Welcome to the Homepage of the German Embassy in Nigeria

Here we provide our readers with information about Germany, its history,its people and culture, its economy, as well as current topics which may be of interest. 

We hope you will enjoy browsing  through the different sections of our website.

Eid-al-Fitr

Due to the holiday Eid-al-Fitr the Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate-General in Lagos will be closed on 10th September 2010. Applicants who are supposed to pick up their visa on that day are requested to collect their passport on either 9th or 13th of September.

5th Conference of the Nigerian - German Energy Partnership in Abuja

The 5th Conference of the Nigerian - German Energy Partnership was held at the Conference Center of the Hilton Hotel in Abuja on the 12th and 13th July 2010. 

Please find below the Press Release

German Nigerian economic relations in good development

At a press conference on 5th August, 2010 in the German Embassy of Abuja, André Rönne, the delegate of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) in Nigeria and Jaiye Doherty, Chief Operating Officer Nigeria-German business Association (NGBA), provided information about the 3-rd German-Nigerian business forum which will take place on the 20th and 21st September in Hamburg.

for more on the Press Conference click here:

How to obtain a visa for Germany

Visa appointment procedure guidelines

All applicants may only apply for their visa appointment by sending a formal letter to the visa section of the German Consulate-General in LAGOS.

All applicants requesting an appointment for submitting their applications are obliged to send a formal letter according to the purpose of stay to the visa section of the German Consulate-General in LAGOS 6-8 weeks prior to the intended time of travel. The appointment will be given to the applicants by e-mail.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Schengen visa will be valid also for the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland and Malta.

From the same date new Schengen regulations regarding applicants from a number of countries, amongst them Nigeria, will lengthen the processing time of the visa applications to two weeks.

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Airport transit visa are not affected by the new regulations.

With effect from 01 May 2008 Nigerian citizens do not need an airport transit visa if they are in possession of a valid visa for member state of the EU or for a sovereign state of the Convent of the European Territory of 02 May 1992, Japan, Canada, Switzerland or the United States of America; or if after using the visa they return to Nigeria from any of these countries.

Any inconvenience caused by the new regulations is highly regretted.

Facts about Germany

Facts about Germany

Facts about Germany is a handbook for anyone seeking reliable and up-to-date information on the Federal Republic of Germany. It provides facts and figures about the country and its people, its government system, social life, poltical groupings and trends, all the different sectors of industry and business, and the multifaceted face of culture in Germany and its 16 federal states.

News from Germany - A service compiled and edited by German radio "Deutsche Welle"

One in five Germans would vote for banker embroiled in race row

A survey says one in five Germans would vote for a party headed by outspoken banker Thilo Sarrazin, whose controversial book on race and integration has topped German best-seller lists since being published last week.

Spectator killed after botched takeoff at German air show

Police say one person was killed and twenty others injured on Sunday after a group of spectators were struck by a biplane that failed to take off during an air show just north of the Bavarian city of Nuremberg.

Basque separatist group ETA declares ceasefire

Basque separatist group ETA has said it will not "carry out armed actions" in its campaign for independence, according to a video obtained by the BBC. The Spanish government, meanwhile, has rejected the announcement.

Time and weather in Germany

Berlin:
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" AFRIKA IS COMING - 2010-2012 "

An Initiative of German Industry for Future Leaders from Subsaharan Africa

PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT

In 2008, the initiative AFRIKA KOMMT! (AFRICA IS COMING!) was called into
being by 19 leading German enterprises - the very first joined initiative for
capacity building of German industry. It aims at young highly qualified
professionals from Subsaharan African countries with several years of work
experience on the job and in some cases already holding a leading position.

Applications  : Aug 2010- Oct 30th 2010

You will find more Information on the Programme and the Application Procedures here:

Latest news from Germany

Information about German foreign and European policy and major domestic issues.

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Guido Westerwelle

Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (c) picture-alliance/dpa

Belgian Council Presidency

Belgium took over the EU Council Presidency for the second half of 2010 on 1 July.