Relationship dossier
India
Nigeria
Relationship assessment
A structured India–Nigeria partnership with cooperation in development, trade and defence
India toward Nigeria
+35India has provided development credit and training to Nigeria and participates in bilateral mechanisms covering economic and defence cooperation. The 2007 strategic partnership gives this engagement a formal framework, although the implementation and scale of individual programmes are unclear.
Nigeria toward India
+30Nigeria engages India through bilateral consultation and economic cooperation mechanisms, including the strategic partnership established in 2007 and subsequent trade discussions. The scope of Nigeria’s defence and other practical cooperation with India is less clear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a formal strategic framework and recurring government engagement, alongside development, trade and defence cooperation. These are substantive ties, but uncertainty about programme implementation and the breadth of bilateral activity supports a moderate rather than close-partnership characterization.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
India and Nigeria maintain a structured partnership that includes a strategic partnership, bilateral consultation mechanisms and cooperation in trade, development and defence. India has provided development credit and training, while the two governments have continued bilateral economic consultations. These arrangements indicate substantive cooperation, though the scope and implementation of several programmes are unclear.
Key developments
India and Nigeria established a strategic partnership.
The two governments held a bilateral trade consultation through their economic cooperation mechanisms.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Indian development-credit and training programmes in Nigeria are unclear.
- The extent and continuity of Nigeria’s defence and economic cooperation with India are uncertain.