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| Nigerian Dignitary to India | Period & Event |
|---|---|
| President Shehu Shagari | January 1983 Chief Guest Republic Day celebrations. |
| President Gen Sani Abacha | March 1994 [to attend the G15 summit] |
| President (Gen.) OlusegunObasanjo | April 1999 |
| President (Gen.) OlusegunObasanjo | State Visit to India from January 24-28, 2000 as the Chief Guest at India’s 50thRepublic Day celebrations. |
| President Gen. OlusegunObasanjo | Transit Visit to India from November 2-3, 2004 |
| Vice President Goodluck Jonathan | November 5-7, 2007 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. |
| President Muhammadu Buhari | October 26-30, 2015 for the Third India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi |
| Indian Dignitary to Nigeria | Period and Event |
| Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru | 23-27September, 1962 |
| Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee | To attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit, Abuja December 2003. |
| Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh | October 14-16, 2007 |
Details of Bilateral Ministerial and Official Visits
From India during 2010-2022
| Ministerial Level Visits | |
|---|---|
| ShriAnand Sharma, Minister - Commerce & Industry | January 14-16, 2010 – to inaugurate ‘Namaskar India’ in Lagos. |
| ShriMuraliDeora, Minister of Petroleum & Gas |
January 25-26, 2010 - visited Abuja along with heads of major public sector oil and gas companies. |
| Smt. D. Purandeswari, MOS - Human Resource Development |
June 20-25, 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 September-2 October, 2010 - visited Abuja representing India at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Nigeria’s Independence. |
| Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Water Resources |
May 29, 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 |
May 6-7, 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 and Natural Gas, accompanied by his PS | May 28-29, 2015 - visited Abuja to represent Government of India at the inauguration ceremony of Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and handed over Hon’ble PM’s invitation to IAFS-III personally to President Muhammadu Buhari. |
Shri M.J.Akbar, Hon’ble MoS for External Affairs and Shri C.R. Chaudhary, Hon’ble MoS for Commerce & Industry |
From 8-9 October 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 | From 11-13 June 2019 to attend the Democracy Day celebrations of Nigeria on 12 June 2019, rep-resenting the Prime Minister of India. |
| Shri V. Muraleedharan, Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs | From 22-23 Aug 2022 to attend the inaugural event of Nigeria-India Business Council (NIBC) at Abuja. |
| Senior Official Level Visits | |
| Lt Gen SK Singh, Vice Chief of Army Staff | February 26 to March 01, 2013 |
| Mr.SutanuBehuria, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry |
July 11-14, 2013 - accompanied by Mr. P.K. Uppal, Executive Director, BHEL, visited Abuja, Nigeria to explore cooperation in power sector. |
| Mrs.SmitaNagaraj, JS, Ministry of Defence |
May 6-9, 2014 accompanied by a 5-member Defence delegation for the 2nd Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting. |
| A 3-member delegation led by Shri Deepak Amitabh, Chairman & MD of M/s. Power Trading Corporation of India (PTC). | July 20-24, 2014 visited Abuja for possible cooperation in power sector. |
| A-5 member delegation NDA, Khadakwasla |
November 21-23, 2014 - visited Nigeria for Defence Cooperation Exchange Programme. |
| Lt Gen SK Gadeock, AVSM, Commandant DSSC, Wellington | 10-14 December, 2015 to attend DSSC, Wellington Alumni dinner reception for Nigerian Armed Forces Officers |
| A 3-member senior Naval delegation led by Rear Admiral DhirenVig, Asst Chief of Naval Staff | 25-29 January, 2016 visited Nigeria as the outcome of 3rd JDCC, meeting to discuss the modalities of cooperation in areas of mutual interest between navies of the both countries. |
| Nine members Scoping delegation led by Lt. General V.G. Khandare (Retd), Military Adviser, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) | Visited Nigeriafrom 13-17 Sep 2021 |
| 17 members high level National Defence College (NDC) delegation led by Maj Gen R.A Moghe visited Abuja and Lagos. | On study tour From 29 May to 2 June 2022 |
Visits from Nigeria
| Ministerial Level Visits | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Works of Nigeria | February 27 to March 2 2012 – led a 11-member delegation to study the business model of National Highways Authority of India |
| S&T Minister of Nigeria | March 1-2, 2012 - led a 4-member delegation for the India-Africa S&T Ministers Conference |
| Minister of Labour & Productivity | March 1-3, 2012 - led a 3-member delegation for IBSA International Workshop |
| Finance Minister Dr. NgoziOkonjo-Iweala |
March 28 2012 –unscheduled visit to India to seek support for her candidature for President of World Bank with the leaders of BRICS. |
| Minister of S&T | September 12-15, 2012 6-member delegation to participate at 3rd Bengaluru Space Expo. |
| Minister of Agriculture & Natural Resources |
September 24-26, 2012 - to attend 40th Year Celebration of ICRISAT at Hyderabad |
| Prof (Mrs) Ruqayyatu A. Rufai, Minister for Education |
8-10 November, 2012 – She led a 11-member delegation to attend Ninth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting at New Delhi |
| Minister of Communication Technology Mrs. Omabola Johnson |
March 19 -21, 2013 - Visited New Delhi/ Kolkata from to attend India Soft-2013. She also had a meeting with her Indian counterpart |
| Minister of Justice &Attorney General Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke | September 7-11 2013 - for participating in AALCO Annual Conference in New Delhi |
| Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment Hon’ble Mr.Olusegun Aganga accompanied by a high-level business delegation. | September 10-13, 2014 |
| Mr.OlusegunObasanjo, former President of Nigeria | November 16-17, 2014 to attend the International Conference organised by the Congress Party to commemorate Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary |
| Dr.Enelamah Okechukwu, Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, accompanied by a large delegation | March 14-15, 2016 to attend the 11th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave held in New Delhi. |
| H.E. Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Foreign Minister of Nigeria | April 24-29, 2022 to Raisina Dialogue 2022 |
| Mr. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment | 19-20 July 2022 – to participate in 17th CII EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth partnership in New Delhi |
| Senior Official Level Visits | |
| Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba | December 9-13, 2013 – He led a 6-member official delegation to India |
| 20-member delegation comprising 5- from House of Representatives and Chairman House Committee on Banking & Currency; | March 9-11, 2014- 10th CII-Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership |
| Mrs Sarah Reng Ochekpe, Minister of Water Resources | March 20-22, 2014 – to participate at the Reinvent The Toilet Fair: India 2014 in New Delhi. |
| Kano State Governor Hon’ble Mohd Rabiu Kwankwaso and business delegation | April 19-22, 2014 – Visited India at the invitation of M/s. Skipper. |
| 14-member Senate Committee of Senators & Members of House of Representatives at CEC’s invitation. | June 21-26, 2014. Visited India on the invitation of Election Commission of India |
| A five members Nigerian delegation from Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna | Visited Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala (Kerala) from 07-17 July, 2014 |
| A 10-member delegation from the Nigerian Parliamentary Committee on Museum | August 6-7, 2014. During the visit they paid visit to Indian Parliamentary Museum and other Museums. |
| A six members Nigerian delegation from NDA, Kaduna | Visited India from October, 15-21, 2014 |
| A 6-member high-level delegation from National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under Federal Ministry of Communication Technology | December 9-12, 2014 visited India for possible collaboration with India in IT solutions, skilled manpower development and setting up of Nigeria-India Tech Forum. |
| A six members delegation led by Air Vice Marshal JC Ifemeje, Commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji | 02-04 February, 2015 – visited DSSC, Wellington as reciprocal visit between Staff Colleges of both the countries |
| Air Vice Marshal A.A. Zannah, the Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Air Force | 18-21 February, 2015 accompanied by three members visited India to attend ‘Aero India 2015’ and ‘Make in India in Defence Manufacturing’ exhibitions |
| A Six member delegation led by Mr David Gende, Director (Joint Services), MoD including Air Vice Marshal EE Agwungwu, Air HQ, Abuja | 10-11 August, 2015 – visited India to attend 3rd JDCC meeting held at New Delhi between India & Nigeria |
| Aminu Bello Mesari, Governor of Katsina State | November 11-13, 2015 at the invitation of M/s. Mahindra & Mahindra in connection with purchase of tractors for his state. |
| A 2 member delegation from Nigerian Navy led by Rear Admiral MagajiIdrisDanladi | 06-07 Feb 2016, visit India to attend International Fleet Review-2016 at Visakhapatnam and 10-12 Feb 2016 visited Goa, Shipyard. |
| A 4 Member Nigerian MoD delegation led by Amb. DanjumaNanpon Sheni, Permanent Secretary MoD, and 6 Member Nigerian Army Delegation led by Maj Gen CAT Jemitola | 28-31 Mar 2016, visited India to attend Defence – Expo-2016 at Goa. |
| Major General (Retd.) Mr. BabaganaMonguno, National Security Adviser of Nigeria | For the First Strategic and Counter-Terrorism Dialogue between India and Nigeria at the level of NSA from March 4-5, 2021 |
Visits from Nigeria
| Ministerial Level Visits |
|---|
Minister of Federal Ministry of Interior Mr. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola |
18-19 Nov 2022 – to attend Conference on Counter Terrorism Financing “No Money for Terror” (NMFT) |
| IGP, NPS; Chairman, EFCC; Chairman, ICPC and Minister of Police Affairs of Nigeria |
From 18-19 Oct 2022 visited India to attend 90th Interpol General Assembly from |
| Mr. Ogunyemi Franklin Abiola, Director, Nigerian Foreign Service Academy |
From 14-18 Nov 2022 visited India to attend 48th Annual Meeting of International Forum on Diplomatic Training (IFDT). |
| Brig. General (Retd.) Mr. Mohamed Buba Marwa , Chairman, NDLEA
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From 6-7 December 2022 visited India for Bilateral meeting with NCB in New Delhi from |
October 2022
