Australia and Nigeria signed an MOU, covering political, economic, commercial, scientific,technical and cultural cooperation in September 2012.

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, with a population of more than 198 million. It has one of Africa’s largest economies.

Nigeria is a member of the Commonwealth. Nigeria hosts the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
President Goodluck Jonathan had an official visit to Australia in 2012 during which an agreement was signed between Nigeria and Australia for the establishment of the Australian-Nigeria Trade and Investment council. it encapsulates very cordial ties between the two countries. Nigeria is represented in Australia by a High Commissioner based in Canberra.

The Australia – Nigeria Trade and Investment Council has been established already for effective trading between both countries

We can work closely with the Australians to be able to also replicate what they have done here, there is a specific conference which is now becoming widely known internationally - The NIGERIA - AUSTRALIA ECONOMIC FORUM powered by TRADE NIGERIA.

Nigeria’s regularly attend this conference and a lot of business owners have taken interest. It is a forum, an avenue where Australian’s, Nigerian’s, and State governments with people who are into one form of business/trade meet generally for Business and multilateral trade,Export promotion and processing,Business enterprise,rural economy development,Business and Investment Forum,Factories,Manufacturing companies and infrastructural development visit, Business dinner and much more.

A lot of Australians are interested because we have an investment forum during this conference, many Australians responded to our call for commerce.

So, the Australia-Africa initiative is a foreign policy initiative in which Australia's had decided to get closer to African and African countries and engage them. And of course, within the scheme of that, Nigeria occupies a very important post, that in context of the success of Australia–Africa initiative, it is also contingent on the success of the level of ties, success of Australia’s diplomatic relations in terms of ties with Nigeria. So that is why Nigeria is very prominent and they have taken it as a very serious matter.

Australia so far, yet so near. the ties between the two countries keeps getting strong and we are at a bilateral level of mutually satisfactory ties.

The forum shall also be celebrating and honoring extinguished persons who has contributed to national development and marking Nigeria at 60 in Australia.

Join the Nigeria Australia Economic forum and prepare towards the year 2020 edition taking place in Australia from the 2nd to 5th of October,2020.