- Source: National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), formerly known as the National Commission for Refugees (NCFR), is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, established by Decree 52 of 1989 now Cap. N21, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (NCFRMI Act) to manage the affairs of refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons in Nigeria. The agency is one of the six agencies under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. It is headed by a Federal Commissioner.
Origin
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to fulfil the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 319(IV) under Article 35 of the United Nations 1951 Convention. The agency was formerly known for managing only refugee affairs but was later expanded in 2002 by the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. In 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim as the Federal Commissioner of the agency.
List of Agency Commissioners
The past and present Federal Commissioner of the agency include:
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed (Lado)
Sadiya Umar Farouq
Hajiya Hadiza Sani Kangiwa
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons
- Internally displaced person
- Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
- Sadiya Umar Farouq
- Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
- Internally Displaced Person Camp in Lagos
- Forced displacement
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Displaced persons camps in post–World War II Europe
- Refugee camp
