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EMBASSY/CONSULATE ADDRESSES

Diplomatic Representation in US:
Ambassador: George Achulike OBIOZOR
Embassy: 3519 International Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: [1] (202) 986-8400
Fax: [1] (202) 362-6552

Consulate(s) General are in:

Atlanta
4488 N. Shallowford Rd., Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30328
(770) 394-6261

New York
828 Second Ave.
New York, NY 10017.
(212) 808-0301

US Diplomatic Representation:
Ambassador: Terence McCulley
Embassy: 9 Mambilla St., Off Aso Drive, Maitama District
Mailing address: P.O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja
Telephone: [234] (09) 523-0916/0960/5857/2235
FAX: [234] 523-2083

Nigerian Embassies and Consulates around the World

Algeria
27, Bis Rue Blaise Pascal
BP 629
Agar Gare

Angola
C.P. 479
Luanda

Australia
27 State Circle
Box 241, Civic Square
Canberra, ACT 2208

Austria
Unurgasse 46
P.O. Box 262
1031 Vienna

Belgium
Avenue de Tervuren 3B
1140 Brussels
Tel: (32-2) 735 4071/2

Botswana
PO Box 274
Gaborone

Brazil
SDS Edificio Venancio II, 4th Floor
C.P. 11-1190
Brasilia, DF

Burkina Faso
BP 132
Ouagadougou

Cameroon
BP 448
Yaounde

Canada
Place de Ville, Tower A Suite 2000
320 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ont.
Tel: (613) 236-0521/2/3

Central African Republic
BP 1010
Bangui

Chad
BP 752
Ndjamena

China
2 Tung Wu Chieh
San Li Tun, Caoyang District
Beijing

Congo, Democratic Republic of
141 Boulevard du 30 Juin
BP 1700
Kinshasa

Congo, Republic of
11 Avenue Lyautey
BP 790
Brazzaville

Côte d'Ivoire
BP 1906
Abidjan
Tel: (225) 22-30-82

Cuba
PO Box 6232
Havana
Tel: (53-7) 291 091

Egypt
13 Sharia Gabalaya
Zamalek
Cairo
Tel: (20-2) 818 389

Ethiopia
PO Box 1019
Addis Ababa
Tel: (251-1) 12 06 44

France
173 Avenue Victor Hugo
Paris
Tel: (33-1) 47 04 68 65/6

Gabon
Avenue du President Leon Mba, Quartier L'Universite
BP 1191
Libreville

The Gambia
61 Buckle Street
Banjul

Germany
53 Boom-Bad, Godesberg, Goldbergwang 13
Bonn
Tel: (49-228) 322 071, 322 075

Ghana
Akasombo Road, Airport Residential Area
PO Box 1548
Accra

Guinea
BP 54
Conakry

Guinea-Bissau
C.P. 199
Guinea-Bissau

Guinea, Equatorial
4 Paseo De Los Cocoteres
Malabo

Hong Kong
47-5 Gloucester Road, Lap Heng House
GPO Box 15670
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 528 0425/6/7

India
1 Panchashe Marg., Chankyapuri
New Delhi

Iran
Park Avenue, 31st Street
Tehran

Ireland
56 Leeson Park
Dublin 6

Italy
Via Orazio 14
00193 Rome

Jamaica
5 Waterloo Road
PO Box 6400
Kingston

Japan
19.7 Vehera 2-Chome
Shibya-Ku
Tokyo
Tel: (81-3) 468-5531/2

Kenya
PO Box 30516
Nairobi
Tel: (254-2) 28321/2

Lebanon
Said Ammar Building, Cornish Al Mazraa, Malat Street
Beirut

Liberia
PO Box 366
Monrovia

Libya
PO Box 4417
Tripoli

Mali
BP 57
Bamako
Tel: (223) 27 71 25 12

Mauritania
BP 367
Nouakchott

Mozambique
C.P. 4693
Maputo

Niger
Quartier Niamey Bas
BP 617
Niamey

Poland
U.I. Gruzinska 300-989
Warsaw

Portugal
Avenue Frei Miguel Contreiras 54A 10
Lisbon

Romania
Strada Orland Nr. 9, Box 37
Bucharest

Russia
UL. Kachalovia 13
Moscow
Tel: (7-095) 290 3785

Saudi Arabia
PO Box 655
Jeddah

Senegal
72 Boulevard de la Republique
BP 3129
Dakar

Sierra Leone
21 Charlotte Street
Freetown

Somalia
PO Box 960
Mogadishu

Spain
Terra de Madrid Pits, 16 Apto
1 Plaza de Espana 18
Madrid

Sudan
PO Box 1538
Khartoum

Sweden
PO Box 628
11 427 Stockholm

Switzerland
45, Zieglerstrasse
3007 Berne

Tanzania
92 Guinea Road, Oysterbay
PO Box 1214
Dar-es-Salaam

Togo
311 Boulevard Greulaire
BP 1189
Lome

Trinidad and Tobago
17 Queens Park West
PMB 140
Port of Spain

Uganda
33 Nakasero Road
PO Box 4338
Kampala

United Kingdom
9 Northumberland Avenue
London WC2N 5BX
Tel: (44-171) 839 1244

United Nations
757 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10017

United States of America
Consulate:
575 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10011

Zambia
PO Box 2598
Lusaka

Embassy and Consulate Web Sites for Nigeria

U.S. Embassy Web Site in Nigeria
Embassy of Nigeria in Washington DC


FOREIGN RELATIONS

The United States established diplomatic relations with Nigeria in 1960, following its independence from the United Kingdom. Post-independence, the country saw a mix of coups, military rule, assassinations, massacres, civil war, and elections. The 1999 inauguration of a civilian president ended 16 consecutive years of military rule. Following this, the U.S.-Nigerian relationship began to improve, as did cooperation on foreign policy goals such as regional peacekeeping.

Nigeria's economic growth has been largely fueled by oil revenues. Although the country conducted successful elections in 2011, it faces formidable challenges in consolidating democratic order, including terrorist activities, sectarian conflicts, and public mistrust of the government. Nigeria has yet to develop effective measures to address corruption, poverty, and ineffective social service systems, and mitigate the violence. Under the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission, the two countries hold bilateral talks on four key areas: good governance, transparency, and integrity; energy and investment; Niger Delta and regional security; and agriculture and food security.

U.S. Assistance to Nigeria

The United States seeks to help improve the economic stability, security, and well-being of Nigerians by strengthening democratic institutions, improving transparency and accountability, and professionalizing security forces. U.S. assistance also aims to reinforce local and national systems; build institutional capacity in the provision of health and education services; and support improvements in agricultural productivity, job expansion in the rural sector, and increased supplies of clean energy. A partnership among the U.S., the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and international organizations to focus on improved governance, non-oil economic growth, and human development ensures closer coordination of donor activities, more effective support, and greater impact for ordinary citizens.

Bilateral Economic Relations

Nigeria is the United States' largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due to the high level of petroleum imports from Nigeria. The United States is the largest foreign investor in Nigeria, with U.S. foreign direct investment concentrated largely in the petroleum/mining and wholesale trade sectors. U.S. imports from Nigeria include oil, cocoa, rubber, returns, and food waste. U.S. exports to Nigeria include wheat, vehicles, machinery, oil, and plastic. Nigeria is eligible for preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The United States and Nigeria have signed a bilateral trade and investment framework agreement.

Nigeria's Membership in International Organizations

Nigeria and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization. Nigeria also is an observer to the Organization of American States.

Bilateral Representation

The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria is Terence P. McCulley; other principal embassy officials are listed in the Department's Key Officers List.

Nigeria maintains an embassy in the United States at 3519 International Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008, (tel: 202-986-8400).

More information about Nigeria is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:

Department of State Nigeria Page
Department of State Key Officers List
CIA World Factbook Nigeria Page
U.S. Embassy: Nigeria
USAID Nigeria Page
History of U.S. Relations With Nigeria
Human Rights Reports
International Religious Freedom Reports
Trafficking in Persons Reports
Narcotics Control Reports
Investment Climate Statements
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Countries Page
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Export.gov International Offices Page
Library of Congress Country Studies
Travel and Business Information




TRAVEL ADVISORIES

To obtain the latest Travel Advisory Information for Nigeria check the U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet.


TRAVEL TIPS

Driving U.S Driving Permit accepted
Currency (NGN) Naira
Electrical 240 Volts
Telephones Country Code 234, City Code Lagos 1+7D, Ibadan 2+7D, Abuja 9+7D, Ado-Ekiti 30+6D



Climate
Varies from area to area. The southern coast is hot and humid with a rainy season from March to November. During the dry season, the Harmattan wind blows from the Sahara. The north’s rainy season is from July to September. Nights can be cold in December and January.

Clothing
Lightweight cottons and linens are worn, with a warm wrap advisable in the north. Rainwear is essential during the rainy season.

Food & Drink
There are restaurants of all varieties in Lagos and the major towns. European and Oriental food is readily available. Although there are self-service cafes, mainly in department stores, most restaurants have table service. Nigerian food is typical of that found throughout West Africa, and meals will often include yam, sweet potatoes, plantain and pepper soup, with regional variations. In the north, meat is more popular than in other areas; specialities are suya (barbecued liver and beef on sticks) and kilishi (spiced dried meat), in the east egussi soup (stew of meat, dried fish and melon seeds), and in the south goat meat and bush meat, particularly antelope, which is considered a delicacy.
There are many brands of locally brewed and bottled beer which are very good. Spirits are expensive. Larger hotels and clubs have bars and cocktail lounges.

Shopping
Markets are the most interesting places to shop. Special purchases include adire (patterned, indigo-dyed cloth), batiks and pottery from the southwest, leatherwork and kaduna cotton from the north and carvings from the east. Designs vary greatly, many towns having their own distinctive style. Other purchases include herbs, beadwork, basketry and ceremonial masks such as those of the Ekpo. Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1700, Sat 0800-1630.

Currency
Naira (N) = 100 kobo. Notes are in denominations of N500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of N1.

Credit & debit cards
American Express, MasterCard, Diners Club and Visa are rarely accepted in Nigeria and, because of the prevalence of credit card fraud, their use is ill-advised.

Travellers cheques
Travellers cheques are generally not recommended.


CUSTOMS/DUTIES

Tobacco...............200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 200g of tobacco

Liquor..................2 litres

Perfume...............Reasonable for personal use

Cameras...............1 still camera and 1 movie/video

Film......................Reasonalbe for personal use

Gifts......................Duty free allowance up to ngn 300.00

Currency...............Must be declared on arrival

Prohibited: Fruits, vegetables, cereals and eggs, whether fresh or preserved; jewellery and precious metals; textile fabrics and mosquito nets.



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