- Nigeria is a West African nation
- Nigeria is an important trading partner of India. The bilateral trade between both countries stood at US 12 billion dollars in 2015-16.
- Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer and its major chunk of crude export is to India.
- There are over 100 Indian companies operating in Nigeria mainly in hydrocarbons, telecom, textiles, electrical equipment, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, IT and autos sectors.