Overview

• On July 11, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar publicly refused U.S. requests to accept Venezuelan prisoners, calling the demand unfair and unmanageable given Nigeria’s domestic challenges
• Washington imposed a 10 percent tariff on Nigerian exports and introduced three-month, single-entry visas for Nigerian nationals in a bid to pressure Abuja
• Trump’s administration has redirected hundreds of migrants—including some without processed asylum claims—to third countries such as Panama, El Salvador and South Sudan under an 18th-century law
• Nigeria’s decision not to join five other West African leaders at the July 9 White House meeting underscored its unwillingness to align with U.S. migration enforcement tactics
• Abuja’s stance highlights mounting friction between the United States and BRICS+ members over migration control and trade diplomacy