| Agency Name: | Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria 駐奈及利亞聯邦共和國臺北貿易辦事處 |
| Formed: | 1991 (in Lagos) 2001 (in Abuja) 2018 (in Lagos)[1] |
| Jurisdiction: |  Nigeria Burkina Faso Chad |
| Headquarters: | Lagos |
| Chief1 Name: | Andy Yih-Ping Liu |
| Chief1 Position: | Representative |
The Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria represents the interests of Taiwan in Nigeria in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Nigeria Trade Office in Taiwan, R.O.C. in New Taipei.[2]
It also has responsibility for Taiwan's interests in Cameroon, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone.[3] Previously, Taiwan had diplomatic relations with Gambia, and there was an Embassy of the Republic of China in Banjul.[4] However, these were broken off in 2013 by President Yahya Jammeh.[5] Liberia similarly broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei in 2003.[6]
It is headed by a Representative, currently Morgan Chao.[7]
The Mission was established in Lagos in 1991, before relocating to Abuja in 2001, despite requests from Beijing that it be located outside the Nigerian capital.[8]
In January 2017, the government of Nigeria requested Taiwan to relocate the office back to Lagos from Abuja.[9] On 8 December 2017, the office began the relocation from Abuja to Lagos and on 5 January 2018, the new office in Lagos was officially opened under the name Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[1]