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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 to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of ...
Nigeria's 1983 economic austerity campaign also produced strains with neighboring states, including Chad. [1] Nigeria expelled several hundred thousand foreign workers, mostly from its oil industry, which faced drastic cuts as a result of declining world oil prices. [1] At least 30,000 of those expelled were Chadians. [1]
Bilateral relations of Nigeria (156 C, 35 P) ... Pages in category "Foreign relations of Nigeria" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Nigeria and her important dates, 1900-1966. 1966. Day to day events in Nigeria : a diary of important happenings in Nigeria from 1960-1970. 1982. Twenty-one years of independence : a calendar of major political and economic events in Nigeria, 1960-1981. 1982. Institut für Afrika-Kunde; Rolf Hofmeier, eds. (1990). "Nigeria".
The Cabinet of Shehu Shagari formed the government of Nigeria during the presidency of Shehu Shagari between 1979 and 1983, after the return to civilian rule with the Second Nigerian Republic. Among the cabinet Ministers are Adamu Ciroma, Bello Maitama Yusuf , Mamman Ali Makele etc.
Carter's determination to curb dependence on foreign oil imports, combined with a damaging fall in Nigerian oil earnings due to a global supply glut, also made it important to shore up Nigeria's economic ties to the U.S. [47] (And, indeed, in 1977, more than 80% of Nigerian oil exports went to the U.S.) [48]
Akinyemi was director-general of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) from 1975 until 1983. [2] The NIIA is an organisation focusing on Nigerian foreign policy; while he was director-general, it was involved in promoting Nigerian-Angolan relations, among other things. [5] He has written and edited so many books and journals.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria is the head of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Federal Executive Council. The first woman to serve as the Nigerian foreign minister was Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was in the post briefly in 2006. [1] Political party: NPC NCNC NPP APC PDP Military