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the migration data collected in the 2006 Census. Furthermore, the Ministries of
Labour and Productivity, National Planning, Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs
should be enabled and mandated to analyse relevant migration data in their
different domains. A further activity would be to incorporate questions to
identify immigrants and emigrants into the national population censuses, as
well as upgrading or selecting appropriate survey techniques for representative
samples and incorporating relevant migration questions. The data should cover,
for example, the number of foreigners, work permits and border crossings and
data on asylum-seekers, refugees and trafficked persons.
g.3 recommendations regarding migration management
There are four main recommendations. First, the draft national policy
on migration should be implemented. At this point in time, all necessary
protocols should have been addressed in implementing the national migration
policy. Second, the National Commission for Refugees, which is responsible for
coordinating the different activities, should be aware of its diverse functions.
Therefore, its roles and responsibilities should be clearly indicated, understood
and agreed upon. Third, implementation should focus almost equally on internal
migration, since it is a precursor for international migration; it occurs on a
relatively greater scale and is vital for understanding the level of development
of the country. Fourth, the Government should realize the strategic importance
of migration in development; hence, it should give its full support to formalizing
and implementing the national policy on migration. The development of a
comprehensive Nigerian <strong>Migration</strong> <strong>Profile</strong> would be an essential tool for the
creation of an effective and coherent migration management policy.
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