Foreign policy and international standing
Figures below refer to 31 December 2025 unless stated otherwise.
The claim
The administration claims a number of foreign policy gains. Note that most of these figures come from the Presidency itself and should be attributed as such.
Figures
ECOWAS Chairman, elected July 2023 in Bissau and re-elected July 2024. BRICS Partner Country status, with an invitation to the Rio summit in July 2025. Consistent G20 invitations including the November 2025 South Africa summit. Over $50bn FDI claimed as at January 2025: ExxonMobil $10bn, Indorama $8bn, Arise IIP $3.5bn, Shell $3bn, Jindal Steel $3bn, Coca-Cola $1bn, Maersk $600m, TotalEnergies $550m. Re-elected to the AU Peace and Security Council. AU Champion for Human Resources for Health (2024) and AU Co-Champion for Digital Trade in Africa (February 2025). 16,300 km² of maritime territory gained under UNCLOS. Return of the Benin Bronzes from Germany. Over ₦169bn paid in ECOWAS Community Levy arrears.
The counter-argument
FDI announcements are commitments, not disbursements, and the source is the Presidency. Attribute them as claims rather than verified inflows. The independently verifiable international validation is the ratings upgrades, not the FDI list.
Sources
- State House — two years of foreign policy commentarystatehouse.gov.ng