The main migration policy instruments:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• 1960/1967: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1979: the ECOWAS Protocols relating to the Free Movement of Persons, the Right of Residence and Establishment (1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990).
• 1986: ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 2001: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2003: Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law, Enforcement and Administration Act of 14 July 2003.
• 2009: ratification of the 1990 Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
• 2014: adoption of the National Labour Migration Policy
• 2015: adoption of the National Policy on Migration.
• 2017: adoption of the Migration Regulations implementing the Immigration Act of 2015 (Act No. 8 of 2015).

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs:

• Ministry of Interior: in charge of the entry, stay and removal of foreigners; Delivery of work authorisations.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: provides assistance to nationals abroad.
• Ministry of Justice: Fight against trafficking (National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons - NAPTIP).
• Secretary to the Government of the Federation: National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) - entrusted with coordination functions, as well as playing a leading role in the implementation of the draft National Migration Policy.

Sources:

• ICMPD and IOM (2016): A Survey on Migration Policies in West Africa. Second Edition. https://fmmwestafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/en-A_Survey_on_Migration_Policies_in_West_Africa_EN_SOFT2nd.pdf
• IOM (2018): A Brief on IOM Nigeria’s Projects​. Accessed: 24/09/2018. https://www.iom.int/countries/nigeria
• KPMG (2017): Nigeria – Immigration Regulations, 2017. Accessed: 24/09/2018. https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/ng/pdf/tax/ng-nigeria-immigration-regulations-2017.pdf
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last update: September 2018