Nigeria National Migration Policy: A Critical Review

Abstract

As nations made efforts towards the ratification and adoption of national, regional, sub-regional and international standards and conventions, Nigeria in 2015 developed a “National Migration Policy” to serve as a reference document and to guide all stakeholders in migration management. It is channeled towards the advancement and protection of the human rights of Nigerians both within and outside the country, and thus, the effective administration and management of migration for the socio-economic development of Nigeria. The policy document addresses the issue of migration rights and contributions to national development based on existing national legal and policy frameworks of the country. The responsibility for the coordination of the national policy is vested with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) in collaboration with the Ministries, Departments and Agencies involved in Migration. This paper, using the critical method of inquiry has evaluated this policy document with the purpose of casting another eye on the document, four years after it has been written, and to make possible suggestion for that would be a resource material in case of a possible review in the nearest future.