Relationship dossier
Malta
Nigeria
Relationship assessment
Malta and Nigeria have pursued practical cooperation, including agreements concluded during a 2017 high-level visit.
Malta toward Nigeria
+25During Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s 2017 visit to Nigeria, Malta took part in concluding bilateral agreements, including arrangements concerning air services and taxation.
Nigeria toward Malta
+25Nigeria took part in concluding bilateral agreements with Malta during Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s 2017 visit, including arrangements concerning air services and taxation.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes practical bilateral agreements concluded during a high-level visit in 2017. These arrangements indicate cooperation, although their implementation and the breadth of later cooperation are unclear.
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
Malta and Nigeria have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements associated with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s 2017 visit to Nigeria. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
During Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s visit to Nigeria, the two governments concluded bilateral agreements, including arrangements concerning air services and taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of the agreements concluded during the 2017 visit are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent bilateral government cooperation is uncertain.