FG integrates 17bn migration records, close readmission talks with EU

By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: The Federal Government said it has moved more than 17 billion migration records into an integrated system as part of efforts to automate its migration processes.

This was as it said it has closed negotiations with the European Union on a readmission agreement that took about a decade to conclude.

Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Tuesday at a meeting with the EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Mr Magnus Brunner, and his delegation. The meeting was held ahead of the formal signing of the agreement, according to a statement by the Ministry’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Mary Ali.

Tunji-Ojo said t...