Nigeria
A combined view of Nigeria's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Nigeria's General Assembly speeches have remained consistently anchored in multilateralism and institutional reform across 14 years, with multilateralism scores hovering between 61–84 throughout. Emotional intensity and self-accountability have fluctuated notably: early speeches (2006–2012) maintained measured, procedural tones emphasizing African development and UN reform; a marked shift occurred in 2023, when Nigeria pivoted toward more vivid, emotionally charged rhetoric about Africa's historical exploitation while calling for global solidarity, accompanied by a notable dip in multilateralism to 61. The most recent speeches (2024–2025) have returned to balanced multilateralism while restoring concrete policy commitments and emotional intensity, with 2025 featuring an exceptional emotional intensity score of 78 paired with reform-oriented institutional substance.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2007 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2010 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2012 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2013 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2016 | High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2017 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2018 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2020 | Very High | Low | High | High |
| 2022 | High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2023 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2024 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2025 | Very High | High | High | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Nigeria has demonstrated comprehensive and consistent commitment to international legal frameworks, ratifying all 24 tracked treaties across arms control, environmental protection, human rights, international justice, and trade governance. The state shows particular depth in environmental engagement (15 treaties), including the full spectrum from climate conventions to hazardous waste and mercury protocols, and equally strong commitment to human rights instruments and anti-corruption initiatives. This universal ratification pattern reflects Nigeria's positioning as a multilateral consensus-builder despite occasional notable dissents on specific humanitarian matters, particularly historical votes against Iraq human rights resolutions.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionRatified
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsRatified
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtRatified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Nigeria votes with overwhelming consensus on General Assembly matters, casting affirmative votes in 88.8% of 5,458 recorded votes (4,848 yes votes) with only 42 no votes and 299 abstentions. Its rare dissents cluster around Iraq-related human rights resolutions from the 1990s–2000s and a 2023 vote on UNHCR committee enlargement—instances where Nigeria departed from near-universal support, suggesting either principled skepticism toward specific humanitarian mechanisms or geopolitical considerations around Iraq policy during contested periods.
Notable dissents from consensus
Enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2023-12-19 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1995-12-22 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1998-12-09 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1997-12-12 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002-12-18 · voted N · 97% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.560 (Medium), ranked #164 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023