Mohammed's appointment would be announced in a soon-to-be issued UN statement.

She would be the deputy to Antonio Guterres, who will assume office as Secretary General of the world body on January 1, 2017.

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Mohammed had served as an adviser to the outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

She was appointed a Minister by President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015.