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(2023)
SECTION 1
(1) There is established the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (in this Act referred to as “the Institute”) which shall have the functions assigned to it by this
(2) The Institute shall be a -
(a) body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and
(b) center of excellence for the scientific study of international affairs.
(3) The governance of the Institute and the management of its affairs shall vest in the Council of the Institute (in this Act referred to as “the Council”).
(4) The provisions of the First Schedule to this Act relating to the - [First schedule]
(a) membership, powers and the proceedings of the Council,
(b) committees of the Council, and
(c) other matters mentioned in it, shall have effect as prescribed in it.
(5) The Institute shall be exempted from stamp duties.
Establishment of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
SECTION 2
The objectives of the Institute are to -
(a) encourage and facilitate the understanding of international affairs and the circumstances, conditions and attitudes of foreign countries and their peoples, and international organisations;
(b) provide and maintain means of information upon international questions and promote the study and investigation of international questions using conferences, lectures and discussions, and by the preparation and publication of books, records, reports, or otherwise as may seem desirable to develop a body of informed opinions on world affairs;
(c) establish contacts with other organisations with similar objects.
(d) provide a nursery of ideas on the direction in international affairs that Nigeria should take, to provide a meeting ground for people of all nations and rich soil for the cross-fertilisation of their ideas, to be accomplished through painstaking research, conferences, seminars, workshops, roundtable discussions, and public lectures on crucial issues in world affairs;
(e) serve as a national body of expertise for all matters relating to international affairs;
(f) oversee the implementation and monitoring of national standards for international affairs;
(g) consult with and make recommendations to the government, regulatory bodies, trade associations, academic community and other professional bodies on all matters relating to international affairs;
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