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Nigerians began to go to the Philippines for their studies in the 1960s. Nigeria continues to be a hub for Overseas Filipinos primarily workers involved in the oil, gas and construction industry of the country. As of 2011, there were 7,240 Filipinos in Nigeria, mostly professionals and spouses of Nigerian nationals.
Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [ 2]
See Nigeria–Philippines relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1962 [230] Nigeria has an embassy in Manila. Philippines has an embassy in Abuja. Qatar: Nigeria has an embassy in Doha. Qatar has an embassy in Abuja. Saudi Arabia: Nigeria has an embassy in Riyadh and a consulate-general in Jeddah.
Lagos (/ ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent.
Filipinos in Nigeria consist largely of migrant workers in the oil industry, though those in the capital city Abuja also work in the education and medical sectors. [2] [3] By mid-2008, their numbers had grown to an estimated 4,500, up from 3,790 in December 2005. [3] [4] They commonly hold skilled construction positions, among them pipe layers ...
Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens. The front cover of a Nigerian ePassport. Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria . As of 2 July 2021, Nigerian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking ...
The Foreign Relations of the Philippines are administered by the President of the Philippines and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Philippine international affairs are influenced by ties to its Southeast Asian neighbors, China, the United States, and the Middle East . The Philippines is a founding member of the United Nations; [ 1] an elected ...