FEC adopts revised migration policy as Tinubu administration deepens governance reforms

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has adopted Nigeria’s Revised 2025 National Migration Policy, marking a significant step by the Bola Tinubu administration towards building a more coordinated, responsive and people-centred migration governance system.
The policy, approved at the FEC meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, updates the National Migration Policy first adopted in 2015 and provides a broader framework for addressing emerging migration realities while maximising the contribution of migration to Nigeria’s development.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard M. Doro, described the approval as a major milestone that would translate Nigeria’s in...