Basic Details |
| Region | Africa |
| Capital City | Abuja |
| Government Type | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
| Official Languages | English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba |
| Currency | Nigerian naira, NGN |
| Phone Code | +234 |
| Important Cities | Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Benin City, Maiduguri, Zaria, Aba |
| National Day | Independence Day (1st Oct)
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Economy |
| Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 131 (Medium) |
| Primary Industries | cement, oil refining, construction and construction materials, food processing and food products, beverages and tobacco, textiles, apparel and footwear, pharmaceutical products, wood products, pulp paper products, chemicals, ceramic products, plastic and rubber products, electrical and electronic products, base metals: iron and steel, information technology, automobile manufacturing |
| Major Exports | petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, vehicles, aircraft parts, vessels, vegetable products, processed food, beverages, spirits and vinegar, cashew nuts, processed leather, cocoa, tobacco, aluminum alloys. |
| Major Exports to India | Footwear, Textiles and Clothing, Transportation, Food Products, Animal, Chemicals, Stone and Glass, Plastic or Rubber, Minerals, Wood
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| Major Imports | industry supplies, machinery, appliances, vehicles, aircraft parts, chemicals, base metals, Refined Petroleum, wheat, raw sugar, rice, palm oil. |
| Major Imports from India | Chemicals, Machinery and Electricals, Transportation, Textiles and Clothing, Metals, Plastic or Rubber, Wood, Fuels, Food Products, Raw materials
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Foreign Relations |
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| Trade Agreements with India | Global System of Trade and Preferences (GSTP), Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) Joint Trade Committee (JTC), Bilateral Trade, Economic & Investment Relations |
| Bordering Nations | Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Benin |
| Member of | African Union(AU), Community of Sahel–Saharan States(CEN-SAD), Commonwealth of Nations(CommonWealth), Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS), Group of 15(G15), Group of 24(G24), Group of 77(G77), Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition(IMCTC), Organisation of African Unity(OAU), Organisation of Islamic Co-operation(OIC), Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC), United Nations(UN), World Trade Organization(WTO), South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone(ZPCAS) |
| Indian Embassy Details for Nigeria | H.E. G. Balasubramanian
Honourable High Commissioner
High Commission of India
Plot 364, Cadastral Zone, Off Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria
Email: hoc.abuja@mea.gov.in
Phone: 00-234-7080622800-04
Website: https://hciabuja.gov.in/
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| Embassy Details of Nigeria in India | H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sule
High Commissioner
High Comission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
EP-4, Chandragupta MargChanakyapuriNew Delhi - 110021
Email: nhcdel@nhcdel.com
Phone: +91 11 24122142/44 (O)
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