Nigerian High Commissioner To India Presents Letters of Credence To President Droupadi Murmu.

By Timilehin Ajibade

His Excellency Saidu Dahiru Muhammad, High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to India,nhas presented his Letters of Credence to Her Excellency Smt. Droupadi Murmu, President of the Republic of India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on Monday, 24 August 2026.

According to a Statement by the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oluwafemi Adeniyi, the High Commissioner conveyed the warm and fraternal greetings of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to President Murmu, as well as the Government and people of India, during the ceremony.

He thanked President Murmu for the warm reception and expressed the appreciation of the Government and people of Nigeria for the excellent relations existing between Nigeria and India. He reaffirmed the importance Nigeria attaches to its relations with India and described his appointment as both a privilege and a responsibility to advance Nigeria’s national interests in India.

The envoy emphasised that Nigeria-India relations extended beyond political and diplomatic engagement to encompass substantial economic, commercial, cultural, educational and people-to-people ties. He identified the promotion of trade, investment and economic cooperation as major priorities of his tenure and expressed his determination to encourage greater Indian investment in Nigeria and facilitate stronger business-to-business engagement.

Furthermore, he expressed Nigeria’s interest in enhancing cooperation with India in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, information and communications technology, digital transformation, education and scholarships, infrastructure as well as skills development. He also highlighted the need to strengthen collaboration in defence, security and cultural exchanges.

In her remarks, President Murmu warmly welcomed the High Commissioner and congratulated him on his appointment as High Commissioner to the Republic of India. She spoke positively of the longstanding friendship between Nigeria and India, noting that relations between the two countries were founded on strong historical ties, mutual respect and shared interests.

President Murmu particularly underscored the importance of the economic relations between Nigeria and India, affirming India’s position as a major business and trading partner of Nigeria. She also acknowledged the contributions of Indian businesses and investors to Nigeria’s economic development and encouraged stronger private-sector engagement between the two countries.

The ceremony demonstrated the depth and cordiality of Nigeria-India relations, while highlighting the prospects for expanded political and economic partnerships. In addition, it reflected the importance attached by the Governments of Nigeria and India to their longstanding relations and underscored the importance of renewed efforts for the strengthening of bilateral cooperation.