ABSTRACT
Notwithstanding Nigeria’s claims of adhering to the non-alignment policy, her continued focus on the West can hardly be removed under the carpet. From her independence in 1960, the country’s policies have been in favour of the countries of the Western Hemisphere. In fact, the notion among African scholars is that Nigeria’s non alignment policy is only in theory, but not in practice. This study has chosen to consider Nigeria’s relations with the United States of America, from 1999 to 2013. In all, the focus is on the U.S-Nigeria relations between these two periods. The facts for this research are gathered from secondary sources. These include material from textbooks, newspapers, magazines, journal articles and internet sources.