Nigeria joins BRICS to challenge Western dominance, aligning with Russia and China for a fair global order. A critical move for Africa’s largest economy.

Nigeria has been accepted as a partner country in the BRICS bloc, which consists of developing economies. This addition brings one of Africa's largest

Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, with South Africa added in 2010, as a counterweight to the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations.

The Federal Government has announced its acceptance of joining BRICS as a partner country, marking a step in its efforts to strengthen international collaboration and economic development.

With this inclusion, the bloc now counts nine partner countries: Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Nigeria.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the formal acceptance to participate as a partner country highlights Nigeria's commitment to fostering international collaboration.

A former Minister of Interior, Professor Bola Akinyemi, has said that Nigeria should not have accepted the partner membership granted to it by the multinational bloc, BRICS. Akinyemi made this statement on Politics Today,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that Nigeria has accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. The ministry disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by Kimiebi Ebienfa,