Nigeria, March 20 -- Nigerians without valid documentation to be in the UK will now be easily deported home following the signing of an agreement between the two countries.

The agreement means that the Nigerian government will now recognise UK letters - an identification document issued to individuals without a valid passport - so people will no longer have to wait for emergency travel documents to be issued before they can be returned, the BBC reports.

The UK Home Office, in a statement on Thursday, said the deal was signed by Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and the UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the agreement was signed during President Bola Tinubu's state visit to the UK, during wh...