Tinubu To Present Nigeria’s Reform Agenda At 2026 UNGA

President Bola Tinubu will present Nigeria’s reform agenda to the international community at the 2026 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this September, following his confirmation to attend the global gathering.

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, disclosed this on Wednesday after a meeting with the President at the presidential Villa ,Abuja.

According to the envoy, President Tinubu has accepted the invitation to participate in the General Assembly and selected high-level side events, where he will showcase the administration’s reform achievements and engage world leaders on issues of energy, education and healthcare.

“The President has generously agreed to attend the UNGA meeting of the United Nations this year. This is significant because Mr. President has a speech to give to the whole world about its reform success in Nigeria,” Ibrahim told journalists.

He added that arrangements had been made for the President’s address to be delivered at a time that would enable Nigerians to follow the speech live.

“The President will be speaking at about 10:45 a.m. New York time, which is approximately 2:00 p.m. in Nigeria,” he said.

Beyond presenting Nigeria’s reform agenda, Ibrahim said President Tinubu would also use the UN platform to advance regional security cooperation, particularly on strengthening border policing across West Africa.

He disclosed that the President had expressed strong commitment to working with the United Nations to address the security challenges posed by the region’s porous borders.

“The President reflected his commitment to border policing. This time around, the President will be working with the United Nations to look into the West Africa border,” Ibrahim said.

He further revealed that President Tinubu had issued immediate directives aimed at advancing regional border security and that he would return to the United Nations to brief relevant stakeholders on Nigeria’s position.

“The President is going to put a lot of efforts into border policing for West Africa countries. He gave specific directive on what to do instantly, and I will be going back to the UN to inform everyone about the concern to take West Africa as a case study of border policing and ensure that our security is well guaranteed,” he said.

According to the ambassador, the United Nations, as a global institution established to address cross-border and international security challenges, is expected to support efforts to strengthen border policing across the sub-region.

On whether President Tinubu would hold a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump during the Assembly, Ibrahim declined to comment but said the Nigerian leader would occupy a prominent position at the event.

“I can tell you clearly that President Tinubu will be sitting very, very close to President Trump in the front row of the United Nations General Assembly,” he said.