Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria is a statutory body created to reinforce foreign decision making and implementation processes in Nigeria^[1] and handle the external promotion of Nigeria's domestic vision and ideals; it is headed by a federal executive cabinet minister. As of late its mission has geared towards increasing awareness about Nigeria's economic potential. It is part of the government's executive branch.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Headquarters of the ministry
Agency overview
Formed	September 1957; 67 years ago (1957-09)
Type	Cabinet-level executive department
Jurisdiction	Government of Nigeria
Headquarters	Tafawa Balewa House, Central Business District, Abuja
Minister responsible	Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Agency executive	Umar Dunoma Ahmed, Permanent Secretary
Parent agency	Federal Executive Council
Child agency	Diplomatic missions of Nigeria Nigerian Foreign Service Academy
Website	foreignaffairs.gov.ng

History

The ministry was created in 1961, with Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa appointing Jaja Wachuku the inaugural Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations. Before Wachuku’s tenure, Balewa had doubled as Foreign Affairs advocate of Nigeria, from 1960 to 1961.^[2]

Structure

Departments

• Protocol
• Planning Research and Statistics
• Foreign Service Inspectorate

Parastatals

• Directorate of Technical Co-Operation in Africa
• Institute For Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Nigerian Foreign Service Academy
• Nigerians in Diaspora Commission
• Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
• Technical Aid Corps

List of ministers

Main article: List of foreign ministers of Nigeria