Is Psilocybin legal in Nigeria?

Legal status

Controlled. The Nigeria dossier places psilocybin under sections 11, 20 and 52 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap N30 (the NDLEA Act), on the incorporated schedule entry «Psilocybine.», and states that section 52 defines the controlled class by the 1961 or 1971 Convention schedules. The dossier does not say which of the two Conventions or which of their schedules prints the entry, and it does not name the edition of the schedules it read; it records the entry as checked on 20 September 2026 against the INCB list cited in source_url. The previous cell for this substance, sourced as listed in source_url, records that no Nigerian instrument names psilocybin on its face and that section 20(1)(a) of the Act, which transposes the 1971 Convention, reaches it by the treaty route.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: none. The ceiling the dossier records for psilocybin is imprisonment for life: it states that sections 11(a) to (c) and 20(2)(a) of the Act prescribe life imprisonment for the specified production, trafficking or dealing conduct, that no quantity threshold is stated, and that the words «shall» and «be imprisonment for life» make the life term mandatory on the section's face. The previous cell for this substance, sourced as listed in source_url, records the section 20 bands on that route: production, sale, transport, import or export is section 20(1)(a) and carries life under section 20(2)(a), and possession for the purpose of those activities is section 20(1)(c) and carries fifteen to 25 years under section 20(2)(b). It also records that handling offences under regulation 14(1) of the NAFDAC Controlled Medicines Regulations 2019 carry for an individual a maximum of one year or a fine not exceeding N50,000 or both.

If prescribed or medical

The dossier row this cell rests on does not state a prescription or medical route for psilocybin.

Documentation

The dossier row this cell rests on does not state a traveller documentation rule for psilocybin.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Nigeria’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.