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
	Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister	Sep 1962	First ever State Visit
	Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister	Dec 2003	To attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Abuja.
	Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister	Oct 2007	Bilateral State Visit
	Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice President	Sep 2016	Bilateral Official Visit
	Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister	November, 2024	Bilateral State Visit

FROM NIGERIA TO INDIA

Sr. No	Nigerian Dignitary to India	Period	Event
	Mr. Shehu Shagari, President	Jan 1983	Chief Guest Republic Day celebrations.
	Gen Sani Abacha, President	March 1994	To attend the G15 Summit
	Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, President	April 1999
	Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, President	Jan 2000	State Visit to India As the Chief Guest at India’s 50th Republic Day celebrations.
	Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, President	Nov 2004	Transit Visit to India
	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.
	Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, President	Oct 2015	For the Third India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi
	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
	Shri Anand Sharma, Minister - Commerce & Industry	14-16 Jan 2010	To inaugurate ‘Namaskar India’ in Lagos.
	Shri Murali Deora, Minister of Petroleum & Gas	25-26 Jan 2010	Visited Abuja along with heads of major public sector oil and gas companies.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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
	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’.
	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
	Shri V. Muraleedharan, MoS for External Affairs	22-23 Aug 2022	To attend the inaugural event of Nigeria-India Business Council (NIBC) at Abuja.
	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
	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).
36	Dr. Bello Mohd Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence	09 – 14 Aug 2025	Interaction with RRM and visit to Indian Defence Industries (Delhi & Bengaluru).
37	Mr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	14-15 May 2026	To represent FM, Nigeria in 12th BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi.
38	Senator Abubakar Kyari CON, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security	12-13 June 2026	To participate in the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' meeting in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.