NIGERIA-BRITISH RELATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA IN THE POST-BREXIT ERA

Abstract

The United Kingdom is number one of Nigeria's closest allies, the reason being that Britain, after colonizing Nigeria for about fifty (50) years after the 1914 Amalgamation, left behind a legacy that has continued to influence most aspects of Nigerian national life. Against this backdrop, this paper seeks to examine Nigeria-British relations in the post-Brexit era and its impact on Nigeria in particular. The paper relies on secondary data and utilizes the content analysis for interpretation of data collected. The social contagion effect was adopted as the theoretical framework of analysis. The paper, therefore, concludes that the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (EU) will have negative implications for Nigeria in the longrun. In the final analysis, it recommends among other things that, the two nations should always emphasize factors that promote understanding in their relations for the mutual benefits of both countries.