Dynamic and Strategic Approach to Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
illustrous Service as Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister
Professor Bolaji Akinyemi served as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1987 during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida. His tenure was marked by a dynamic and strategic approach to Nigeria’s foreign policy, particularly in strengthening diplomatic ties, advocating for African unity, and promoting Nigeria’s role on the global stage. Akinyemi introduced the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Scheme, which aimed to share Nigeria’s skilled manpower with other developing nations, enhancing South-South cooperation. His tenure also saw efforts to navigate Nigeria’s position in Cold War geopolitics while championing regional stability and economic cooperation within Africa. For a list of His Appointments and All his publications, click HERE
thruMYeyes, with Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi live on YouTube weekly...
The thruMYeyes weekly broadcast, which started in the middle of the pandemic in July 2020, was originally going to run for a month, but following requests from viewers, the broadcast has now run for over 210+ episodes as at first quarter 2025
The broadcast has varied between one-on-one interview sessions with Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, sessions with Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi and other distinguished guests to full town hall sessions with a broad spectrum of invited guests from academia and other professions.
The interactive nature of the broadcast has endeared “the Prof”, as we call him, with the viewers. Since its inception, clips of Prof. Akinyemi have made it, multiple times, into the “top 30” most viewed clips of the day on major international media platforms. Every week, “the Professor” turns up and keeps his audience hooked as he analyses international events with such insights, historical perspectives and explains in a language that students of international relations and diplomacy can relate to.
News, Seminars and Publications
African leaders have been urged to protect their sovereign autonomy, with warnings that failure to do so could leave the
Prominent Nigerian diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has launched a scathing attack on U.S. President
Former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has asserted that the nation’s trajectory would have been different if former
Former Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi, has paid tribute to late United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, recounting
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has declared that the country’s late military head of state, General Murtala
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs Bolaji Akinyemi, and a cross-section of scholars, on Tuesday,