The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday (September 11, 2025) announced the appointment of Abhishek Singh (IFS:2003) as India’s next High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is currently serving as a Joint Secretary in the MEA and is expected to assume charge in Abuja shortly.
Singh is a 2003-batch Indian Foreign Service officer with substantial diplomatic experience. He previously served as India’s Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, having been appointed to that post in February 2020 after a stint as Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Kabul.
The MEA’s short statement confirming his Nigeria appointment read: “Shri Abhishek Singh (IFS:2003), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.”
His prior postings in conflict-sensitive and strategically important missions including Kabul and Caracas and recent headquarters experience position him to handle the political, consular and commercial dimensions of the India-Nigeria relationship.
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