Federal Republic of Nigeria


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Noun1.Federal Republic of Nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of GuineaFederal Republic of Nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
al Sunna Wal Jamma, Followers of the Phrophet - a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks
Abuja, capital of Nigeria, Nigerian capital - capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
Ibadan - a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university
Katsina - a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
Lagos - chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
Maiduguri, Yerwa-Maiduguri - a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center
Zaria - a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center
Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
Niger, Niger River - an African river; flows into the South Atlantic
Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
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The ceremony for exchanging the instruments of ratification took place between Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Assistant Minister for Human Rights and International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Mohammed Dansanta Rimi, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the UAE, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation's General Diwan, in the presence of Abdul Rahman Murad Al Balushi, Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Justice.
Shirley Ho-Vicario as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the to the Federal Republic of Nigeria with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Benin, Burkina Faso, the Republic of Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Cote D'lvoire or Ivory Coast, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the Gabonese Republic, the Islamic Republic of Gambia, the Republic of Ghana, the Republic of Guinea, the Republic of Liberia, the Republic of Senegal, the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Togolese Republic.
Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Until recently, he was DAS for Central Africa and African Security.
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on his country's National Day.
Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In 2009, he was appointed South Africa's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria .
Khartoum, 30 May (SUNA) - The Vice President of the Republic Hassabu Mohamed Abdal-Rahman and his accompanying delegation returned to the country Saturday from the Federal Republic of Nigeria after participating in the inauguration ceremony of the new elected Nigerian President Mohamed Bukhari.
"The decision follows a letter sent by FIFA to the NFF on 4 July 2014, in which it expressed its great concern after the NFF was served with court proceedings and consequently an order preventing the president of the NFF, the NFF Executive Committee members and the NFF Congress from running the affairs of Nigerian football was granted by a High Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In a message to the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the Ambassador said, "I feel honoured, on behalf of Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, government and people of Federal Republic of Nigeria, to extend warmest greetings to Pakistani Nation on Independence Day"
Today, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alhadzi Tukur Mani (residence in Tehran) presented his
Dauda Danladi expressed the hope that the people to people contacts and economic ties between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan would flourish further with new strength in future.
According to a press release issued by Nigerian High Commission Islamabad, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, President of Federal Republic of Nigeria attaches great importance to boost economic interaction with the Government of Pakistan, particularly the business community.

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