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Nigeria Rejects US Deportees, Focuses on Resource Agreements

7/11/2025

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Nigeria's Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, firmly rejected the idea of accepting deportees from the US, highlighting the nation's vast population of over 230 million. Instead, he stressed Nigeria's commitment to forging beneficial agreements with the US for gas and minerals, amidst growing pressure on West African nations to take in deported migrants.

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Nigeria's Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, firmly rejected the idea of accepting deportees from the US, highlighting the nation's vast population of over 230 million. Instead, he stressed Nigeria's commitment to forging beneficial agreements with the US for gas and minerals, amidst growing pressure on West African nations to take in deported migrants.