Relationship dossier
Turkey
Nigeria
Relationship assessment
Turkey and Nigeria pursue cooperation through high-level engagement and bilateral agreements.
Turkey toward Nigeria
+35The Turkish government engaged with Nigeria through President Erdoğan’s 2021 visit and signed bilateral agreements covering areas including defence, energy and mining.
Nigeria toward Turkey
+35The Nigerian government hosted President Erdoğan in 2021 and signed bilateral agreements with Turkey covering areas including defence, energy and mining.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative foundation, with high-level engagement and agreements spanning several policy areas. The agreements provide a basis for practical cooperation, although their implementation and the relationship’s broader scope 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
Turkey and Nigeria have developed a cooperative relationship through high-level engagement and bilateral agreements. During President Erdoğan’s 2021 visit to Nigeria, the governments signed agreements covering areas including defence, energy and mining. These initiatives indicate practical cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of the agreements are not clear.
Key developments
President Erdoğan visited Nigeria, and the two governments signed bilateral agreements covering areas including defence, energy and mining.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the agreements signed during the 2021 visit are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond high-level visits and the 2021 agreements are limited.