The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting safe, orderly, and regular migration while strengthening diaspora engagement as a central pillar of national development policy.
This position was restated by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, in a statement issued on Thursday by Janet McDickson Noah, Director of Press and Public Relations at the ministry.
The minister is representing President Bola Tinubu at the UN ongoing International Migration Review Forum (IMRF 2026) at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Doro is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the high-level global forum and is expected to present the country’s official statement on behalf of President Tinubu.
Speaking in his role as co-chair of roundtable 3 on diaspora engagement, the minister stressed the importance of integrated and development-oriented migration systems capable of responding to changing global realities.
He noted that effective migration governance must be anchored on stronger coordination, reliable data systems, and strategic partnerships that deliver measurable national outcomes.
Doro explained that Nigeria is already implementing initiatives such as diaspora investment platforms and financial instruments aimed at boosting investment inflows, innovation, and skills transfer from Nigerians abroad.
He described the diaspora as “strategic partners in national growth,” rather than passive beneficiaries of policy frameworks.
He also outlined key priorities emerging from the forum, including improved access to healthcare and education for migrants, enhanced financial inclusion, stronger remittance systems, and improved portability of social protection benefits. According to him, these priorities are consistent with Nigeria’s ongoing reforms in humanitarian and poverty reduction programmes.
The ninister reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to moving away from fragmented humanitarian responses toward a unified system that links emergency assistance with long-term development outcomes.
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He emphasized that migration governance must contribute directly to resilience building, economic inclusion, and social stability.
Calling for stronger international cooperation, Doro urged governments, development partners, civil society, and the private sector to collaborate on practical and scalable solutions to global migration challenges.
He stressed that sustainable progress depends on shared responsibility and coordinated action.
“This roundtable provides an opportunity to strengthen preventive protection mechanisms, improve coordination, and identify scalable solutions for a more inclusive migration system,” he stated.
