FG REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO INNOVATIVE BORDER, MIGRATION MANAGEMENT.
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed the Federal Government's commitment to securing Nigeria's borders through strategic and technologically advanced management.
The Minister made this known during a high-level engagement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other stakeholders, highlighting notable progress in the completion of phase one of Nigeria's e-Border Surveillance System and plans to extend real-time monitoring across all 4,047 kilometers of the nation's borders.
He also mentioned the enhancement of Nigeria's sovereign travel document and the launch of a digitalized landing and exit card system.
The minister, however, expressed concern over an IOM-facilitated workshop on national security matters that excluded Nigerian authorities, describing it as a "gross violation of our sovereign rights," while stressing the need for collaboration that respects Nigeria's sovereignty and dignity.
In her remarks, IOM Nigeria Chief of Mission, Sharon Dimanche, expressed her oganization’s readiness to work in partnership with Nigerian authorities on strategic priorities, including saving lives, driving solutions to displacement, and facilitating regular migration pathways.
