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Bilateral Visits

BILATERAL VISITS : NIGERIA

 

BILATERAL VISITS AT THE LEVEL OF HEAD OF STATE (HOS) OR

HEAD OF GOVERNMENT (HOG)

 

FROM INDIA TO NIGERIA

 

Sr. No

Indian Dignitary to Nigeria

Period

  Event
  1.  

Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru,

Prime Minister

Sep 1962

 

First ever State Visit

  1.  

Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee,

Prime Minister

Dec 2003

To attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Abuja.
  1.  

Dr. Manmohan Singh,

Prime Minister

Oct 2007

 

Bilateral State Visit
  1.  

Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice President

Sep 2016

 

Bilateral Official Visit
  1.  

Mr. Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister

November, 2024

 

Bilateral State Visit

 

FROM NIGERIA TO INDIA

 

Sr. No

Nigerian Dignitary to India

Period

  Event
  1.  

Mr. Shehu Shagari, President

Jan 1983

Chief Guest Republic Day celebrations.
  1.  

Gen Sani Abacha, President

March 1994

To attend the G15 Summit
  1.  

Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, President

April 1999

 
  1.  

Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, President

 Jan 2000

State Visit to India

As the Chief Guest at India’s 50th Republic Day celebrations.
  1.  

Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, President

 Nov 2004

Transit Visit to India

  1.  

Mr. Goodluck Jonathan,

Vice President

Nov 2007

&

April 2008

For the Federalism Conference.
&

April 2008- led a large delegation including Delta & Bayelsa State Governors and MOS (Gas) for the India-Africa Summit in April 2008.
  1.  

Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, President

Oct 2015

For the Third India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi
  1.  

Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President

Sept 2023

For G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi

 

BILATERAL MINISTERIAL VISITS (FROM INDIA)

 

Sr. no

Indian Dignitary

Period

  Event
  1.  

Shri Anand Sharma, Minister - Commerce & Industry

14-16 Jan 2010

To inaugurate ‘Namaskar India’ in Lagos.
  1.  

Shri Murali Deora,
Minister of Petroleum & Gas

25-26 Jan 2010

Visited Abuja along with heads of major public sector oil and gas companies.
  1.  

Smt. D. Purandeswari,
MOS - Human Resource
Development

20-25 June 2010

Accompanied by 3-member delegation to attend the Eighth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting in Abuja.
  1.  

Shri Salman Khurshid,
MOS (IC) for Corporate Affairs
and Minority Affairs

30 Sept - 2 Oct, 2010

Visited Abuja representing India at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Nigeria’s Independence.
  1.  

Shri Salman Khurshid,
Minister of Water Resources

29 May 2011

 Visited Abuja representing Hon’ble PM at the swearing in ceremony of President Goodluk Jonathan.
  1.  

Shri R.P.N. Singh,
MoS Petroleum & Natural Gas

6-7 May 2011

Visited Abuja as Special Envoy of PM to extend invitation for IAFS-II to Hon’ble President GoodluckEbele Jonathan.
  1.  

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'ble MoS (IC) for Petroleum & Natural Gas

28-29 May 2015

Visited Abuja to represent Government of India at the inauguration ceremony of Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari
  1.  

Shri M.J.Akbar, Hon’ble MoS for External Affairs &

Shri C.R. Chaudhary, Hon’ble MoS for Commerce & Industry

8-9 Oct 2018

To participate in the first-ever CII and EXIM Bank Regional Conclave on India and West Africa with the theme ‘Project Partnership’.
  1.  

Shri V. Muraleedharan, Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs

11-13 June 2019

To attend the Democracy Day celebrations of Nigeria on 12 June 2019, rep-resenting the Prime Minister of India at Abuja
  1.  

Shri V. Muraleedharan,

MoS for  External Affairs

22-23 Aug 2022

To attend the inaugural event of Nigeria-India Business Council (NIBC) at Abuja.

  1.  

Shri Rajnath Singh, 

Defence Minister

28-29 May 2023

To attend the swearing-in ceremony of President of Nigeria Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India at Abuja
  1.  

Dr. S. Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister

21-23 January 2024

To attend 6th Joint Commission Meeting between India-Nigeria in Abuja

 

BILATERAL MINISTERIAL VISITS (FROM NIGERIA)

 

Sr. no Nigerian Dignitary Period Event
1 Minister of Works of Nigeria 27 Feb - 1 March 2012 To study the business model of National Highways Authority of India
2 S&T Minister of Nigeria 1-2 March 2012 To attend India-Africa S&T Ministers Conference
3 Minister of Labour & Productivity 1-3 March 2012 To attend IBSA International Workshop
4 Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 28 March 2012 To seek support for her candidature for President of World Bank with the leaders of BRICS
5 Minister of S&T 12-15 Sep 2012 To attend 3rd Bengaluru Space Expo
6 Minister of Agriculture & Natural Resources - 24-26 Sep 2012 To attend 40th Year Celebration of ICRISAT at Hyderabad
7 Prof (Mrs) Ruqayyatu A. Rufai, Minister for Education 8-10 Nov 2012 To attend Ninth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting at New Delhi
8 Minister of Communication Technology Mrs. Omabola Johnson 19-21 March 2013 Visited New Delhi/Kolkata to attend India Soft-2013. She also had a meeting with her Indian counterpart.
9 Attorney General Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, Minister of Justice 7-11 Sep 2013 To attend AALCO Annual Conference in New Delhi
10 Mr. Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment + high-level business delegation. 10-13 Sep 2014  
11 Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria 16-17 Nov 2014 To attend the International Conference organised by the Congress Party to commemorate Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary
12 Dr. Enelamah Okechukwu, Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, accompanied by a large delegation 14-15 March 2016 To attend the 11th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave held in New Delhi.
13 Senator Hadi Abubakar Sirika, MoS, Aviation 14-15 Jan 2019 To participate in the Global Aviation Summit, held in Mumbai, India on 15 January 2019.
14 Visit of Special Envoys of President Muhammadu Buhari to India H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, & Former Foreign Minister of Nigeria and H.E. Mr. Mohammed Indimi 14 Feb 2019 To brief EAM on the situation in Nigeria prior to the Presidential, Parliamentary, and Gubernatorial elections in Nigeria in February/March 2019.
15 Dr. Enelemah Okachukwu, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment 17-19 March 2019 To participate in the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Partnership, held in New Delhi.
16 Mr. Mustapha Baba Shehuri, MoS, Power, Works & Housing 17-19 March 2019 To participate in the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Partnership, held in New Delhi.
17 Mr. John Olukayode Fayemi, Governor of Ekiti State 17-19 March 2019 To participate in the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Partnership, held in New Delhi.
18 Major General (Retd.) Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser of Nigeria 04-05 March 2021 Visited New Delhi for the First Strategic and Counter-Terrorism Dialogue between India and Nigeria at the level of NSA.
19 Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Foreign Minister 24-29 April 2022 To attend Raisina Dialogue 2022
20 Mr. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment 19-20 July 2022 To participate in the 17th CII EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth Partnership in New Delhi
21 Minister of Police Affairs 18-21 Oct 2023 Visited India to attend 90th Interpol General Assembly.
22 Mr. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior 18-19 Nov 2022 To attend Conference on Counter Terrorism Financing “No Money for Terror” (NMFT)
23 Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment 2-4 Feb 2023 G20: 1st Meeting of Employment Working Group (EWG)
24 Mr. Udi Odum, MoS, Environment 6-8 Feb 2023 To attend India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 at Bangalore.
25 Mr. Udi Odum, MoS, Environment 9-11 Feb 2023 G20: 1st Meeting of Environment, Climate and Sustainability Working Group
26 Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1-3 March 2023 G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM)
27 Prof. Bolaji Olufunmileyi Owasanoye, Chairman, ICPC 1-3 March 2023 G20: 1st Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting
28 Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health 23-26 March 2023 To attend One World TB Summit at Varanasi
29 Mr. Udi Odum, MoS, Environment 9-10 April 2023 To attend inaugural event for International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) at Mysuru. Nigeria is a founding member of International Big Cats Alliance.
30 Mr. Ekunmankama Joseph N, MoS, Health 26-28 April 2023 To attend One Earth One Health event in New Delhi. (6th Edition of Advantage Health Care – India AHCI 2023).
31 Dr. Doris Uzoka Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment 5-10 Sep 2023 G20 Summit : Part of Nigerian Delegation
32 Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Foreign Affairs Minister 5-10 Sep 2023 G20 Summit : Part of Nigerian Delegation
33 Mr. Adebayo Olawale Edun, Minister of Finance 5-10 Sep 2023 G20 Summit : Part of Nigerian Delegation
34 Mr. Olatunbosun Tijani, Minister of Communication & Digital Economy 5-10 Sep 2023 G20 Summit : Part of Nigerian Delegation
35 Mr. Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker 13-14 Oct 2023 To attend 9th P20 Summit and G20 Parliamentary Forum organized by the Parliament of India in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

June, 2025.