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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, [a] officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. [9] 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 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi).
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By Ope Adetayo. ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
The first five heads of the Nigeria Department (1898–1914) were Reginald Antrobus, William Mercer, William Baillie Hamilton, Sydney Olivier, and Charles Strachey. [54] Olivier was a member of the Fabian Society and a friend of George Bernard Shaw .
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Nigeria. There are 105 embassies/high commissions in Abuja , and many countries maintain their consulates in other Nigerian cities (not including honorary consulates).
Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama // ⓘ (born 2 February 1956 [1]) is a Nigerian diplomat and politician who served as the minister for foreign affairs of Nigeria from November 2015 to May 2023. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari .
This was the first time in Nigeria that a corporate organization was honored in such a way. [16] Gtbank, Maryland branch, Lagos. In 2011, the bank became the biggest bank in Nigeria by market capitalisation. [17] In 2013, the bank acquired a 70 percent shareholding in the Fina Bank Group for a cash payment of US$100 million. [18]