Japan-Nigeria Relations 
January 2012
BASIC DATA
- Diplomatic Relations:
- 1 October, 1960 (Date of the recognition of the State)
- Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Federal Republic of Nigeria: 126 (as of Oct. 2008)
- Trade with Japan (2009):
- Exports: 52,608 million yen (crude oil, liquefied natural gas, etc.)
- Imports: 49,961 million yen (vehicle, steel, etc.)
- Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):
- 48,005 million yen
- Japan's Economic Cooperation (Total contribution until FY2007):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 78,312 million yen
- Grants: 38,467 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 12,014 million yen
- Japan's Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004):
- 234.7 million yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to the Federal Republic of Nigeria:
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Month Year Name May 1999 Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister (Former Prime Minister), H.E. Mr. Ryutaro HASHIMOTO Jan. 2001 Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori Dec. 2005 Members of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentary Friendship League headed by Member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Asahiko MIHARA Sep. 2008 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA - From the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Japan
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Month Year Name Aug. 1990 Minister of Finance and Economic Development, H.E. Chief Samuel Oluyemisi Falae Nov. 1990 Former Head of State, H.E. Mr. Ya-kubu Gowon (Ceremony of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor) Sep. 1991 Minister of State for External Affairs, H.E. Mr. Zakari Ibrahim Oct. 1992 Minister of Finance and Economic Development, H.E. Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji Oct. 1993 Minister of Finance and Economic Development, H.E. Alhaji Aminu Saleh Apr. 1999 President-elect, H.E. General Olusegun Obasanjo Mar. 2000 Chief Economic Advisor to the President, H.E. Chief Philip Chukwuedo Jul. 2000 Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Alhaji Sule Lamid
President, H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
Minister of Information, H.E. Prof. Jerry Gana
Minister of State, Finance, H.E. Senator J. Martins-KuyeMay 2001 President, H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Oct. 2004 President, H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Mar. 2005 Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Oluyemi Adeniji Aug. 2005 Minister of Commerce, H.E. Alhaji Idris Waziri Sep. 2006 President, H.E. Chief Oluesegun Obasanjo Apr. 2007 Minister of Science and Technology, H.E. Turner T. Isoun May 2009 Vice President, H.E. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Jul. 2009 President, H.E. Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Jun. 2009 Minster of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Chief Ojo Maduekwe
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation in Nigeria (January 2012)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the recent situation in Nigeria (December 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Presidential Election in the Federal Republic of Nigeria (April 2011)
- Message of Condolence from Japan on the Passing Away of Mr. Umaru Yar'Adua, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (May 2010)
- Appointment of the Representative of the Government of Japan to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (December 2009)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (May 2009)
- Mr. Obasanjo, President of Nigeria, to Visit Japan (September 2006)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Agreement between Cameroon and Nigeria on the Territorial Dispute over the Bakassi Peninsula (June 2006)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Airplane Accident in Nigeria (October 2005)
- Talks by Telephone between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria (July 2005)
- H.E. Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to Visit Japan (March 2005)
- Japan-Nigeria Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (November 2004)
- Assistance through the Trust Fund for Human Security for tackling Obstetric Fistula (November 2004)
- Visit to Japan by Nigerian President Obasanjo (October 2004)
- Emergency Assistance to combat the Meningitis Epidemic in Nigeria (March 2003)
- Assistance for Malaria Control in Nigeria by the Trust Fund for Human Security (January 2003)
- Emergency Assistance for the Flood Disaster in Nigeria (September 2001)
- Japan's Contribution to the United Nations' Pilot Project for Conflict Management in the Framework of Electoral Assistance in Nigeria (May 2001)
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (May 2001)
- Summit Meeting Between Japan and the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Discussion with the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (Summary) (January 12, 2001)
- Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's Visit to South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Greece (January 2001)
- Luncheon with African Foreign Ministers Hosted by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yohei Kono (September 19, 2000)
- Summit Meeting in Tokyo Among President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Thabo Mbeki of the Republic of South Africa, President Abdelaziz Bouteflica of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria, Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai of the Kingdom of Thailand and G8 Leaders (July 20, 2000)
- On the Inauguration of the new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Review of Japan's Suspension in Principle of Economic Cooperation (Statement by the Press Secretary) (May 1999)
- Dispatch of Special Envoy to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (May 1999)
- Visit to Japan by General Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd), President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (April 1999)
- On the Presidential Election of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Statement by the Press Secretary) (March 1999)
- Emergency Aid to Nigeria for Pipeline Explosion (October 1998)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Nigeria
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | July | 7 |
| 2006 | February | 14 |
| 2005 | October | 21 |
| January | 14 | |
| 2004 | November | 2 |
| October | 26 | |
| 2003 | March | 25 |
| January | 28 | |
| 1999 | March | 2 |
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