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Guidance

Nigeria: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 December 2016
Last updated
1830 SeptemberJune 2025 — See all updates

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Country policy and information note: sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics, Nigeria, June 2025 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics, Nigeria, June 2025

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Country policy and information note: actors of protection, Nigeria, August 2024 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: actors of protection, Nigeria, August 2024

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Country policy and information note: internal relocation, July 2024 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: internal relocation, July 2024

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Country policy and information note: female genital mutilation (FGM), Nigeria, July 2022 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: female genital mutilation (FGM), Nigeria, July 2022

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Country policy and information note: trafficking of women, Nigeria, April 2022 (accessible version)

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Country policy and information note: trafficking of women, Nigeria, April 2022

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Country policy and information note: separatist groups in the South-East, Nigeria, March 2022 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: separatist groups in the South-East, Nigeria, March 2022

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Country information note: medical treatment and healthcare , Nigeria, December 2021 (accessible version)

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Country information note: medical treatment and healthcare, Nigeria, December 2021

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Country policy and information note: Islamist extremist groups in North East Nigeria, July 2021 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: Islamist extremist groups in North East Nigeria, July 2021

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

Updates to this page

Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 1830 SeptemberJune 2025 + show all updates

  1. Removed the guidance on Islamist extremist groups in North East Nigeria, July 2021. Currently there are no plans to maintain or update this guidance.

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Update history

2025-09-18 14:24
Removed the guidance on Islamist extremist groups in North East Nigeria, July 2021. Currently there are no plans to maintain or update this guidance.

2025-06-30 09:50
Added Country policy and information note: sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics, Nigeria, June 2025.

2025-01-10 11:15
Added accessible versions of the notes on actors of protection and Islamist extremist groups in North East Nigeria.

2024-08-23 10:08
Updated information on actors of protection.

2024-07-19 14:34
Information on internal relocation updated.

2022-08-12 14:10
Updated note on FGM.

2022-05-03 10:03
Updated information on trafficking of women.

2022-04-13 11:12
Added information on separatist groups in the South-East.