Nigeria and the United Nations

Nigeria is a member of the United Nations. Nigeria did not become independent of the United Kingdom until 1960, while the United Nations had already been established by the Declaration by United Nations in 1942. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is the permanent representative of Nigeria.[1]

Federal Republic of Nigeria
United Nations membership
MembershipFull member
Since7 October 1960 (1960-10-07)
UNSC seatNon-permanent
Permanent RepresentativeTijjani Muhammad-Bande

In 2013, Nigeria contributed the fifth largest number of peacekeepers to United Nations peacekeeping operations.[2][3] Nigeria has recently served a two-year term from 2014–2015 as a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council. The United Nations helped negotiate adjusting the border of Nigeria and Cameroon resulting in the Greentree Agreement in 2006.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Ambassador/Permanent Representative". nigeriaunmission.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. https://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/contributors.shtml
  3. https://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/contributors_archive.shtml
  4. Agbakwuru, Johnbosco (11 June 2014). "Nigeria: UN Boundary Adjustment Nigeria: UN Boundary Adjustment - Nigeria May Lose Obudu Resort, Agbokim Waterfalls to Cameroon - Ndoma-Egba". Vanguard. Lagos – via allafrica.com.


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