanced-nigeria-greece-maritime-trade-ties/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120082623/https://www.bashirjamoh.com/hope-for-enhanced-nigeria-greece-maritime-trade-ties/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |website=Harnessing Nigeria's Maritime Assets |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>
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|86
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{dts|10 February 1971}}<ref name="ng.china-embassy.gov.cn">{{Cite web |title=Five Decades of Shared Journey--On the 50th anniversary of China-Nigeria diplomatic relations (Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Republic of Nigeria) |url=http://ng.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zngx/202101/t20210106_7032262.htm |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
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|87
|{{Flag|Madagascar}}
|{{dts|24 June 1971}}<ref name="ReferenceG">{{Cite book |title=Africa |publisher=Agence France Presse |year=1971 |pages=12}}</ref>
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|88
|{{Flag|Peru}}
|{{dts|5 July 1971}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acuerdo sobre establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas entre la Republica del Peru y la Republica General de Nigeria |url=https://apps.rree.gob.pe/portal/webtratados.nsf/Tratados_Bilateral.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=73B6 |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Archivo Nacional de Tratados |language=es}}</ref>
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|89
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|{{dts|21 September 1971}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2020 |title=Diplomatic and Consular List |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221024739/http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia |pages=4–8}}</ref>
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|90
|{{Flag|Lesotho}}
|{{dts|November 1971}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=122}}</ref>
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|91
|{{Flag|Iran}}
|{{dts|5 May 1972}}<ref name="News Review on West Asia">{{Cite book |title=News Review on West Asia |publisher=Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses |year=1972 |pages=12}}</ref>
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|92
|{{Flag|Rwanda}}
|{{dts|10 June 1972}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Nigeria : Bulletin on Foreign Affairs, Volume 2 |publisher=Nigerian Institute of International Affairs |year=1972 |pages=5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Nigeria Today |publisher=Office of the High Commissioner for Nigeria in the United Kingdom |year=1972 |pages=11}}</ref>
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|93
|{{Flag|Gabon}}
|{{dts|18 January 1973}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1254-1264 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1973 |pages=56}}</ref>
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|94
|{{Flag|Albania}}
|{{dts|22 May 1973}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Eastern Europe |publisher=The Service |year=1973 |pages=10}}</ref>
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|95
|{{Flag|Eswatini}}
|{{dts|13 October 1973}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=D.G. Lavroff |title=L'Afrique dans le monde |publisher=Editions A. Pedone |year=1973 |pages=663 |language=fr |quote=13 octobre. — Etablissement de relations diplomatiques entre le Swaziland et le Nigeria.}}</ref>
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|96
|{{Flag|Malta}}
|{{dts|24 May 1974}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 4565-4638 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1974 |pages=5}}</ref>
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|97
|{{Flag|Cuba}}
|{{dts|1 July 1974}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Memoria anual 2015 |url=https://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507190813/https://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2019 |pages=19–25 |language=es}}</ref>
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|98
|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|{{dts|1974}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 September 2020 |title=Buhari to attend Guinea Bissau's independence anniversary Thursday |url=https://punchng.com/buhari-to-attend-guinea-bissaus-independence-anniversary-thursday/ |work=[[The Punch|Punch Newspapers]] |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>
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|99
|{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|{{dts|25 June 1975}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=1999 |pages=215}}</ref>
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|100
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}
|{{dts|26 June 1975}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2021 |title=En esta fecha se cumplen 46 años de relaciones diplomáticas con la República de Nigeria. |website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/CancilleriaCostaRica/posts/4058499540937326/ |access-date=6 July 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
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|101
|{{Flag|Portugal}}
|{{dts|10 July 1975}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Países |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=pt}}</ref>
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|—
|{{Flag|Holy See}}
|{{dts|20 November 1975}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations of the Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
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|102
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
|{{dts|20 December 1975}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/bilateral-relation/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal}}</ref>
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|103
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|{{dts|29 December 1975}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulletin de documentation_1975_12 |url=https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1975/BID_1975_12/BID_1975_12.pdf |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=sip.gouvernement.lu |page=14 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|104
|{{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
|{{dts|30 December 1975}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite book|title=Nigeria: Bulletin on Foreign Affairs, Volume 5|publisher=Nigerian Institute of International Affairs|year=1975|pages=Page 7}}</ref>
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|105
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{dts|3 January 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Asian Almanac - Volume 14 |publisher=V.T. Sambandan |year=1976 |pages=7841}}</ref>
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|106
|{{Flag|Angola}}
|{{dts|15 March 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relações Diplomáticas |url=https://mirex.gov.ao/PortalMIREX/#!/politica-externa/relacoes-diplomaticas |access-date=12 April 2023 |website=mirex.gov.ao |language=pt}}</ref>
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|107
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|{{dts|14 April 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Informe de labores - Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Mexico. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1976 |pages=26 and 36–37 |language=es}}</ref>
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|108
|{{Flag|North Korea}}
|{{dts|25 May 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |access-date=14 July 2022 |publisher=NCNK |pages=8–9}}</ref>
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|109
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|{{dts|25 May 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2010 |title=Africa |url=https://lamdong.gov.vn/sites/lderd/operationnotes/countriesandregions/SitePages/africa.aspx |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref>
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|110
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}
|{{dts|16 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WSYFAQAAIAAJ&dq=...+France+and+Angola+established+diplomatic+relations+at+ambassador+level+.&pg=PA46-IA254 |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa Issues 1671-1683 |year=1976 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service · 1976 |pages=46}}</ref>
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|111
|{{Flag|Mauritania}}
|{{dts|June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1977. Выпуск двадцать первый. Часть II - Зарубежные страны: Люксембург-Япония |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/52693/05_lyuksemburg-yaponiya.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624030432/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/52693/05_lyuksemburg-yaponiya.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=27 February 2024 |page=311 |language=ru}}</ref>
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|112
|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|{{dts|2 August 1976}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216065040/https://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |archive-date=16 February 2019 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
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|113
|{{Flag|Cape Verde}}
|{{dts|18 August 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Muzart-Fonseca dos Santos |first1=Idelette |title=Les îles du Cap-Vert: langues, mémoires, histoire |last2=Manuel Da Costa Esteves |first2=José |last3=Rolland |first3=Denis |publisher=[[L'Harmattan]] |year=2007 |pages=239–240 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|114
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|{{dts|28 January 1977}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 2004 |title=Nigeria open to potential cooperation in oil industry |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/208101/nigeria-open-to-potential-cooperation-in-oil-industry |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|115
|{{Flag|Haiti}}
|{{dts|28 January 1978}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1978 |pages=4766}}</ref>
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|116
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|{{dts|1 January 1979}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=África, Medio Oriente y Asia Central |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones |access-date=29 June 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
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|117
|{{Flag|Yemen}}
|{{dts|12 May 1979}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=MEED Arab Report |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited |year=1979 |pages=33}}</ref>
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|118
|{{Flag|Grenada}}
|{{dts|June 1979}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1980. Выпуск двадцать четвертый: Зарубежные страны |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/36004/6_zarubezhnye_strany.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623051408/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/36004/6_zarubezhnye_strany.pdf |archive-date=23 June 2023 |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=238 |language=ru}}</ref>
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|119
|{{Flag|Ecuador}}
|{{dts|10 December 1979}}<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ecuador y Nigeria impulsan relaciones diplomáticas |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/2014/04/03/ecuador-y-nigeria-impulsan-relaciones-diplomaticas/ |access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref>
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|120
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|{{dts|22 February 1980}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries & Regions |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/list.do |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
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|121
|{{Flag|Suriname}}
|{{dts|3 June 1980}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lijst van Diplomatieke Betrekkingen en Visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten|url=http://www.gov.sr/media/12102008/lijst-van-diplomatieke-betrekkingen-en-visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416134520/http://www.gov.sr/media/12102008/lijst-van-diplomatieke-betrekkingen-en-visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2019|access-date=22 December 2021|website=gov.sr|language=nl}}</ref>
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|122
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|{{dts|18 January 1981}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph A. Kechichian |title=Countries with which Oman has diplomatic relations |url=http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/2007/MR680.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022025822/http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/2007/MR680.pdf |archive-date=22 October 2014 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=Oman and the World The emergence of an independent foreign policy |pages=319–322}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{dts|20 January 1982}}<ref name="Le Mois en Afrique Issues 194-202">{{Cite book |title=Le Mois en Afrique Issues 194-202 |publisher=1982 |pages=168 |language=fr}}</ref>
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|124
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|{{dts|January 1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Richard |first=Schwartz |title=Coming to terms : Zimbabwe in the international arena |publisher=London; New York : I.B. Tauris |year=2001 |pages=85–89}}</ref>
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|125
|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}
|{{dts|16 March 1982}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanuatu Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925183844/https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2024 |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=mfaicet.gov.vu |page=49}}</ref>
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|126
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|{{dts|16 April 1982}}<ref name="Ministry of Foreign Affairs">{{Cite book |title=New Zealand Foreign Affairs Review Volume 32 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=1982 |pages=31}}</ref>
|-
|127
|{{Flag|Belize}}
|{{dts|19 April 1982}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194831/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |archive-date=30 December 2017 |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
|128
|{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|{{Dts|August 1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hiri - Issue 2; Issues 4-8 |publisher=Papua New Guinea Office of Information |year=1982 |pages=3}}</ref>
|-
|129
|{{Flag|Bahamas}}
|{{dts|26 October 1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ufiche-test-document_jprs-82319/page/n6/mode/1up?q=ambassador+credentials |title=Latin America Report No. 2610 |publisher=United States Joint Publications Research Service |year=1982 |pages=4 |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>
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|130
|{{Flag|Comoros}}
|{{dts|5 November 1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 7171-7218 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1982 |pages=Page 8}}</ref>
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|131
|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|{{dts|2 March 1983}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Latin America Report, 2655 |publisher=[Executive Office of the President], Federal Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service |year=1983 |pages=31}}</ref>
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}
|{{dts|11 November 1984}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Foreign Affairs Minister congratulates his Nigerian counterpart|url=http://www.spsrasd.info/en/content/foreign-affairs-minister-congratulates-his-nigerian-counterpart|newspaper=[[Sahara Press Service]]|date=2015-11-20|access-date=2016-01-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201055908/http://www.spsrasd.info/en/content/foreign-affairs-minister-congratulates-his-nigerian-counterpart|archive-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>
|-
|132
|{{Flag|Paraguay}}
|{{dts|27 May 1988}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2003 |title=Canciller firma primer acuerdo con Nigeria |url=https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/canciller-firma-primer-acuerdo-con-nigeria-715470.html |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|133
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|{{dts|1 March 1989}}<ref name="UNDL">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Nigeria+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref>
|-
|134
|{{Flag|Djibouti}}
|{{dts|12 July 1989}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Etat des relations |url=http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818144121/http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |archive-date=18 August 2013 |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation Internationale Djibouti |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|—
|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}
|{{Dts|1989}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Karolina Zielińska |url=https://www.google.com.ua/books/edition/Israeli_Development_Aid_to_Sub_Saharan_A/XbQgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=PLO+ambassador+to+Benin&pg=PT187&printsec=frontcover |title=Israeli Development Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa Soft Power and Foreign Policy |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2021}}</ref>
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|135
|{{Flag|Namibia}}
|{{dts|22 March 1990}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=https://windhoek.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/about-us/foreign-policy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701205333/https://windhoek.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/about-us/foreign-policy/ |archive-date=1 July 2022 |access-date=10 January 2025 |website=Nigeria High Commission Windhoek}}</ref>
|-
|136
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{dts|16 December 1991}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Страны, установившие дипломатические отношения с Республикой Казахстан |url=http://mfa.kz/ru/content-view/spisok-stran-ustanovivshikh-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya-s-rk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220233503/http://mfa.kz/ru/content-view/spisok-stran-ustanovivshikh-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya-s-rk |archive-date=20 February 2020 |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=ru}}</ref>
|-
|137
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|{{dts|11 March 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Federal Republic of Nigeria |url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/africa/nigeria |website=Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|138
|{{Flag|Belarus}}
|{{dts|3 August 1992}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 February 2018|title=Belarus, Nigeria discuss legal framework of bilateral relations|work=Belarus.by|url=https://www.belarus.by/en/government/events/belarus-nigeria-discuss-legal-framework-of-bilateral-relations_i_74120.html|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729141353/https://www.belarus.by/en/government/events/belarus-nigeria-discuss-legal-framework-of-bilateral-relations_i_74120.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|139
|{{Flag|Moldova}}
|{{dts|7 August 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Republica Federală Nigeria |url=https://mfa.gov.md/ro/content/republica-federala-nigeria |access-date=7 October 2024 |language=ro}}</ref>
|-
|140
|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
|{{dts|28 August 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with Which the Republic of Uzbekistan Established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://2014-2024.mfa.uz/en/pages/strani-kotoriye-uzbekistan-ustanovil-diplomaticheskiye-otnosheniya |website=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan]] |access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
|141
|{{Flag|Estonia}}
|{{dts|10 November 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2018 |title=Diplomaatiliste suhete (taas)kehtestamise kronoloogia |url=https://www.vm.ee/rahvusvaheline-suhtlus-uleilmne-eestlus/suhted-teiste-riikidega/diplomaatiliste-suhete |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=et}}</ref>
|-
|142
|{{Flag|Brunei}}
|{{dts|1 December 1992}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter - Issues 72-132 |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=1991}}</ref>
|-
|143
|{{Flag|Ukraine}}
|{{dts|10 December 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnership |url=https://nigeria.mfa.gov.ua/en/partnership |website=Embassy of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Nigeria |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|144
|{{Flag|Slovenia}}
|{{dts|19 December 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Đogić |first=Mojca Pristavec |date=September 2016 |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=sl}}</ref>
|-
|145
|{{Flag|Croatia}}
|{{dts|7 January 1993}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Bilateral relations - Date of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations|url=https://mvep.gov.hr/foreign-policy/bilateral-relations/date-of-recognition-and-establishment-od-diplomatic-relations/22800|access-date=5 February 2022|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia}}</ref>
|-
|146
|{{Flag|Armenia}}
|{{dts|4 February 1993}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria - Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/ng|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
|147
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}
|{{dts|1 September 1993}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Štáty a teritóriá |url=https://www.mzv.sk/staty |access-date=26 May 2023 |language=sk}}</ref>
|-
|148
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|{{dts|1993}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Seven Years of IBB: Foreign policy |publisher=Daily Times of Nigeria PLC |year=1993 |pages=53}}</ref>
|-
|149
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|{{dts|21 February 1994}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (country profiles listed alphabetically) |url=https://www.dirco.gov.za/bilateral-relations/ |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|150
|{{Flag|Eritrea}}
|{{dts|1998}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 October 2002 |title=Nigerian president visiting |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/35018/eritrea-nigerian-president-visiting}}</ref>
|-
|151
|{{Flag|Laos}}
|{{dts|10 June 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations|url=http://www.mofa.gov.la/index.php/lo/2015-04-07-02-45-52/1950|access-date=30 June 2021|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos}}</ref>
|-
|152
|{{Flag|Georgia}}
|{{dts|June 2000}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=https://mfa.gov.ge/MainNav/ForeignPolicy/BilateralRelations.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619062211/https://mfa.gov.ge/MainNav/ForeignPolicy/BilateralRelations.aspx |archive-date=19 June 2022 |access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|153
|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|{{dts|13 September 2000}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Datumi priznanja i uspostave diplomatskih odnosa |url=https://mvp.gov.ba/vanjska_politika_bih/bilateralni_odnosi/datumi_priznanja_i_uspostave_diplomatskih_odnosa/?id=6 |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina |language=bs}}</ref>
|-
|154
|{{Flag|Lithuania}}
|{{dts|17 January 2001}}<ref>{{cite web|title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations|url=https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations|url-status=live|access-date=10 January 2022|website=|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110123939/https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations}}</ref>
|-
|155
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|{{dts|12 February 2001}}<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|156
|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|{{dts|30 March 2001}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2021 |title=Dates of establishment and renewal of diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/dates-establishment-and-renewal-diplomatic-relations |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=mfa.gov.lv}}</ref>
|-
|157
|{{Flag|Nicaragua}}
|{{dts|24 April 2001}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=Memoria del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores 2002 |url=https://www.enriquebolanos.org/media/informe/Memoria%20MINREX%202002.pdf |access-date=21 July 2023 |pages=657–667 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|158
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}
|{{dts|28 May 2001}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=LIST OF MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (193) HAVING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CAMBODIA|url=https://www.mfaic.gov.kh/page/2021-02-10-LIST-OF-MEMBER-STATES-OF-THE-UNITED-NATIONS--193--HAVING-DIPLOMATIC-RELATIONS-WITH-CAMBOIDA|access-date=2 October 2021|website=mfaic.gov.kh}}</ref>
|-
|159
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|{{dts|23 July 2001}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESTABLECIMIENTO DE RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS |url=http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004004739/http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |archive-date=4 October 2017 |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
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|160
|{{Flag|Guatemala}}
|{{dts|December 2001}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala |url=https://www.minex.gob.gt/DirectorioPaisesRelacion.aspx |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
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|161
|{{Flag|Dominica}}
|{{dts|2002}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominica's Diplomatic Relations.doc |url=http://www.un.int/wcm/content/site/dominica/pid/3482 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722013335/http://www.un.int/wcm/content/site/dominica/pid/3482 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=19 February 2011 |work=Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United Nations}}</ref>
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|162
|{{Flag|North Macedonia}}
|{{dts|24 April 2003}}<ref name="UNDL" />
|-
|163
|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}}
|{{dts|2004}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC RECEIVES CREDENTIAL LETTERS FROM FOUR NEW AMBASSADORS|website=[[Facebook]]|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=401811556937123&id=289592191492394|url-status=live|access-date=26 December 2021|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327133624/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D401811556937123%26id%3D289592191492394}}</ref>
|-
|164
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|{{dts|2010}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2019 |title=Qatar-Nigeria relations are strengthening |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/11/02/2019/Qatar-Nigeria-relations-are-strengthening |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
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|165
|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}}
|{{dts|28 October 2011}}<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |date=29 October 2011 |title=Drei Botschafter wurden akkreditiert |url=https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000476564_2011/7004/LOG_0253/ |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=[[Liechtensteiner Volksblatt]] |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|166
|{{Flag|Monaco}}
|{{dts|6 July 2012}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rapport Politique Extérieure 2012 DRE|url=https://www.gouv.mc/content/download/117777/1392730/file/Rapport%20Politique%20Ext%C3%A9rieure%202012%20DRE.pdf|website=Government of Monaco|page=8|language=fr|access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>
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|167
|{{Flag|South Sudan}}
|{{dts|17 October 2012}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mail-archive.com/southsudankob@googlegroups.com/msg07162.html|title=[SouthSudanInfo] GoSS website : latest....|website=www.mail-archive.com}}</ref>
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|168
|{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|{{dts|16 April 2013}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2013 |title=President Karzai Receives Credential Letter of Nigeria's Non-Residence Ambassador |url=http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/politics/item/7091-president-karzai-receives-credential-letter-of-nigeria%E2%80%99s-non-residence-ambassador.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419071726/http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/politics/item/7091-president-karzai-receives-credential-letter-of-nigeria’s-non-residence-ambassador.html |archive-date=19 April 2013}}</ref>
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|169
|{{Flag|Honduras}}
|{{dts|25 September 2013}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gobierno de Honduras firmo tratado en la Onu sobre comercio de armas |url=https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/gobierno-de-honduras-firmo-tratado-en-la-onu-sobre-comercio-de-armas-DWLP390254 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=La Prensa |language=es}}</ref>
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|170
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|{{dts|9 February 2025}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 February 2025 |title=Nigeria, Bahrain to strengthen diplomatic ties |url=https://punchng.com/nigeria-bahrain-to-strengthen-diplomatic-ties/ |access-date=10 February 2025}}</ref>
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|171
|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|Unknown
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|172
|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|Unknown
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|173
|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|Unknown<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bridging Continents: Shared Vision Paves the Way for Promising Tourism Opportunities Between Nigeria and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |url=https://kitigbeonline.org/bridging-continents-shared-vision-paves-the-way-for-promising-tourism-opportunities-between-nigeria-and-saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/ |website=kitigbeonline.org |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Africa==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Country
! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Algeria}}||2 September 1968||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 September 1968<ref name="ReferenceE"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pr. Borsali Fewzi |title=Culture du dialogue : Algérie –Afrique sub-saharienne 1962-1988 |url=https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/downArticle/180/1/1/36079 |access-date=20 July 2023 |page=34 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Algeria has an embassy in [[Abuja]].
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Algiers]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Angola}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Angola–Nigeria relations]]

Angolan-Nigerian relations are primarily based on their roles as oil exporting nations. Both are members of the [[Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries]], the African Union and other multilateral organizations.
 
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, sent a message to his Angolan counterpart, José Eduardo dos Santos, in which he manifested his interest in keeping and strengthening the excellent relations that exist between both countries, aiming at generating better benefits for the two peoples.
* Angola has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Luanda]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Benin}}||12 September 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 September 1961 when has been appointed Chargé d'Affaires of Dahomey to Nigeria Mr. Obed Pessou.<ref name="sgg.gouv.bj"/>
* Benin has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Cotonou]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}||19 February 1970||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 February 1970 when Ambassador of Upper Volta to Nigeria (resident in Accra) Mr. Victor Kabore, presented his credentials.<ref name="Ediafric"/>
* Burkina Faso has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Ouagadougou]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Cameroon}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Cameroon-Nigeria relations]]

A long-standing border dispute with Cameroon over the potentially oil-rich [[Bakassi Peninsula]] was resolved by a 2002 decision by the [[International Court of Justice]] which granted Cameroon ownership of the region and the 2006 signing of the [[Greentree Agreement]] which led to the withdrawal of Nigerian troops from Bakassi in 2008 and complete administrative control being taken over by Cameroon in August 2013.<ref>Library of Congress, Cameroon; Nigeria: Bakassi Peninsula Transition Completed, Aug 13 2013, https://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403677_text</ref> Nigeria released about 150 Cameroonian prisoners of war in late 1998.
* Cameroon has a high commission in Abuja and a consulate-general in Calabar.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Yaoundé]], a consulate-general in [[Douala]] and a consulate in [[Buea]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Chad}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Chad–Nigeria relations]]

Nigeria's 1983 economic austerity campaign produced strains with neighbouring states, including Chad. Nigeria expelled several hundred thousand foreign workers, mostly from its oil industry, which faced drastic cuts as a result of declining world oil prices. At least 30,000 of those expelled were Chadians. Despite these strains, however, Nigerians had assisted in the halting process of achieving stability in Chad, and both nations reaffirmed their intention to maintain close ties.
* Chad has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate in Maiduguri.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[N'Djamena]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Central African Republic}}||6 October 1970||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1970.<ref name="ReferenceF"/>
* Central African Republic has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Bangui]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Egypt}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Egypt has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an [[Embassy of Nigeria, Cairo|embassy in Cairo]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}||25 January 1969||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 January 1969<ref name="African-American Institute"/>
* Equatorial Guinea has an embassy in Abuja and consulates in Calabar and Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Malabo]] and a consulate in [[Bata, Equatorial Guinea|Bata]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Ethiopia}}||<!--Date started-->||{{Main|Ethiopia–Nigeria relations}}
* Ethiopia has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Addis Ababa]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Gabon}}||18 January 1973||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 January 1973<ref>{{Cite book |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1254-1264 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1973 |pages=56}}</ref>
* Gabon has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Libreville]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Gambia}}||28 May 1965<ref name="Diplomatic List"/>||

* Gambia has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Banjul]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Ghana}}||1 October 1960||See [[Ghana–Nigeria relations]]
Ghana set up a commission in 1959 when Nigeria was still a dependent territory. This was elevated to High Commission status on the attainment of Nigeria's independence on 1 October 1960<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dei-Anang |first=Michael |title=The Administration of Ghana's Foreign Relations, 1957-1965 A Personal Memoir. |publisher=University of London, The Athlone Press published for the Institute of Commonwealth Studies |year=1975 |pages=76}}</ref>

Ghana Nigerian relations have been both bitter and sweet. In 1969 numerous Nigerians were deported from Ghana. Relations in the 1970s were good. Ghana-Nigeria relations began on a sour note in the early period of PNDC rule.  Tension rose immediately after the PNDC deposed [[Hilla Limann|Limann]] in 1981.  In protest, Nigeria refused to continue much-needed oil supplies to Ghana.  At the time, Ghana owed Nigeria about US$150 million for crude oil supplies and depended on Nigeria for about 90 percent of its petroleum needs.  Nigeria's expulsion of more than 1 million Ghanaian immigrants in early 1983, when Ghana was facing severe drought and economic problems, and of another 300,000 in early 1985 on short notice, further strained relations between the two countries.<ref name="cs">Owusu, Maxwell. "Nigeria".  ''A Country Study: Ghana'' (La Verle Berry, editor). [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (November 1994). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/about.html]''</ref>

In April 1988, a joint commission for cooperation was established between Ghana and Nigeria. A bloodless coup in August 1985 had brought Major General [[Ibrahim Babangida]] to power in Nigeria, and Rawlings took advantage of the change of administration to pay an official visit. The two leaders discussed a wide range of issues focusing on peace and prosperity within West Africa, bilateral trade, and the transition to democracy in both countries. In early January 1989, Babangida reciprocated with an official visit to Ghana, which the PNDC hailed as a watershed in Ghana-Nigeria relations.<ref name=cs/>

Subsequent setbacks that Babangida initiated in the democratic transition process in Nigeria clearly disappointed Accra. Nonetheless, the political crisis that followed Babangida's annulment of the results of the June 1993 Nigerian presidential election and Babangida's resignation from the army and presidency two months later did not significantly alter the existing close relations between Ghana and Nigeria, two of the most important members of ECOWAS and the Commonwealth of Nations. After the takeover in November 1993 by General Sani Abacha as the new Nigerian head of state, Ghana and Nigeria continued to consult on economic, political, and security issues affecting the two countries and West Africa as a whole.  Between early August 1994 when Rawlings became ECOWAS chairman and the end of the following October, the Ghanaian president visited Nigeria three times to discuss the peace process in Liberia and measures to restore democracy in that country.<ref name=cs/>

Nigeria and Ghana today have a close relationship, and they collaborate on various issues. Ghana and Nigeria are both [[republics in the Commonwealth of Nations]].
* Ghana has a high commission in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Accra]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Guinea}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Guinea has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Conakry]].
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|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}||26 July 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 July 1961.<ref name="kessiya.com"/>
* The Ivory Coast has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Abidjan]].
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|{{flag|Kenya}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Kenya–Nigeria relations]]

* Kenya has a high commission in Abuja.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Nairobi]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Liberia}}||1 October 1960||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960 when the Nigerian Government has agreed to Liberia's raising the status its consulate general in Lagos to that of an Embassy on the  same date.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
* Liberia has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Monrovia]].
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|{{flag|Libya}}||<!--Date started-->||

Nigeria recalled its ambassador, Isa Aliyu Mohammed, to Libya on 18 March 2010.<ref name="Xinhua">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/19/c_13216651.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323042024/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/19/c_13216651.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 23, 2010|title= Nigeria reacts over Ghaddafi's outbursts, recalls Ambassador to Libya|date=19 March 2010|publisher=Xinhua|access-date=19 March 2010}}</ref>  The recall was in responses to a suggestion by Libyan leader, Colonel [[Muammar Gaddafi]], that Nigeria should separate into a Muslim northern state and a Christian southern state.
<ref name="BBCnews">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8575383.stm|title= Nigeria recalls Libya ambassador in Gaddafi row|date=18 March 2010|work=BBC News|access-date=19 March 2010}}</ref> Gaddafi had made the suggestion in light of [[2010 Jos riots|recent violence]] between the rival religions in Nigeria which had resulted in hundreds of deaths.<ref name="BBCnews"/> In addition Gaddafi had praised the [[Partition of India]], which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, as the kind of model that Nigeria should follow.<ref name="BBCnews"/>

The Nigerian foreign ministry stated that it was recalling Mohammed for "urgent negotiations" due to the "irresponsible utterances of Colonel Gaddafi".<ref name="BBCnews"/>  The [[Nigerian National Assembly]] has requested that the government ask the [[United Nations]] to prohibit Gaddafi from calling for the division of Nigeria.<ref name="Xinhua"/>  The National Assembly also passed a motion urging the government to order an [[African Union]] investigation into whether Libya was attempting to destabilise the country through "infiltrators".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62I16J20100319|title=Gaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria|date=19 March 2010|work=Reuters|access-date=19 March 2010}}</ref>
* Libya has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].
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|{{flag|Madagascar}}||24 June 1971||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 June 1971<ref name="ReferenceG"/>
* Madagascar is accredited to Nigeria from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
* Nigeria is accredited to Madagascar from its high commission in Maputo, Mozambique.
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|{{flag|Malawi}}||29 November 1969||See [[Malawi–Nigeria relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 November 1969.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Elna Schoeman, Jacqueline Kalley, L. E. Andor |title=Southern African Political History A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |year=1999 |pages=171}}</ref>

* Malawi is accredited to Nigeria from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Lilongwe]].
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|{{flag|Mali}}||1 August 1962||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1962<ref name="ReferenceD"/>
* Mali has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Bamako]].
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|{{flag|Morocco}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Morocco has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
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|{{flag|Mozambique}}||25 June 1975||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1975.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=1999 |pages=215}}</ref>
* Mozambique is accredited to Nigeria from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Maputo]].
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|{{flag|Namibia}}||28 March 1990||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuel Abraham, Peyavali Mushelenga |date=November 2008 |title=Foreign policy-making in Namibia : the dynamics of the smallness of a state |url=https://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/2703/dissertation_mushelenga_%20s.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y |access-date=11 August 2023 |page=255}}</ref>
* Namibia has a high commission in Abuja.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Windhoek]].
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|{{flag|Niger}}||8 June 1961||See [[Niger–Nigeria relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 June 1961 when M. Elhad Camatte Hammodon Maiga, ambassador of Niger to Nigeria presented his letters of credentials to the Governor General Azikiwe<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

Nigeria maintains close relations with the Republic of Niger, in part because both nations share a large [[Hausa people|Hausa]] minority on each side of their 1500&nbsp;km border. Hausa language and cultural ties are strong, but there is little interest in a pan-Hausa state.<ref>William F. S. Miles. Development, not division: local versus external perceptions of the Niger-Nigeria boundary. The Journal of Modern African Studies (2005), 43:2:297-320</ref> The two nations formed the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation (NNJC), established in March, 1971 with its Permanent Secretariat in Niamey, Niger.<ref>[http://thegef.org/Documents/Council_Documents/GEF_C23/MFA_-_Regional_-_Annex_2.pdf INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN SHARED CATCHMENTS BETWEEN NIGERIA AND NIGER] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421094607/http://www.thegef.org/Documents/Council_Documents/GEF_C23/MFA_-_Regional_-_Annex_2.pdf |date=2018-04-21 }} EGEF Council Documents, MFA Regional Annex, 2006.</ref>
* Niger has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Kano.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Niamey]].
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|{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}||30 December 1975||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 December 1975<ref>{{Cite book |title=Nigeria, Bulletin on Foreign Affairs - Volume 5 - Page 7 |publisher=Nigerian Institute of International Affairs |year=1975}}</ref>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[São Tomé]].
* São Tomé and Príncipe has an embassy in Abuja.
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|{{flag|Senegal}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Dakar]].
* Senegal has an embassy in Abuja.
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|{{flag|Sierra Leone}}||27 April 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1961 when was appointed first Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone Mr A.B. Oyediran<ref name="John Mamman Garba 1998 220"/>
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Freetown]].
* Sierra Leone has a high commission in Abuja.
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|{{flag|South Africa}}||21 February 1994||See [[Nigeria–South Africa relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1994<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (country profiles listed alphabetically) |url=https://www.dirco.gov.za/bilateral-relations/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=dirco.gov.za}}</ref>

* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Pretoria]] and a consulate-general in [[Johannesburg]].
* South Africa has a high commission in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Sudan}}||1 October 1960||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960 when Nigeria have established an embassy in Khartoum.<ref name="Parliamentary Debates"/>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Khartoum]].
* Sudan has an embassy in Abuja.
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|{{flag|Tanzania}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Dar-es-Salaam]].
* Tanzania has a high commission in Abuja.
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|{{flag|Togo}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Lomé]].
* Togo has an embassy in Abuja.
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|{{Flag|Tunisia}}
|15 January 1970
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 January 1970<ref name="Research and Publishing House"/>
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|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Harare]].
* Zimbabwe has an embassy in Abuja.
|}

==Americas==
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! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
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|{{flag|Argentina}}||15 August 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 August 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Argentina |url=https://aldiaargentina.microjuris.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/relaciones-diplomc3a1ticas-entre-la-repc3bablica-argentina-y-la-federacic3b3n-de-nigeria.pdf |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=aldiaargentina.microjuris.com |language=es}}</ref>
* Argentina has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Buenos Aires]].
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|{{flag|Barbados}}||24 April 1970||See [[Barbados–Nigeria relations]]

* Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 April 1970<ref>{{Cite web |title=LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH BARBADOS HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BY REGIONS |url=http://foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813184054/https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |archive-date=13 August 2017 |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Barbados)}}</ref>
* Nigeria is accredited to Barbados from its high commission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
* Currently the Barbadian Government does not have foreign accreditation for Nigeria, however the Nigerian Government has said that it was highly desirous of Barbados establishing an embassy directly to Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |title=Closer ties with Nigeria |publisher=The [[Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/06/23/france-wants-closer-ties-with-nigeria-football/ |access-date=2009-04-08 |archive-date=2016-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623001005/http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/06/23/france-wants-closer-ties-with-nigeria-football/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2006 the Governor [[Otunba Gbenga Daniel]] of the Nigerian state of [[Ogun State|Ogun]] announced that Barbadians would be given free land if they wished to move to Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nationnews.com/story/287902237998705.php |title=Free land for Bajans |access-date=2009-09-15 |first=Tracy |last=Moore |date=2006-09-15 |work=[[The Daily Nation (Barbados)|Nation Newspaper]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023051658/http://www.nationnews.com/story/287902237998705.php |archive-date=2006-10-23 }}</ref> Nigeria has pushed for more investment from Barbadian companies and investors and then in 2008 for the establishment of direct flights between both nations.<ref>{{cite web | title = Nigeria wants direct flights to Barbados | publisher = The [[Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) | url = http://www.cbc.bb/index.pl/article1?id=2559323 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160310172724/http://cbc.bb/index.pl/article1?id=2559323 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2016-03-10 | access-date =2009-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Nigerian cooperation | publisher = The [[Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) | url = http://www.cbc.bb/index.pl/article1?id=2546661 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230513/http://www.cbc.bb/index.pl/article1?id=2546661 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2016-03-03 | access-date =2009-04-08}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Belize}}||19 April 1982||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 April 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |title=Photo |website=www.mfa.gov.bz |access-date=2019-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194831/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |archive-date=2017-12-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Brazil}}||16 August 1961||See [[Brazil–Nigeria relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 August 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title="CRIA UMA EMBAIXADA DO BRASIL NA REPUBLICA DA NIGERIA. DECRETO Nº 51.198 DE 16 DE AGOSTO DE 1961" |url=https://legislacao.presidencia.gov.br/atos/?tipo=DEC&numero=51198&ano=1961&ato=c01oXUE1UMVRVT1f7 |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=legislacao.presidencia.gov.br |language=pt}}</ref>

Bilateral relations between Nigeria and Brazil focus primarily upon trade and culture, the largest country in [[Latin America]] by size, and the largest country in Africa by population are remotely bordered across from one another by the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil and Nigeria for centuries, have enjoyed a warmly friendly, and strong relationship on the bases of culture (seeing as many Afro-Brazilians trace their ancestry to Nigeria,) and commercial trade.
* Brazil has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Brasília]].
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|{{flag|Canada}}||1 October 1960||

* Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019#Beginnings |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=Canadian Global Affairs Institute}}</ref>
* Canada has a high commission in Abuja and a deputy high commission on Lagos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/nigeria/splash.aspx|title=Canadian high commission in Abuja|date=18 August 2021 }}</ref>
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Ottawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriahcottawa.com/|title=ドッグフードを食べない時の対処法|website=www.nigeriahcottawa.com}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090125192045/http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/geo/nigeria-en.aspx  Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade about relations with Nigeria]
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|{{flag|Chile}}||5 October 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 October 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reseña histórica de la presencia chilena en África |url=https://www.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=repositorio/10221/12006/1/91367_BCNINFORME_GRID_01-08-2011_JJ_AFRICA.doc |access-date=11 June 2023 |page=6 |language=es}}</ref>
* Chile is accredited to Nigeria from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
* Nigeria is accredited to Chile from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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|{{flag|Colombia}}||1 January 1979||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1979<ref>{{Cite web |title=Otros Países |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones/otros-paises#:~:text=Colombia%20estableció%20relaciones%20diplomáticas%20con%20Nigeria%20el%201%20de%20enero,Caracas%20es%20concurrente%20para%20Colombia. |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=cancilleria.gov.co |language=es}}</ref>
* Colombia is accredited to Nigeria from its embassy in Accra, Ghana.
* Nigeria is accredited to Colombia from its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
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|{{flag|Cuba}}||1 July 1974||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 July 1974<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cuba y Nigeria establecieron relaciones diplomáticas el 1ro de julio de 1974 |url=https://twitter.com/CubaMINREX/status/530119166578401281?s=20 |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=Cancillería de Cuba |language=es}}</ref>
* Cuba has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Havana]].
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|{{flag|Ecuador}}||10 December 1979||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 December 1979<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ecuador y Nigeria impulsan relaciones diplomáticas |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/2014/04/03/ecuador-y-nigeria-impulsan-relaciones-diplomaticas/ |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=cancilleria.gob.ec |language=es}}</ref>
* Ecuador does not have an accreditation to Nigeria.
* Nigeria is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
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|{{flag|Guyana}}||27 June 1970||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 June 1970<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Guyana has Establishment Diplomatic Relations |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307101008/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2016 |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Jamaica}}||29 April 1970||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 April 1970<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016 |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade}}</ref>
* Jamaica has a high commission in Abuja.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||14 April 1976||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 April 1976<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us (EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, MEXICO) |url=https://www.nigerianembmexico.org/about-us |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
See [[Mexico–Nigeria relations]]

* Mexico has an embassy in Abuja.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://embamex.sre.gob.mx/nigeria/| title = Embassy of Mexico in Abuja (in English, French and Spanish)}}</ref>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nigerianembmexico.org/|title=Home &#124; Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Mexico|website=nigerianembmexico}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}||6 October 1970||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1970 when was accredited first High Commissioner of Nigeria ti Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Edwin Ogbu<ref name="U.S. Government Printing Office"/>
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Port of Spain]].
* Trinidad and Tobago has a high commission in Abuja.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|United States}}||1 October 1960||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Nigeria (Department of States USA) |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/nigeria |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
See [[Nigeria–United States relations]]

After the June 12, 1993, Nigerian presidential election was annulled, and in light of [[human rights]] abuses and the failure to embark on a meaningful democratic transition, the United States imposed numerous sanctions on Nigeria. These sanctions included the imposition of Section 212(f) of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965|Immigration and Nationality Act]] to refuse entry into the United States of senior government officials and others who formulated, implemented, or benefited from policies impeding Nigeria's transition to democracy; suspension of all military assistance; and a ban on the sale and repair of military goods and refinery services to Nigeria. The U.S. Ambassador was recalled for consultations for four months after the execution of the [[Ogoni Nine]] on November 10, 1995.

After a period of increasingly strained relations, the death of General Abacha in June 1998 and his replacement by General Abubakar opened a new phase of improved bilateral relations. As the transition to democracy progressed, the removal of visa restrictions, increased high-level visits of U.S. officials, discussions of future assistance, and the granting of a Vital National Interest Certification on counter-narcotics, effective in March 1999, paved the way for re-establishment of closer ties between the United States and Nigeria, as a key partner in the region and the continent. Since the inauguration of the democratically elected Obasanjo government, the bilateral relationship has continued to improve, and cooperation on many important foreign policy goals, such as regional peacekeeping, has been good.

The government has lent strong diplomatic support to the U.S. Government counter-terrorism efforts in the aftermath of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. The Government of Nigeria, in its official statements, has both condemned the terrorist attacks as well as supported military action against the [[Taliban]] and [[Al-Qaeda]]. Nigeria also has played a leading role in forging an anti-terrorism consensus among states in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].

As a member of the [[International Criminal Court]] Nigeria signed a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US military (as covered under [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court|Article 98]]). A comprehensive passage is updated.

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], and consulates-general in [[Atlanta]] and [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/|title=Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - Home|website=www.nigeriaembassyusa.org}}</ref>
* United States has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/ |title=Embassy of the United States in Abuja |access-date=2019-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226165748/http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/ |archive-date=2015-02-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Both countries were former colonies of Great Britain
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|{{flag|Uruguay}}||20 February 1965||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 February 1965<ref>{{Cite web |title=La Política Exterior de Uruguay hacia los países africanos durante los gobiernos del Frente Amplio (2005-2017): construcción de nuevas relaciones Sur-Sur? |url=https://www.colibri.udelar.edu.uy/jspui/bitstream/20.500.12008/21813/1/TMFCS_CastilloGascoGonzalo.pdf |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=colibri.udelar.edu.uy |page=235/296 |language=es}}</ref>
* Nigeria is accredited to Uruguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Uruguay is accredited to Nigeria from its embassy in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].
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|{{flag|Venezuela}}||16 March 1965||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 March 1965<ref>{{Cite web |title=56 años del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas con Republica Federal de Nigeria 16 de marzo de 1965 |url=https://twitter.com/CancilleriaVE/status/1371828457961832452?s=20 |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=Cancillería Venezuela |language=es}}</ref>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Caracas]].
* Venezuela has an embassy in Abuja.
|}

==Asia==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Country
! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
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|{{flag|Armenia}}||4 February 1993||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 February 1993<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/ng |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia}}</ref>
* Armenia does not have an accreditation to Nigeria.
* Nigeria is accredited to Armenia from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.
|-
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|11 March 1992
|See [[Azerbaijan–Nigeria relations]]

* Nigeria recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on March 11, 1992. Diplomatic relations were established between the two countries at that date<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Federal Republic of Nigeria |url=https://www.mfa.gov.az/en/category/africa/nigeria |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
* Nigeria is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.
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|{{flag|Bangladesh}}||3 January 1976||See [[Bangladesh–Nigeria relations]]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 January 1976.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Asian Almanac Volume 14 |publisher=V.T. Sambandan. |year=1976 |pages=7841}}</ref>

Both nations are members of the Commonwealth, the [[OIC]] and the [[Developing 8 Countries]], and are identified as [[Next Eleven]] economies. 
* Bangladesh has a high commission in Abuja.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Dhaka]].
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|{{flag|China}}||10 February 1971||See [[China–Nigeria relations]]

Nigeria and the People's Republic of China established formal diplomatic relations on February 10, 1971.<ref name="ng.china-embassy.gov.cn"/> Relations between the two nations grew closer as a result of the [[international isolation]] and Western condemnation of Nigeria's military regimes (1970s-1998). Nigeria has since become an important source of oil and petroleum for China's rapidly growing economy and Nigeria is looking to China for help in achieving high economic growth; China has provided extensive economic, military and political support.<ref name="BBC2">{{cite news |title=Nigeria gets $1bn China rail loan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5005510.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2006-05-22 |access-date=2008-06-21}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title=China and Nigeria agree oil deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4946708.stm|work=[[BBC News]] |date=2006-04-26 |access-date=2008-06-21}}</ref> In 2004 and again in 2006, [[President of the People's Republic of China|Chinese President]] [[Hu Jintao]] made [[state visit]]s to Nigeria and addressed a [[joint session]] of the [[National Assembly of Nigeria]]. Both nations signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] on establishing a strategic partnership.<ref name="CJ">{{cite journal|last=Taylor |first=Ian |date=May 2007 |title=Sino-Nigerian Relations: FTZs, Textiles and Oil |journal=China Brief - Jamestown Foundation |volume=7 |issue=11 |url=http://www.jamestown.org/china_brief/article.php?articleid=2373438 |access-date=2008-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175044/http://www.jamestown.org/china_brief/article.php?articleid=2373438 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> China has supported Nigeria's bid for a seat in the [[U.N. Security Council]].<ref name="ON">{{cite web |date=2004-10-28 |title=China launches satellite for Nigeria |url=http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=261&z=9 |access-date=2008-06-21 |publisher=OnlineNigeria.com |archive-date=2006-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060630132033/http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=261&z=9 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2019, UN ambassadors of 37 countries, including Nigeria, have signed a joint letter to the [[United Nations Human Rights Council|UNHRC]] defending China's treatment of [[Uyghurs]] and other Muslim minority groups in the [[Xinjiang]] region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Which Countries Are For or Against China's Xinjiang Policies? |url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/which-countries-are-for-or-against-chinas-xinjiang-policies/ |work=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |date=15 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-rights/saudi-arabia-and-russia-among-37-states-backing-chinas-xinjiang-policy-idUSKCN1U721X|title=Saudi Arabia and Russia among 37 states backing China's Xinjiang policy|website=[[Reuters]]|date=12 July 2019}}</ref>
* China has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Beijing]] and consulates-general in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Shanghai]].
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|{{flag|India}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[India–Nigeria relations]]

The bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have considerably expanded in recent years with both nations building strategic and commercial ties. Nigeria supplies 20% of India's [[crude oil]] needs and is India's largest trading partner in Africa.
* India has a high commission in Abuja.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[New Delhi]].
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||5 March 1965||See [[Indonesia–Nigeria relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 March 1965<ref name="auto4"/>

* Indonesia has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Jakarta]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Iran}}||5 May 1972||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1972<ref name="News Review on West Asia"/>
* Iran has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Tehran]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Israel}}||1 October 1960||See [[Israel–Nigeria relations]]

Both countries established diplomatic relations with Nigerian independence, Israel's consulate-general became an embassy on 1 October 1960.<ref name="Government Printer"/> Between 1973 and 1992, diplomatic relations were severed. Since September 1992, bilateral relations are better. 
* Israel has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Japan}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Japan-Nigeria relations]]

* Japan has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Lebanon}}||8 January 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 January 1961, when Lebanese Consulate in Lagos was raised to Embassy level<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC&dq=Nigeria+decided+to+exchange+diplomatic+missions+at+ambassadorial+level&pg=PA415 |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961 - Volume 2 - Page 415 |publisher=Israel Oriental Society, The Reuven Shiloah Research Center |year=1961}}</ref>
* Lebanon has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Beirut]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|North Korea}}||<!--Date started-->1976||See [[Nigeria–North Korea relations]]

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Pyongyang]] which closed in 2021.<ref name="tass.com">{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/world/1272925/|title=Embassies of 12 countries closed in North Korea amid shortage of goods|date=1 April 2021}}</ref>
* North Korea has an embassy in Abuja 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Malaysia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Malaysia–Nigeria relations]]

* Malaysia has a high commission in Abuja.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Kuala Lumpur]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Pakistan}}||22 March 1961||See [[Nigeria–Pakistan relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 March 1961<ref name="Africa"/>

[[Image:Defense attachés from Russia and Pakistan visit the communications tent at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Abuja, Nigeria.jpg|thumb|right|Defence attachés from Pakistan and Russia visit the communications tent at the Nigerian Air Force Base, [[Abuja]], Nigeria, on July 21, 2008, during ''Africa Endeavour 2008''.]]

The two states have maintained a close relationship, a relationship which is described by the Nigerian Defence Minister as "friendly" and like a "family tie"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200802040989.html |title=AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Minister Hails Nigeria-Pakistan Ties |access-date=2009-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008054714/http://allafrica.com/stories/200802040989.html |archive-date=2012-10-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Islamabad]].
* Pakistan has a high commission in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Philippines}}||1 August 1962||See [[Nigeria–Philippines relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1962<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Republic of the Philippines and the Federal Republic of Nigeria celebrate 59 years of formal diplomatic relations today, August 1! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/1421650146283061251?s=20 |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=DFA Philippines}}</ref>

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Manila]].
* Philippines has an embassy in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Qatar}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Doha]].
* Qatar has an embassy in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Riyadh]] and a consulate-general in [[Jeddah]].
* Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|South Korea}}||22 January 1980||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 January 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=167 |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea}}</ref>

Visits from the Republic of Korea to Nigeria: 1982 August President Chun Doo-hwan 1994 May Special Envoy of the President Roh Young-chan 1999 May Special Envoy of the President Choi Kwang-soo 2002 September Minister of Construction and Transportation Lim In-taek as a Special Envoy of the President 2006 March President Roh Moo-hyun 2007 May Vice [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]] Kim Ho-young 2007 July Minister of Construction and Transportation Lee Yong-seob 2007 December 2 Vice Minister of Commerce Industry and Energy 2009 May [[CEO]] of Korea National Oil Cooperation 2010 September Former Prime Minister 2011 May Special Envoy of the President.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24468.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Middle East and Africa |access-date=2015-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015758/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24468.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |archive-date=2015-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Seoul]].
* South Korea has an embassy in Abuja.
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||16 February 1961||See [[Nigeria–Turkey relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 February 1961 when Turkey Consulate General was upgraded to Embassy level with Mr. Özer Fuat Tevs as Chargé d'Affaires.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIŞİŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI 1967 YILLIĞI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=866 |language=tr}}</ref>
* [[Nigeria]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto148">{{Cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Nigeria |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-nigeria.en.mfa}}</ref>
*Turkey has an embassy in [[Abuja]].<ref name="auto148" />
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$726 million in 2019.<ref name="auto148" />
*There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[Abuja]], [[Lagos]] and [[Port-Harcourt]].<ref name="auto148" />
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||20 January 1982||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 January 1982<ref name="Le Mois en Afrique Issues 194-202"/>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]].
* United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Abuja.
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|{{flag|Vietnam}}||25 May 1976||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 May 1976<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of countries which maintains diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (as April 2010) |url=https://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=mofa.gov.vn}}</ref>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Hanoi]].
* Vietnam has an embassy in Abuja.
|}

==Europe==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Country
! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Austria}}||21 December 1962||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 December 1962 when first Austrian Ambassador to Nigeria took up his post and Austria opened its embassy in Lagos.<ref name="Österreichisches Staatsarchiv"/>
* Austria has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Vienna]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Belgium}}||4 February 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 February 1961<ref name="West Africa"/>
* Belgium has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Brussels]]. 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Bulgaria has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria is accredited to Bulgaria from its embassy in Bucharest, Romania.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Czech Republic has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Prague]]. 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Finland}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Finland has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|France}}||1 October 1960||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liste chronologique des ambassadeurs, envoyes extraordinaires, ministres plenipotentiaires et charges d'affaires de France a etranger depuis 1945 |url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/maep0035-0120_cle8a5377.pdf |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=diplomatie.gouv.fr |page=84 |language=fr}}</ref> (Nigeria broken diplomatic relations with France 5 January 1961 - 26 October 1965)
* France has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Paris]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Germany}}||1 October 1960||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960<ref name="auswaertiges-amt.de"/>
See [[Germany-Nigeria relations]]

* Germany has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Berlin]] and a [[Consulate General of Nigeria, Frankfurt|consulate-general in Frankfurt]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Greece}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Greece-Nigeria relations]]

Greece established a diplomatic mission in Nigeria in 1970. Trade between the two countries is imbalanced, with imports from Greece to Nigeria exceeding exports. Greek-owned tankers have an important role in shipping Nigerian oil and natural gas, its main exports. Recently a Greek tanker was involved a dispute over crude oil smuggling.<ref name=bbcTanker>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7757561.stm
|title=Row over tanker held in Nigeria
|work=BBC News
|date=2008-11-30
|access-date=2009-04-25}}</ref> There is a small Greek business community in Lagos.<ref name=MFAgr>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Sub-Saharan+Africa/Bilateral+Relation/Nigeria/ 
|publisher=Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
|title=Nigeria
|access-date=2009-04-22}}</ref>
* Greece has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Athens]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Hungary}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Hungary has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Budapest]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Ireland}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Ireland has an embassy in Abuja.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Dublin]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Italy}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Italy has an embassy in Nigeria and a consulate in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Rome]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Netherlands}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Netherlands has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[The Hague]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Poland}}||30 May 1962||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 May 1962<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland in Nigeria (Website of the Republic of Poland) |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/nigeria-en/bilateral-relations |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
See [[Nigeria–Poland relations]]

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Warsaw]].
* Poland has an embassy in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Portugal}}||10 July 1975||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 July 1975<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigéria |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises-geral/nigeria |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt |language=pt}}</ref>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Lisbon]].
* Portugal has an embassy in Abuja. 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Romania}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Bucharest]].
* Romania has an embassy in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Russia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Nigeria–Russia relations]]

* Nigeria has an [[Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow|embassy in Moscow]].
* Russia has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Spain}}||10 February 1961||See [[Nigeria–Spain relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 February 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Espaniol |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=11 June 2023 |page=307 |language=es}}</ref>

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Madrid]].
* Spain has an embassy in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Sweden}}||3 October 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 October 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 – 2021: Sweden marks 60 years of diplomatic relations with Nigeria (Embassy of Sweden Abuja, Nigeria) |url=https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/nigeria-abuja/current/promotion-of-sweden/60-years/ |access-date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414134847/https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/nigeria-abuja/current/promotion-of-sweden/60-years/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Stockholm]].
* Sweden has an embassy in Abuja. 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Switzerland}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Nigeria has an embassy in [[Bern]].
* Switzerland has an embassy in Abuja.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||1 October 1960||See [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom]]
Nigeria established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 1 October 1960.<ref name="britain"/>{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Nigeria and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=February 2025}}

*Nigeria maintains a [[High Commission of Nigeria, London|high commission]] in London.
*The United Kingdom is accredited to Nigeria through its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in Abuja, and a deputy high commission in Lagos.<ref>{{cite web|title=British High Commission Abuja|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-abuja|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501130305/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-abuja|archive-date=1 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

The UK governed [[Colonial Nigeria|Nigeria]] from 1862 to 1960, when Nigeria achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], the [[International Criminal Court]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership,<ref>{{cite web|author-link=Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |author=((Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-development-partnership-summaries|title=Country and regional development partnership summaries|website=GOV.UK|date=17 July 2023 |access-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526234739/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-development-partnership-summaries|archive-date=26 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> a Double Taxation Agreement,<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria - United Kingdom BIT (1990)|url=https://orbitax.com/taxhub/taxtreaties/NG/Nigeria/GB/United-Kingdom|website=Orbitax|access-date=12 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212010534/https://orbitax.com/taxhub/taxtreaties/NG/Nigeria/GB/United-Kingdom|archive-date=12 February 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> an Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership,<ref>{{cite web|last=Badenoch|first=Kemi|date=13 February 2024|title=UK signs landmark economic partnership with Nigeria|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signs-landmark-economic-partnership-with-nigeria|website=GOV.UK|access-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213025158/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signs-landmark-economic-partnership-with-nigeria|archive-date=13 February 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> an Investment Agreement,<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria - United Kingdom BIT (1990)|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signs-landmark-economic-partnership-with-nigeria|website=[[UN Trade and Development]]|access-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809011019/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/2692/nigeria---united-kingdom-bit-1990-|archive-date=9 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> and a Security and Defence Partnership.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office|author2=Ministry of Defence|author3=Home Office|author4=National Crime Agency|date=3 February 2022|title=UK and Nigeria strengthen security and defence partnership to tackle terrorism and build regional security|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-nigeria-strengthen-security-and-defence-partnership-to-tackle-terrorism-and-build-regional-security|website=GOV.UK|access-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203073330/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-nigeria-strengthen-security-and-defence-partnership-to-tackle-terrorism-and-build-regional-security|archive-date=3 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Oceania==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Country
! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Australia}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Australia has a high commission in Abuja.
* Nigeria has a high commission in [[Canberra]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|New Zealand}}||16 April 1982||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 April 1982 when the first Nigerian High Commissioner in Canberra, Mr. Edward Sanu, presented his credentials to the Governor General of New Zealand<ref name="Ministry of Foreign Affairs"/>
* New Zealand is accredited to Nigeria from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
* Nigeria is accredited to New Zealand from its high commission in Canberra, Australia.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
|}

==International disputes==

Delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of [[Lake Chad]], the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, has been completed and awaits ratification by [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Niger]], and Nigeria; dispute with Cameroon over land and [[maritime boundary|maritime boundaries]] around the [[Bakasi Peninsula]] is currently before the [[International Court of Justice]]; maritime boundary dispute with [[Equatorial Guinea]] because of disputed jurisdiction over oil-rich areas in the [[Gulf of Guinea]].

==Nigeria and the Commonwealth of Nations==

The [[Federation of Nigeria]] became independent from the United Kingdom in 1960 with [[Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[Queen of Nigeria]]. Nigeria became a [[republic in the Commonwealth of Nations]] in 1963, when the [[Governor-General of Nigeria]], [[Nnamdi Azikiwe]] became the first [[President of Nigeria]].

Nigeria was suspended from the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] from 1995 until 1999, when its full membership was restored.

==See also==
* [[Jaja Wachuku]] - First Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Nigeria]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|International relations of Nigeria}}
* {{Official website|https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/}}

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