Nigeria Deports 455 Expatriates, Grants Amnesty To 142 Others
October 20, 2025
5:07 am
Nigerian government ends visa amnesty for irregular migrants as Immigration Service enforces reforms to improve border security and migration management.
The Nigerian government has announced the departure of 455 expatriates and the regularization of 142 others following the end of its visa amnesty program, part of a wider effort to tighten immigration compliance and enhance border governance.
Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, disclosed the figures while addressing stakeholders at a sensitization forum in Abuja. She said the exercise followed a five-month amnesty window granted by the federal government from May 1 to September 30, 2025.
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