Jimoh disclosed the payment on Tuesday while chairing the UN General Assembly’s Fifth Committee during the presentation of the proposed $3.302 billion programme budget for 2027 by Secretary-General António Guterres.
According to a report by P.M. News, Nigeria has also made substantial payments towards its UN peacekeeping assessments, bringing payments towards the two obligations to approximately $6.3 million.
Jimoh commended President Bola Tinubu for ensuring that Nigeria met its financial commitments and urged other UN member states to pay their assessed contributions promptly and without conditions.
The announcement comes as the United Nations faces financial pressures that have affected its operations and programmes.
Presenting the proposed 2027 budget, Guterres said the plan covered 11,150 posts and represented a reduction of $40.8 million, or 1.2 per cent, compared with the approved 2026 budget. Including major construction projects in Nairobi and Geneva would bring the total to $3.408 billion.
Guterres also outlined ongoing reforms, including measures affecting thousands of budgeted posts and plans to relocate functions across UN entities.
He warned that efficiency measures alone could not resolve the organisation’s financial challenges, emphasising the need for predictable funding and timely payments from member states.
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Nigeria has paid its assessed contribution to the United Nations’ 2026 regular budget, Ambassador Ibrahim Jimoh announced while chairing talks on a proposed $3.3 billion UN budget for 2027. The country has also made payments toward its peacekeeping obligations as the organisation faces funding pressures. Nigeria has fully paid its assessed contribution to the United Nations’ 2026 regular...
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- Nigeria has paid its assessed contribution to the United Nations’ 2026 regular budget, Ambassador Ibrahim Jimoh announced while chairing talks on a proposed $3.3 billion UN budget for 2027.
- The country has also made payments toward its peacekeeping obligations as the organisation faces funding pressures.
- Nigeria has fully paid its assessed contribution to the United Nations’ 2026 regular budget, its Permanent Representative, Ambassador Ibrahim Jimoh, has announced.Jimoh disclosed the payment on Tuesday while chairing the UN General Assembly’s Fifth Committee during the presentation of the proposed $3.302 billion programme budget for 2027 by Secretary-General António Guterres.According to a report by P.M.
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Nigeria has paid its assessed contribution to the United Nations’ 2026 regular budget, Ambassador Ibrahim Jimoh announced while chairing talks on a proposed $3.3 billion UN budget for 2027. The country has also made payments toward its peacekeeping obligations as the organisation faces funding pressures. Nigeria has fully paid its assessed contribution to the United Nations’ 2026 regular...
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October 14, 2026
