Brazil’s government has announced that Nigeria will join the multinational BRICS bloc as a partner country.
Brazil, which will hold the bloc’s presidency in 2025, made this announcement on Friday. It emphasised Nigeria’s active role in international cooperation and noted that the African nation has been “strengthening cooperation in the Global South and reforming global governance,” which aligns with Brazil’s own priorities.
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry, known as Itamaraty, highlighted Nigeria’s significant global position in their statement: “As the 6th largest population in the world and the 1st on the African continent, as well as one of the largest economies in Africa, Nigeria has converging interests with the other members of the group.”
Nigeria now joins eight other nations as BRICS partners, with these existing partner countries primarily spread across Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia.
