Germany–Nigeria relations
diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Germany–Nigeria relations are the bilateral relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria operates an Embassy in Berlin and Germany operates an Embassy in Abuja. Germany has a Consulate-General in Lagos and Nigeria has a Consulate-General in Frankfurt.
History
German-Nigerian relations go back over 160 years to the period of Colonial Nigeria.
Chancellor Angela Merkel was the first foreign leader outside Africa to visit Nigeria after Goodluck Johnathan's election in 2011. President Muhammadu Buhari visited Elmau, Germany, to attend the 41st G7 summit in 2015. It was his first visit to a country outside of Africa since his election.
In 2019, the German consulate in Lagos called for increased spending on Nigeria's infrastructure to facilitate better trade between Nigeria and Germany. Later that year, President Buhari signed a deal with German energy company, Siemens, to generate at least 25,000 megawatts of electricity for Nigeria's electric grid by 2025.
Culture
Germany founded a Goethe-Institut in Lagos in 1962.
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