Nigeria
Nigeria was one of the states that played a leading role in bringing about the diplomatic process towards a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons and ensuring the ultimate success of the negotiations in 2017. Nigeria ratified the Treaty on 6 August 2020, the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
| TPNW Article 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Test | Compliant | |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| (b) | Transfer | Compliant |
| (c) | Receive transfer or control | Compliant |
| (d) | Use | Compliant |
| Threaten to use | Compliant | |
| (e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compliant |
| (f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compliant |
| (g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| 2021 UNGA resolution on TPNW | |
| 2020 UNGA resolution on TPNW | |
| 2019 UNGA resolution on TPNW | Voted yes |
| 2018 UNGA resolution on TPNW | Voted yes |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations | Yes |
| Share of women in TPNW negotiations | 0% |
| Vote on adoption of treaty text | Voted yes |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Voted yes |
| IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Safeguards Agreement | Yes |
| TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | N/A |
| Small Quantities Protocol | No |
| Additional Protocol | Yes |
| Fissile material production facilities | No |
| Highly enriched uranium stocks | Cleared |
| Plutonium stocks (mil/civ) | No/No |
| Related treaties and regimes | |
|---|---|
| Party to the BWC | Yes |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the PTBT | Yes |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes |
| Party to the NPT | Yes |
| Party to a NWFZ | Yes (Pelindaba) |
| Member of the CD | Yes |
Latest developments
At the 2021 UN General Assembly's High-level plenary for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Nigeria's President Muhammudu Buuhari congratulated member states on the entry into force of the TPNW. He said that Nigeria was 'honored to join other countries in the core group to co-sponsor the resolution that led to the adoption of the Treaty,' that it calls upon 'other member states who have yet to sign and ratify the treaty to follow suit.' Finally, he said that Nigeria "reiterate[s] the need for all the prohibitions identified in the new treaty to be observed by all member states of the United Nations.'1
In the First Committee of the 2021 UN General Assembly, Nigeria said that the TPNW will 'contribute to furthering the global objective of the total elimination of nuclear weapons' and that it looked forward to the First Meeting of States Parties in 2022.2
Recommendations
- Nigeria should continue to encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.
- Nigeria should ensure that all the TPNW obligations are implemented domestically, through legal, administrative, and other necessary measures.