Egypt deports two Nigerians and restores nationality to 21 in gazette rulings

Egypt's Official Gazette has published Interior Ministry decisions expelling two Nigerian nationals for public-interest reasons and restoring Egyptian nationality to 21 people.

• Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik issued Decision 1607 of 2026 expelling Azeez Olamidekan Adeleye and Abdul Yekeen Adeniyi Arimiyau Parakoyi, both Nigerian citizens, from the country.
• Issued on 19 September 2026, the decision directs the Passports, Immigration and Nationality Administration's director-general to implement the expulsion.
• The Official Gazette also published a ministry decision restoring Egyptian nationality to 21 people.
• Egyptian nationality law permits the minister to restore citizenship revoked at least five years earlier, or sooner by presidential decree.