History and International Studies Research Papers/Topics

AFRICA AS THE CENTERPIECE OF NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY: A HISTORICAL REFLECTION OF THE GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON’S REGIME,1966 – 1975

States do not live in a state of complete isolation. They need to interact with others because most of what they desire to make life worth living is not found within their territories. The most common relationship among states in the world today is through foreign policy. Nigeria has participated in this practice over the years. For many years, Africa was the centrepiece of the Nigerian foreign policy. With this policy, Nigeria had overwhelmingly given both solicited and unsolicited support t...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGIES IN AFRICA AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HER NATIONAL INTEREST SINCE 1960

ABSRTACT The task of this paper is to evaluate the various foreign Policy strategies adopted and pursued by various administrations since 1960 to 2018, and to examine the level of achievement thus. Nigeria obtained its political independence from Great Britain on 1st October 1960. Independence naturally led to the creation of governmental machinery, which in turn necessitated the creation of relevant administrative structures to oversee the country’s relations with other countries. Nigeria...

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION, FOREIGN AID AND DEVELOPMENT

International institutions , foreign aid and development No nation can survive all by itself in the international arena. The need to relate with   other   nations   is   essential   in   pursuing   respective   national   interest.   These relationships can be between two nations which is called bilateral relationship or relationship  among  nations  more   than   two   which   is   referred  to   as   multi lateral relationship.   In order to maintain ...