Located in the southeastern part of West Africa, the Federal Republic of Nigeria covers an area of 920,000 square km and has a population of 133 million, more than any other country in Africa. It has many ethnic groups, with a majority of residents believing in Islam and Christian. Current President of Nigeria is Olusegun Obasanjo. English is the official language. Abuja is the capital city.

Sino-Nigerian relations have been growing steadily since the two countries established diplomatic relations on Feb. 10, 1971. Great success have been made in bilateral cooperation in cultural, educational and health areas. Jiang Zemin, then Chinese president, Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, President Hu Jintao visited Nigeria in 2002, 2004 and 2006 respectively. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo visited China in 2005. Bilateral trade stood at 2.83 billion U.S. dollars in 2005.