Official Website of the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York

A Nation With Great Diversity

Nigeria is a massive country of almost 150 million people comprising 250 ethnic groups speaking 4000 dialects. The diversity of Nigeria is reflected in its rainbow of creeds and complexions, views and counterviews, stretching from the fringes of the desert in the North to the Atlantic waters in the South.

Heritage and Cultural Tourism

Nigeria offers a wide variety of tourist attractions such as extended and roomy river and ocean beaches ideal for swimming and other water sports, unique wildlife, vast tracts of unspoiled nature ranging from tropical forest, magnificent waterfalls.

Democracy in Nigeria

Nigeria the world's fourth largest democracy. One African in four is a Nigerian; with a population of 150 million or more, Nigeria is larger than any country in Europe. It is also the world's eighth largest producer of crude oil and has been the United States' second largest supplier.

The Consulate

As one of the four (4) Nigeria's diplomatic representation in the United States of America, the Consulate General of Nigeria, New York, established its presence in New York.The Consulate is located at 828 second Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

The Consulate has under its jurisdiction the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont Pennsylvania. Read More

The Consul General

Honourable Habib Baba Habu, OON, a seasoned diplomat who has served Nigeria for over thirty years in key positions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as Nigeria Diplomatic Missions abroad, assumed duty as the Consul General, Consulate General of Nigeria, New York on August 1st , 2011. He also served in various committees. The Consul General, has apart from his diplomatic engagements visited at least 34 countries across globe. Read More