Nigeria's new BRICS partner status sparks economic optimism, debate

FILE - Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov enter a hall for talks in Moscow on March 6, 2024. Nigeria on Jan. 17, 2025, became an official partner in the BRICS economic and political bloc, of which Russia is a founding member.

Nigerian authorities said this week that the nation’s new partnership status with the BRICS bloc could unlock critical opportunities in trade, investment and agriculture.