What is known today as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs started in 1957, as the External Division of the office of the Prime Minister. The establishment of that office was part of the preparation for Nigeria’s independence.
In the beginning 12 officers were selected after rigorous interview to constitute the pioneer staff of the Nigerian Foreign Service designed to be in the words of the then Chairman Federal Civil Service Commission, “an elite service of the brightest and the best.
” In addition to courses at reputable institutions abroad such as Oxford University, as part of their training, the officers were also sent abroad to British Embassies and Consular Posts to function as Third Secretaries, vice Consuls etc. On 1st October 1960, the government subsequently established a separate Ministry known as Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations to deal with external affairs of the government.
The Ministry’s name was subsequently changed to Ministry of External Affairs and finally assumed its current name Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991.
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