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This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nigeria.
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
, the most populous African country and which has a large network of diplomatic missions. The country has significant influence in Africa and in various multilateral fora, including the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC; ; ), formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1969. It consists of Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, 57 member s ...
,
OPEC The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC ) is an organization enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing and oil-dependent countries in order to collectively influence the global oil market and maximize Profit (eco ...
, the
Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth ...
, and the
African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The b ...
. Nigeria first started sending twelve diplomatic personnel overseas to serve in British missions from 1957. Three years later upon independence the country had its own foreign ministry, headed by Foreign Minister
Jaja Wachukwu Jaja Anucha Ndubuisi Wachuku (1 January 1918 – 7 November 1996) was a Pan-Africanist and a Nigerian politician, statesman, lawyer, politician, diplomat and humanitarian. He was the first Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Sp ...
. Now the Nigerian foreign ministry has over 2,000 officers.


Current missions


Africa


Americas


Asia


Europe


Oceania


Multilateral organisations


Gallery

File:Be Nigerian Embassy 01.JPG, Embassy in Berlin File:Embassy of Nigeria in Bern.JPG, Embassy in Bern File:Embassy of Nigeria in Cairo 2022 02.jpg, Embassy in Cairo File:High Commission of Nigeria in Australia.jpg, High Commission in Canberra File:Nigerian High Commission, Dar es Salaam.jpg, High Commission in Dar es Salaam File:Embassy of Nigeria, Ireland.jpg, Embassy in Dublin File:High Commission of Nigeria in London 2.jpg, High Commission in London File:Embajada de Nigeria en Madrid.jpg, Embassy in Madrid File:Embajada de Nigeria en Ciudad de México.jpg, Embassy in Mexico City File:M Nikitskaya 13 Aug 2009 01.JPG, Embassy in Moscow File:High Commission of Nigeria in Canada 2018.jpg, High Commission in Ottawa File:Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria.JPG, High Commission in Pretoria File:Ambassade du Nigeria en France, 173 avenue Victor-Hugo, Paris 16e.jpg, Embassy in Paris File:Nigerian Embassy Prague 05242.JPG, Embassy in Prague File:Roma - ambasciata della Nigeria 20231230-01.jpg, Embassy in Rome File:Nigerian Embassy Stockholm.JPG, Embassy in Stockholm File:Nigeria Embassy, Tokyo.jpg, Embassy in Tokyo File:Wien - Botschaft von Nigeria 20180507-02.jpg, Embassy in Vienna File:Ambasada Nigerii w Warszawie.jpg, Embassy in Warsaw File:Nigerian Embassy Washington DC3232.JPG, Embassy in Washington, D.C.


Closed former missions


Americas


Asia


Europe


See also

*
Foreign relations of Nigeria Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment ...
* List of diplomatic missions in Nigeria * Visa policy of Nigeria


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Nigerian Embassies and High Commissions
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Diplomatic missions A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes ...
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...