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 formally joined the BRICS group, which consists of South Africa, China, India, Russia, and Brazil, a collection of emerging-market nations. The interim spokeswoman for Nigeria's foreign ministry,

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.

Nigeria has officially accepted an invitation to join BRICS as a partner country, marking a significant step in the nation’s pursuit of inclusive growth

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

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.

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,