Political relations
Political relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Nigeria are traditionally good and friendly.
The then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vuk Jeremić, visited Nigeria in November 2009.
Former President of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Nikolić awarded President Muhammadu Buhari the Order of the Republic of Serbia on a Ribbon for his contribution to the development and strengthening of peaceful cooperation and friendly relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
On 17 April 2024, Speaker of the National Assembly Ana Brnabić met with Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate of Nigeria, in London.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić held a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar on 17 April 2025.
Economic relations
According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total foreign trade with the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the first eight months of 2026 amounted to USD 6.786 million, of which exports accounted for USD 5.246 million and imports for USD 1.54 million.
In 2025, total trade in goods amounted to USD 109.26 million. Exports amounted to USD 18.307 million, while imports totalled USD 90.953 million.
Health situation
Malaria and yellow fever are present in Nigeria. For further information, please consult the website of the World Health Organization.
Bilateral agreements
Trade Agreement between the Government of the SFRY and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Date of entry into force: 27 October 1982.
Protocol on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Signed/entered into force on 21 November 2009.
Contact information
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Abuja:
http://www.abuja.mfa.gov.rs
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Budapest, which covers the Republic of Serbia on a non-resident basis:
http://nigerianembassy.hu/
Responsible Political Department:
Department for Africa and the Middle East
Tel: +381 11 306 8254
Email: ozabi@mfa.rs
Consular Affairs Department:
Tel: +381 11 306 8268, +381 11 306 8198
Visa Policy Department:
Tel: +381 11 306 8585