Guardian

TO enhance the capacity of relevant institutions, improved data management and paved way for the adoption of

National Migration Policy, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has commenced an intensive training.

At a workshop organised by the organisation in Abuja recently, participants were trained on migration data analysis and dissemination as well as migration data management techniques.

Also, issues such as labour migration, Diaspora remittances and development and other migration related issues were discussed during the workshop.

The workshop was also an opportunity for participant to interact with one another, share their various organisational challenges and best practices and identify common areas of cooperation and collaboration in the area of migration.

Meanwhile, commenting on the National Policy on Migration, the Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Ekpedeme King, stressed the need to ensure a policy that would encourage Nigeria professionals in different fields of endeavor to remain in the country and foster development with their experiences.

He said: “ The migration policy involves migration and emigration, but there has to be a clear policy on how to encourage our medical doctors, engineers and other professional Nigerians in different field to stay in Nigeria so that they can contribute their quota here,

“Statutory, Nigeria immigration service cannot prevent any Nigeria from returning to his country as long as you can convince the immigration officer that you are a Nigeria. It is our duty to welcome you and embrace you back to your country.”

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is an international organisation established in 1951 and is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit, providing migration services to migrants and addressing forced migration as well as providing capacity building on migration management to government.