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Mandate
The NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS was established
in 1961 as an independent and non-profit making organisation and became a
government-funded Institute in 1971.
The Act of 1971 (CAP.31 1) establishing the Institute states its objectives
as follows:
(a) To encourage and facilitate the understanding of international affairs
and of the circumstances, conditions and attitudes of foreign countries
and their peoples;
(b) To provide and maintain means of information upon international questions
and promote the study and investigation of international questions by
means of conferences, lectures and discussions and by the preparation and
publication of books, reports or otherwise as may seem desirable so as to
develop a body of informed opinions on world affairs;
(c) To establish contacts with other organisations with similar objectives.
Structure
Patron and Supervisor
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the Patron of the Institute.
Until 2006, the Institute was supervised by the Vice-President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. At present, that responsibility rests with the Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
The Governing Council
The Governing Council of the Institute consists of the following members
appointed by the President:
• A Chairman
• The Director-General; a representative of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
• Three Persons from Federal Universities in Nigeria. However,
no two persons shall be appointed from the same University.
• Six persons with special interest in international affairs
The Director-General: Professor Bola A. Akinterinwa, PhD, Sorbonne
The Director-General is appointed by the President. He is both the Chief
Executive and the Chief Research Officer of the Institute.
The Department of Research and Studies
The Research and Studies Department was established in 1961. It is headed
by a Research Professor who is responsible to the Director-General.
The Department has the following divisions:
• International Law and Organisations
• Security and Strategic Studies
• International Politics
• International Economics
• African Politics and Integration
sessions on various issues in Nigeria’s foreign
policy, civil society organisations, academics,
businessmen and media professionals have
taken active part. So have seasoned, retired
ambassadors and public servants.
Indeed, the NIIA has deepened its
cooperation with several other research
institutions with a view to also explain the
place of investment in Nigeria’s foreign policy.
Investment serves as a catalyst in the efforts
being made to promote economic growth and
development which, in turn, will ensure the
well-being of the people. And true enough,
a well-developed global community without
Nigeria can only create a vacuum. In other
words, an undeveloped Nigeria can only be
to the detriment of the developed countries.
It is, therefore, necessary for investors to take
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Library and Documentation Services Department
The Library is computerised. Some of the subscriptions, especially for journals
are online. The Press Library has a stock of more than 380,000 newspaper
clippings. There are seven professional Librarians, including the Director.
Administration and Finance Department
The Department renders support services. It ensures that resources necessary for
the smooth running of the institute are made available, as well as ensuring the
proper maintenance of equipment. The Department is headed by a Director who
supervises 15 qualified Administrative and Accounting Staff.
Publications
The NIIA has two major journals and several publications, such as:
• The Nigerian Journal of International Affairs (NJIA)
• The Nigerian Forum
• Survey of Nigerian Affairs
• Public Lecture Series
• Monograph Series
The Dialogue Series
The Dialogue Series with sister institutions were instituted as one of the channels
for fulfilling the mandate of the Institute. It is an intellectual exercise designed
to explore with opinion formulators in other countries some carefully delineated
current policy issues in international relations. To this extent, the Dialogue
Series enable Nigeria through the NIIA to assess the sincerity or otherwise of
other nations on foreign policy issues, particularly those relating to African
affairs. It is also an avenue for the country’s perception of key global issues and
pattems of relations with Nigeria.
Collaboration with other Institutions
The NIIA was fashioned after the Royal Institute of lnternational Affairs (RIIA),
also known as Chatham House. The relationship with Chatham House has been
revamped. Chatham House had provided valuable assistance to the Institute.
The NIIA is in collaboration with many institutions, such as the South African
Institute of International Affairs (SIIA); Babangida School of International
Studies, University of Liberia; Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training
Centre (KAIPTC); Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA); International Peace
Institute (IPI), New York; the Institute of Global Governance, South Africa; and
China Institute for Contemporary lntemational Relations (CICIR).
Teaching and Award of Diploma
The NIIA is involved in teaching at the Foreign Service Academy and Military
Institutions such as the National Defence College, Abuja and the Command and
Staff College, Jaji. The Institute in the past has awarded postgraduate Diploma in
International Relations; plans are under way to upgrade the teaching programme.
Nigeria more seriously, put resources together
and reduce global poverty and threats to global
peace and security by ensuring new flows of
direct investment funds to Nigeria.
13/15 Kofo Abayomi Road, Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria Tel: +234-01-9500983;
Email: director-general1@hotmail.com,
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