This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nigeria. Nigeria is the most populous African country and maintains 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.
Nigeria first started sending twelve diplomatic personnel overseas to serve in British missions from 1957. Upon independence three years later, the country created its own foreign ministry, headed by Foreign Minister Jaja Wachukwu. Now the Nigerian foreign ministry has over 2,000 officers.
Current missions
Africa Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Algiers Embassy Luanda Embassy Cotonou Embassy Gaborone High Commission Ouagadougou Embassy Bujumbura Embassy Yaoundé High Commission Douala Consulate-General Buea Consulate-General Bangui Embassy N'Djamena Embassy Brazzaville Embassy Kinshasa Embassy Cairo Embassy Malabo Embassy Bata Consulate Asmara Embassy Addis Ababa Embassy Libreville High Commission Banjul High Commission Accra High Commission Conakry High Commission Bissau Embassy Abidjan Embassy Nairobi High Commission Monrovia Embassy Tripoli Embassy Lilongwe High Commission Bamako Embassy Rabat Embassy Maputo High Commission Windhoek High Commission Niamey Embassy Kigali High Commission São Tomé Embassy Dakar Embassy Freetown High Commission Pretoria High Commission Johannesburg Consulate-General Juba Embassy Khartoum Embassy Dar es Salaam High Commission Lomé High Commission Tunis Embassy Kampala High Commission Lusaka High Commission Harare Embassy
Americas
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Buenos Aires Embassy Brasília Embassy Ottawa High Commission Havana Embassy Kingston High Commission Mexico City Embassy Port of Spain High Commission Washington, D.C. Embassy Atlanta Consulate-General New York City Consulate-General Caracas Embassy
Asia Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Beijing Embassy Guangzhou Consulate-General Hong Kong Consulate-General Shanghai Consulate-General New Delhi High Commission Jakarta Embassy Tehran Embassy Tel Aviv Embassy Tokyo Embassy Amman Embassy Kuwait City Embassy Beirut Embassy Kuala Lumpur High Commission Pyongyang Embassy Islamabad High Commission Manila Embassy Doha Embassy New Taipei Trade Office Riyadh Embassy Jeddah Consulate-General Singapore High Commission Seoul Embassy Damascus Embassy Bangkok Embassy Ankara Embassy Abu Dhabi Embassy Dubai Consulate-General Hanoi Embassy
Europe Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Vienna Embassy Brussels Embassy Sofia Liaison office Prague Embassy Paris Embassy Berlin Embassy Frankfurt Consulate-General Athens Embassy Rome Embassy Budapest Embassy Dublin Embassy Rome Embassy Vilnius Embassy Nigeria's embassy to move to Vilnius The Hague Embassy Warsaw Embassy Lisbon Embassy Bucharest Embassy Moscow Embassy Madrid Embassy Stockholm Embassy Bern Embassy London High Commission
Oceania Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Canberra High Commission
Multilateral organisations Organization Host city Host country Mission Concurrent accreditation ECOWAS Abuja Nigeria Permanent Mission New York City United States Permanent Mission Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission Paris France Permanent Delegation
Gallery
Closed former missions
Americas Host country Host city Mission Year closed San Francisco Consulate-General 1989
Asia Host country Host city Mission Year closed Dhaka High Commission Unknown Baghdad Embassy Unknown Colombo High Commission 2017
Europe Host country Host city Mission Year closed Belgrade Embassy 2003
See also Foreign relations of Nigeria List of diplomatic missions in Nigeria Visa policy of Nigeria
Notes
References
External links Nigerian Embassies and High Commissions