Nigeria has been elected into the United Nations Human Rights Council by the United Nations General Assembly.
Nigeria scored 172 votes out of 181 to get a place in the Council of 15 members expected to serve from 2027 to 2029.
Other countries elected into the Council are Brazil, Burundi, Dominican Republic, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Nepal, Republic of Moldovan, Ukraine, Uruguay and Zambia.
Nigeria Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, has sent a congratulatory message to President Bola Tinubu on the election of the country into the council.