TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page - - - - - - - - - i
Approval Page - - - - - - - - ii
Declaration - - - - - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - v
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - vi
Map
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study - - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of problem and research questions - - - - 5
1.3 Aims and objectives of study - - - - - - 8
1.4 Significance of the study - - - - - - - 9
1.5 Scope and Delimitation - - - - - - - 9
1.6 Research methodology and sources of materials - - - - 10
1.7 Theoretical framework - - - - - - - 11
1.7.1 Games theory - - - - - - - 11
1.7.2 Decision-Making theory - - - - - - 13
1.8 Review of related literature - - - - - - - 13
CHAPTER TWO
MEANING AND NATURE OF FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL INTEREST
2.1 What is foreign policy? - - - - - - - 18
2.2 Nigeria’s foreign policy - - - - - - - 21
2.3 Nigeria and the concept of national interest - - - - - 22
2.4 Diplomacy - - - - - - - - - 25
CHAPTER THREE
NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL INTEREST UNDER MILITARY RULE
3.1 Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguyi-Ironsi - - - - - 29
3.2 Yakubu Danjuma Gowon - - - - - - - 30
3.3 Murtala Ramat Mohammed/ Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo - - - 33
3.4 Muhammadu Buhari - - - - - - - - 36
3.5 Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida - - - - - - 39
3.6 Sani Abacha - - - - - - - - - 43
3.7 Abdulsalam Abubakar - - - - - - - 46
CHAPTER FOUR
NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL INTEREST UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE
4.1 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa - - - - - - - 49
4.2 Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari - - - - - - - 50
4.3 Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo - - - - - - - 53
4.4 Umaru Musa Yar’Adua - - - - - - - 55
4.5 Goodluck Ebele Jonathan - - - - - - - 57
4.6.1 Redefining Nigeria’s national interest in the context of global diplomacy - 59
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 61
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 62
5.3 Recommendation - - - - - - - - 63
BIBLIOGRAPHY - - - - - - - - - 65
MAP OF NIGERIA SHOWING THE 36 STATES
