CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

        Foreign policy can be defined as a self-interest strategy put in place by the state to safeguard its national interests and also to achieve its goals within an international environment. Foreign policy is a set of principles that define the objectives a given state pursues in process of its interactions with other international actors. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle once said “man by nature is a political animal” by this he was implying that man is a social being therefore friendships and relations have existed between humans since the beginning of human creation. As such, Nigeria’s foreign policy can be traced back to the times of the indirect rule system, with the coming of colonial officers,

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