Nigeria rejected US push to accept Venezuelan deportees — Minister

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Yusuf Tuggar, has said the United States is mounting pressure on African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees, stating that it would be difficult for Nigeria to do.

The minister also clarified that the fresh 10 per cent tariffs imposed on Nigeria by President Donald Trump’s administration may not have anything to do with President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with BRICS nations.

Tuggar stated this on Friday evening, during a One-on-One interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

“The issue of tariffs may not necessarily have to do with us participating in BRICS.