A/HRC/40/7 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-first session from 5 to 16 November 2018. The review of Nigeria was held at the 4th meeting, on 6 November 2018. The delegation of Nigeria was headed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Audu Ayinla Kadiri. At its 10th meeting, held on 9 November 2018, the Working Group adopted the report on Nigeria. 2. On 10 January 2018, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Nigeria: Australia, Brazil and Egypt. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Nigeria: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/31/NGA/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/31/NGA/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/31/NGA/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Portugal, on behalf of the Group of Friends on national implementation, reporting and follow-up, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Uruguay was transmitted to Nigeria through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation stated that the national report had been prepared, through an inclusive process, by the National Committee on the Universal Periodic Review, which comprised government officials and representatives of civil society. 6. Nigeria had largely fulfilled its commitments to the Human Rights Council through its active participation in the work and activities of the Council, support for the National Human Rights Commission, commitment to human rights instruments and support for all strategies at the regional and international levels to promote and protect human rights. 7. Since the previous review, civil-military cooperation in the fight against terrorism, insurgency and other internal security operations had been strengthened through several measures. They included the incorporation of modules on international human rights and international humanitarian law in the training curriculum for the military and the development of the National Policy Framework and Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism. 8. In 2014, the Cyber-security Strategy had been developed to prepare Nigeria for global economic competitiveness in cyberspace. A key component of the strategy was data protection and privacy. 9. A national action plan on business and human rights was in the process of being finalized, in response to the call by the United Nations to address the negative impact of business on human rights. 2