Post by Henry Emeka (@Emekus)

No — Nigeria is not included. Nigeria has explicitly refused to take third‑country deportees from the United States. It will only accept its own citizens, not migrants from other countries.

What the sources say Nigeria was approached by the U.S. to join the program, but the Nigerian government rejected the request, citing national security and economic concerns.

Other African countries did sign deals DR Congo, Rwanda, Eswatini, Ghana, Uganda, South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, but Nigeria is not one of them.

Additional context
Although Nigeria refuses to accept non‑Nigerian deportees, some Nigerians have been deported to other West African countries like Ghana or Sierra Leone) under U.S. third‑country arrangements.

But Nigeria itself has not agreed to host deportees who are not Nigerian citizens.

https://www.nigerianeye.com/2026/05/nigerians-among-west-africans-to-be.html?utm_source=copilot.com

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