AGREEMENT ON CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Contracting Parties shall, subject to the laws and regulations prevailing in each country, endeavor to accord each other every possible facility to ensure better understanding of their respective cultures and to this end shall co-operate in the field of culture and arts through:
(a) Organizing exchange programmes for their musical and theatrical groups, artist, actors, musicians and journalists;
(b) Encouraging and organizing concerns and performing tours of troupes and lecture tours on culture and arts in their countries;
(c) Holding exhibitions on culture and arts in each other’s country.
ARTICLE II
For the purpose of learning about and understanding the culture and civilization of each other, the Contracting Parties shall:
(a) Agree to translate and publish outstanding works of literature and art of each other’s country;
(b) Agree to facilitate the exchange of views and information and materials concerning antiquities natural history and the arts;
(c) Encourage and organize the exchange of books, periodicals, publications, magazines, newspapers and other materials between the two countries.
ARTICLE III
The Contracting Parties shall agree to pursue the fallowing programme of exchange and co-operation in the field of education:
(a) Exchange of visits, study and lecture tours of university professors, technicians, teachers, experts and scientific research workers;
(b) Each of the Contracting Parties, as far as possible shall exchange and award scholarships to students and graduates to the study at their universities higher institutions; and to encourage self-sponsored students to study in each other’s country.
ARTICLE IV
The Contracting Parties shall by mutual consent establish requisite conditions for the evaluation of certificates, university degrees, diplomas and other academic qualifications, awarded in their countries.
ARTICLE V
The Contracting Parties shall not only make available to each other the educational statistics and information that could render useful contributions in educational developments but shall facilitate the establishment of direct contacts and co-operation between the educational institutions of higher learning and libraries of the two countries.
ARTICLE VI
The Contracting Parties shall encourage co-operation in the field of mass communications by exchange of radio and television materials, film and press organizations, and arrange the exchange of specialists who will participate in the undertakings organized by each Contracting Party.
ARTICLE VII
The Contracting Parties shall promote co-operation in the field of sports and encourage contacts between sports organizations not only in the interest of development of sports generally but with the specific aim of arranging friendly sports competitions between their countries.
ARTICLE VIII
The Contracting Parties shall exchange personnel in the fields of medicine, public health services and technology.
ARTICLE IX
The Contracting Parties shall agree to encourage the participations of their representatives in congresses, conferences, seminars, lecture tours and other meetings in social sciences and other fields with international participation held in their respective countries.
ARTICLE X
The representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines shall under this Agreement observe laws and regulations of the host country.
ARTICLE XI
In order to implement the present Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall make periodic adjustments in their plans for concrete undertakings in the field of cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, by means of direct meetings of appropriate delegations or through diplomatic channels. Negotiations for this purpose shall take place alternatively in the capitals of both Contracting Parties. The plans shall indicate the forms, scope and financial terms of the co-operation.
ARTICLE XII
Financial arrangements connected with the implementation of the present Agreement shall be in terms to be mutually agreed.
ARTICLE XIII
The Contracting Parties shall settle through diplomatic channels, all issues concerning the interpretation or application of the provision of this Agreement.
Any amendment to or revision of this Agreement shall be made in writing and shall come into force after approval has been given in writing by both Contracting Parties.
ARTICLE XIV
The Contracting Parties shall endeavor to prevent illegal trafficking in each other’s cultural property.
ARTICLE XV
This Agreement shall not affect the validity of any obligation arising from other international agreements, conventions, treaties or protocols concluded by either Contracting Parties.
ARTICLE XVI
This Agreement shall enter into force provisionally upon its signature and definitely on the exchange of notes confirming that it has been approved in accordance with laws and constitutional procedures or laws and regulations of the Contracting Parties. It shall remain valid for a period of five (5) years, renewable automatically for successive periods of five years unless notice to terminate it is given in writing by one of the Contracting Parties six months prior to the expiration of its validity.
ARTICLE XVII
At the expiration or termination of this Agreement, it’s provisions and the provisions of any separate protocols, contracts, agreements, or accords made in that respect shall continue to govern any unexpired and existing obligations or projects shall be carried on to completion.
Done at Lagos this 25 day of May 1990 in two originals in English Language both texts being equally authentic.
Government of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria
Republic of the Philippines
Entry into Force: Provisional effect – May 25, 1990