The immigration — mainly from Lebanon but also from other parts of the Lebanese diaspora in West Africa — increased in the early twentieth century after the end of the first World War, being concentrated first in Lagos then in other urban areas throughout colonial Nigeria.

[3] Additionally, research notes the relative lack of cohesion in the Lebanese community in the first half of the twentieth century, with internal divides based on sectarian, ideological, religious, and subethnic differences.

[10] Later Lebanese migrants often originally intended to reach Brazil or the United States, but many were stranded in West Africa due to financial problems.

[8] Other Lebanese migrants to West Africa mistakenly believed they had traveled to a vague geographic region called "Amerka" (misspelling of "America"), due to either their lack of education or deception by ship captains.

[11] Nigeria received a significant amount of Lebanese settlers due to its coastal city of Lagos serving as a major point of transit between Lebanon and the Americas.

[10] Nigeria continues to receive a significant influx of Lebanese immigrants seeking to escape political and economic turmoil in their homeland.

[13] The eparchy has four parishes in Nigeria — in Abuja, Ibadan, Lagos, and Port Harcourt — with several thousand attendees including both Maronites and other Eastern Christians.

[22] Tinubu Square, an open space landmark in Lagos, was donated by the Lebanese community as a gift for Nigeria upon Nigerian independence in 1960.