Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed has been confirmed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

New UN Secretary-General António Guterres, made the announcement on Thursday through his spokesman, Mr Stephane Dujarric.

The Minister for Environment was former UN Under-Secretary-General to outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on the 2030 Agenda for Development.

A tweet by the UK Mission to the United Mission congratulated Mohammed on her appointment.

Incoming Secretary-General António Guterres has announced his Deputy.

Welcome back to the @UN @AminaJMohammed! pic.twitter.com/GiGJUUl4Vi

— UK at the UN ?? (@UKUN_NewYork) December 15, 2016

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