Italy Rejects 2,220 Nigerian Asylum Claims as 4,120 Cases Remain Pending

Italy rejected 2,220 asylum applications by Nigerians in 2025, while 4,120 cases were still pending at the end of the year, according to the Asylum Information Database country report. A total of 3,390 decisions were recorded on Nigerian cases. Italy granted refugee status to 660 Nigerians, subsidiary protection to 55, and special protection to 460 others. Overall, 1,175 Nigerians received protection, an approval rate of 34.66 per cent. The rate was above Italy’s national average of 30 per cent. Nigeria was the only sub-Saharan African country among the 10 nationalities with the highest number of asylum applications in Italy. Sixteen unaccompanied Nigerian children also applied for asylum during the year.

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