Deportation: Nigeria
Commons · Question 122942 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled New UK-Nigeria partnership to speed up removals, whether the agreement with Nigeria constitutes a legally binding treaty.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 31 Mar 2026
On 18 March 2026, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed a UK-Nigeria Migration Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nigerian Interior Minister, the Hon. Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.Under the terms of the MOU, the Home Office will be able to facili...