The Nigeria government and the United Kingdom have reached new agreements on deportations, visa processes, criminal justice cooperation, and financial crime.
This took place at the 2025 Migration, Justice, and Home Affairs Dialogue in Abuja on Wednesday.
It was detailed in a joint communiqué signed by Ambassador Asari Allotey for Nigeria and Ambassador Asim Hafeez for the United Kingdom.
However, the communiqué was only released to journalists on Friday.
According to the communique, a key outcome was both countries reaffirming commitments to return individuals without legal status in each other’s territories.
“Returning those that no longer have a legal right to remain in the UK is a top priority for the UK Government,” the UK delegation stated.
Officials praised ongoing cooperation under the 2022 Migration Returns Memorandum of Understanding. Both sides agreed to “continue deepening this partnership to ensure safe, dignified and respectful processes.”
On visas, the UK updated Nigerian agencies on its e-visa rollout and promised support for Nigerian business travellers.
“The UK committed to updating Nigerian stakeholders on e-visa rollout to all visa categories at the next MJHA,” the communique said.
Nigeria agreed to share its own progress on the Nigeria e-visa, “in support of the UK’s development of its own e-visa initiative.”
A new Memorandum of Understanding on Organised Immigration Crime is expected soon, as both sides are committed to “working collectively to improve border and migration management capacity to reduce irregular migration flows.”
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