Nigeria
- Nigeria has been a member of the United Nations since 7 October 1960
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- Nigeria is part of the Africa block
- Nigeria has participated in 1544 votes since 4 March 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Nigeria…
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 141) to abstain on | The oral amendment. | 23 December 2008 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 167) against | Draft resolution IV (resolution 50/191). | 22 December 1995 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 162) against | Draft resolution II, as a whole, (resolution 53/157). | 9 December 1998 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 162) against | Draft resolution V (resolution 52/141). | 12 December 1997 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 173) against | Draft resolution I (resolution 57/199). | 18 December 2002 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 167) against | The fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution IV. | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 165) to abstain on | Draft resolution L (resolution 50/70 L). | 12 December 1995 |
| voted with 9 other nations (out of 166) to abstain on | Draft resolution K (resolution 52/38 K). | 9 December 1997 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 170) against | Operative paragraph 26 (b). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 158) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/61/L.67 (resolution 61/295). | 13 September 2007 |
| was absent with 10 other nations when 181 voted | Draft resolution IV (resolution 63/94). | 5 December 2008 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 123) in favour of | The amendment. | 29 October 1996 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 170) to abstain on | Draft resolution G as a whole (resolution 51/45 G). | 10 December 1996 |
| was absent with 11 other nations when 180 voted | Draft resolution I (resolution 63/91). | 5 December 2008 |
| was absent with 11 other nations when 180 voted | Draft resolution II (resolution 63/92). | 5 December 2008 |
| was absent with 11 other nations when 180 voted | Draft resolution II (resolution 63/96). | 5 December 2008 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 148) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 9 of draft resolution II. | 23 December 2004 |
| was absent with 12 other nations when 179 voted | Draft resolution III (resolution 63/93). | 5 December 2008 |
| was absent with 37 other nations when 147 voted | Draft resolution A/50/L.37 (resolution 50/22 A). | 4 December 1995 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 162) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/51/L.38 (resolution 51/27). | 4 December 1996 |
Minority votes in the Security Council
For a permanent member a vote against constitutes a veto.
- 23 September 1994 – The situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 22 June 1994 – The situation concerning Rwanda Letter dated 19 June 1994 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1994/728) Letter dated 21 June 1994 from the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1994/738)
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Nigeria. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Abdullahi | 1 | 30 November 1999 | 30 November 1999 |
| Mr. Abiodun | 1 | 20 October 2004 | 20 October 2004 |
| Mr. Abiola | 1 | 14 October 1994 | 14 October 1994 |
| Mr. Abubakar | 1 | 24 September 1998 | 24 September 1998 |
| Mr. Adekanye | 21 | 17 October 1994 | 12 December 2006 |
| Mr. Adeniji | 1 | 13 October 2005 | 13 October 2005 |
| Mr. Agabi | 1 | 20 November 2002 | 20 November 2002 |
| Mr. Ahmed | 1 | 31 October 2008 | 31 October 2008 |
| Mr. Ahmed-Sambo | 1 | 18 September 2006 | 18 September 2006 |
| Ms. Aivboraye | 1 | 7 November 1995 | 7 November 1995 |
| Mr. Akeju | 1 | 1 November 2000 | 1 November 2000 |
| Mr. Akindele | 3 | 13 September 2007 | 12 February 2008 |
| Mr. Akinsanya | 7 | 2 October 1999 | 6 October 2003 |
| Mr. Akunwafor | 5 | 7 October 1998 | 23 December 1998 |
| Mr. Alabi | 1 | 13 November 2002 | 13 November 2002 |
| Mr. Aliyu | 1 | 17 December 1999 | 17 December 1999 |
| Mr. Aluko-Olokun | 1 | 24 November 1998 | 24 November 1998 |
| Mr. Amieyeofori | 1 | 8 December 2009 | 8 December 2009 |
| Mr. Aniemena | 1 | 16 November 2004 | 16 November 2004 |
| Mr. Aniokoye | 2 | 1 November 2007 | 20 November 2007 |
| Mr. Anopuechi | 1 | 19 November 1998 | 19 November 1998 |
| Mr. Apata | 10 | 30 November 1999 | 28 October 2003 |
| Mr. Ashiru | 2 | 13 October 2003 | 27 October 2004 |
| Mr. Awanbor | 1 | 15 November 2004 | 15 November 2004 |
| Mr. Ayewah | 42 | 4 March 1994 | 4 December 1997 |
| Mr. Ayewoh | 2 | 3 December 1998 | 24 November 1999 |
| Mr. Ayua | 1 | 4 November 2004 | 4 November 2004 |
| Mr. Azikiwe | 1 | 18 November 1994 | 18 November 1994 |
| Mr. Baba-Ahmed | 1 | 20 November 2006 | 20 November 2006 |
| Mr. Bala | 1 | 10 November 1998 | 10 November 1998 |
| Mr. Bristol | 1 | 30 October 2008 | 30 October 2008 |
| Mr. Bugaje | 1 | 27 October 2005 | 27 October 2005 |
| Mr. Bulkachuwa | 1 | 8 November 2000 | 8 November 2000 |
| Ms. Bungudu | 1 | 11 December 2007 | 11 December 2007 |
| Mr. Chinade | 2 | 14 November 1996 | 25 November 1998 |
| Mr. Egunsola | 3 | 16 August 1995 | 15 September 1995 |
| Mrs. Ekemezie | 1 | 20 May 1997 | 20 May 1997 |
| Mr. Esan | 1 | 18 October 2004 | 18 October 2004 |
| Mr. Falobi | 1 | 1 June 2006 | 1 June 2006 |
| Mr. Gambari | 57 | 16 March 1994 | 30 September 1999 |
| Mr. George | 2 | 17 October 2002 | 9 October 2003 |
| Mr. Hart | 2 | 14 December 2001 | 15 October 2008 |
| Mr. Hirse | 1 | 18 November 2008 | 18 November 2008 |
| Mrs. Ibrahim | 1 | 2 April 2008 | 2 April 2008 |
| Mr. Idoko | 4 | 10 December 2003 | 6 February 2007 |
| Chief Ikimi | 4 | 23 October 1995 | 22 September 1997 |
| Chief Tom Ikimi | 2 | 26 September 1995 | 4 October 1995 |
| Mr. Isong | 1 | 8 March 2005 | 8 March 2005 |
| Mr. Isoun | 1 | 18 June 2002 | 18 June 2002 |
| Mr. Kaura | 1 | 23 October 2007 | 23 October 2007 |
| Mr. Kingibe | 1 | 28 September 1994 | 28 September 1994 |
| Mr. Lambo | 1 | 2 June 2006 | 2 June 2006 |
| Mr. Lamido | 2 | 19 September 2000 | 15 November 2001 |
| Mr. Lawal | 2 | 15 September 2006 | 13 February 2008 |
| Mr. Lolo | 2 | 22 December 2005 | 28 June 2006 |
| Mr. Maduekwe | 2 | 16 April 2008 | 29 September 2008 |
| Mr. Malami | 1 | 20 November 1998 | 20 November 1998 |
| Mr. Mbanefo | 35 | 22 October 1999 | 12 June 2003 |
| Mr. Ndekhedehe | 5 | 19 February 2003 | 22 April 2004 |
| Mr. Ndekhedekhe | 1 | 6 June 2002 | 6 June 2002 |
| Mr. Nworgu | 1 | 18 December 2007 | 18 December 2007 |
| Ms. Nworgu | 2 | 20 December 2006 | 21 September 2007 |
| President Obasanjo | 11 | 23 September 1999 | 17 September 2005 |
| Chief Ogunlade | 1 | 16 April 1996 | 16 April 1996 |
| Mrs. Ogwu | 7 | 25 September 2006 | 7 August 2009 |
| Mr. Bayo Ojo | 1 | 26 October 2006 | 26 October 2006 |
| Mr. Onemola | 10 | 30 April 2008 | 26 October 2009 |
| Mr. Onobu | 1 | 30 October 2001 | 30 October 2001 |
| Mr. Onyia | 3 | 20 October 1999 | 29 April 2003 |
| Mr. Osio | 6 | 18 September 1998 | 14 December 2000 |
| Mr. Osotimehin | 1 | 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 |
| Mr. Otuyelu | 2 | 23 November 1994 | 25 September 1997 |
| Mr. Owie | 1 | 27 October 1999 | 27 October 1999 |
| Mr. Owoseni | 2 | 31 October 2005 | 30 October 2006 |
| Mr. Preware | 3 | 19 November 1999 | 21 November 2000 |
| Mr. Bin Rindap | 1 | 31 October 2003 | 31 October 2003 |
| Mr. Samala | 1 | 15 October 2003 | 15 October 2003 |
| Mr. Sekudo | 1 | 5 October 2009 | 5 October 2009 |
| Mr. Shinkaiye | 1 | 7 November 2000 | 7 November 2000 |
| Mrs. Shodeinde | 1 | 16 March 2001 | 16 March 2001 |
| Mr. Sodipo | 1 | 28 November 2001 | 28 November 2001 |
| Mr. Tanko | 3 | 21 October 2004 | 12 October 2006 |
| Ms. Udo | 1 | 23 December 2004 | 23 December 2004 |
| Mr. Uhomoibhi | 3 | 13 April 1995 | 4 November 2008 |
| Mr. Umelo | 1 | 29 November 2000 | 29 November 2000 |
| Ms. Wadibia-Anyanwu | 1 | 24 November 2003 | 24 November 2003 |
| Mr. Wali | 29 | 5 October 2004 | 22 June 2007 |
| Mr. Wigwe | 2 | 15 September 2003 | 31 January 2007 |
| President Yar’Adua | 1 | 26 September 2007 | 26 September 2007 |
