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Nigerian Foreign Policy: a Case of Dominance or Dependence?

Nigeria has increasingly come to demand the attention of other actors in the international system. The principal reasons for this are that Nigeria is the continent’s largest oil producer, has the biggest Gross National Product in black or white Africa and possesses the largest population. Before the mid-1970s the country’s leaders were generally content to follow a quiet path in foreign affairs, but since that date foreign policy has taken on a more dynamic shape. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the le…