Ibrahim referred to the 1947 agreement governing the relationship between the United Nations and the United States, which provides protections against impediments to the transit of representatives of UN member states and certain accompanying persons travelling on official UN business.
His comments followed public speculation concerning Tinubu’s status in the United States amid an ongoing civil dispute over access to historical government records. The Presidency has maintained that the records litigation does not amount to a criminal prosecution against the President.
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Nigeria’s UN representative, Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and his family face no notified restrictions on their movement while attending the UN General Assembly in New York. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says the Nigerian Mission has received no notification from United States authorities imposing movement restrictions on President Bola Tinubu or...
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- Nigeria’s UN representative, Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and his family face no notified restrictions on their movement while attending the UN General Assembly in New York.
- Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says the Nigerian Mission has received no notification from United States authorities imposing movement restrictions on President Bola Tinubu or his family during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.Ibrahim referred to the 1947 agreement governing the relationship between the United Nations and the United States, which provides protections against impediments to the transit of representatives of UN member states and certain accompanying persons travelling on official UN business.His comments followed public speculation concerning Tinubu’s status in the United States amid an ongoing civil dispute over access to historical government records.
- The Presidency has maintained that the records litigation does not amount to a criminal prosecution against the President.
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Nigeria’s UN representative, Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and his family face no notified restrictions on their movement while attending the UN General Assembly in New York. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says the Nigerian Mission has received no notification from United States authorities imposing movement restrictions on President Bola Tinubu or...
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September 7, 2026
