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.

Professor Efem Ubi has stressed the need to embrace BRICS partnership for Nigeria's economic and strategic gains.

The ministry of foreign affairs says Nigeria has accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. Kimiebi Ebienfa, acting spokesperson for the ministry, announced the development in a statement on Saturday.

Nigeria’s alignment with BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) as a partner member offers significant advantages across critical

The big BRICS countries now have three formal partners on the continent with economies growing much faster than South Africa's, and bigger markets in terms of population, if not available cash.

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.

The Brazilian government, currently holding the pro tempore presidency of BRICS, announced on January 17th, the formal acceptance of Nigeria as the group’s newest partner country. This development marks Nigeria as the ninth nation to join BRICS’ partner-country framework,

The professor of political science said that Nigeria should have been an original member of the group or granted a full membership.

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s chair. 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.

A former Minister of Interior, Professor Bola Akinyemi, has said that Nigeria should not have accepted the partner membership granted to it by the