Nigeria Law
Diplomatic Record

Tier 2 · resource-driven · Est. 1 October 1960

🇯🇵Japan

What keeps it alive

Japan is a significant ODA donor. JICA active in infrastructure and capacity building.

Active drivers

TRADE

Anchors

JICA development assistance · Trade · Japanese car/electronics imports

Accountability

No specific accountability issue documented.

Key moments

  • 1960Japan recognised Nigeria on independence day.
  • 2023Nigeria-Japan trade estimated at $1.2bn. Japan key funder of rural electrification programmes.
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Redline

Wikipedia is never a source.