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This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nigeria. 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 , OPEC , the Commonwealth , and the African Union .
The Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United States. Its chancery is located on a crest of a hill at 3519 International Court NW, in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC. The Ambassador is Uzoma Emenike. [1]
Ambassador Yakubu Audu Dadu (born 3 November 1969) is a long-serving Nigerian diplomat known for his advocacy for regional cooperation for the control of illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the ECOWAS region. He is Nigeria’s 7th and current Consul General at the Consulate General of Nigeria in Frankfurt, Germany. [1]
Nigeria maintains an embassy in Washington D.C. and consulate generals in New York and Atlanta. [172] The U.S. maintains an embassy in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and a consulate general in Lagos. At the end of March 2022, construction began on a new consulate general campus in Lagos, which is expected to be completed in 2027 and will be the ...
New York City, the largest city in the United States, is home to the General Assembly of the United Nations, and all 195 member and observer states send permanent delegations. Nine diplomatic missions in New York City listed below are also formally accredited as each country's official embassy to the United States. There are 108 missions in the ...
Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria.. As of 2 October 2024, Nigerian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerian passport 94th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa is also not required for former nationals of Nigeria holding a valid foreign passport together with expired Nigerian passport. Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of Brazil, China, Namibia and South Africa do not require a visa for Nigeria and holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Turkey.
Nigeria has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates-general in Atlanta and New York City. [216] United States has an embassy in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos. [217] Both countries were former colonies of Great Britain Uruguay: 20 February 1965: Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 February 1965 [218]