Tinubu receives UN’s $14bn proposed 2027 budget from Jimoh Ibrahim

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu received the United Nations’ proposed budget for 2027 on Monday from Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim.
Ibrahim, who chairs the UN General Assembly’s Fifth Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Matters, presented the seven-volume document to the President after the UN Secretary-General submitted it to the committee.
He described the presentation as historic, saying it was the first time in 66 years that Nigeria would chair the committee responsible for the UN’s budget and administration.
“This is the first time in 66 years that Nigeria will chair the Budget and Administrative Committ...