NIGERIA FOREIGN POLICY AND ECONOMIC RELATION 2015-2019 (A CASE STUDY OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC)

The study examined the Nigeria Foreign Policy and Economic Relation 2015 – 2019 (A case study of the Fourth Republic). Since independence, the guiding principle of Nigeria’s foreign policy and the pursuit of its national interests, in both its bilateral and its multilateral relations, have remained a reflection of its perception of the international environment. A constant feature that has remained central to Nigeria’s foreign policy architecture has been Africa, with preoccupations concerning fighting colonialism, apartheid and the discrimination of black peoples in the African continent and elsewhere in the world. The study is a content analysis of Nigeria-Niger, China, United States of America and United Kingdom economic relations. Nigeria’s foreign policy thrust was considered Afrocentric in nature. The study revealed Nigerian economic relations involved the trade of food and merchandise; food items include maize, rice, millet and com. Nigerian government should work closely and pragmatically through its relevant agencies with the British government with a view to creating further improvement on efforts to remove needless obstacles perceived to be seriously hindering a robust business, trade and investment engagements of business people of Nigeria and Britain.