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FG determined to reduce irregular migration -Tarfa

May 20, 2021

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Photo: Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr. Yerima P. Tarfa (Right) and Consul General of the German Consulate in Nigeria, Dr. Stefan Traumann at the opening of the Nigerian-German Center for Jobs, Migration and Re-integration building in Lagos.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr. Yerima P. Tarfa has assured that the federal government is determined to reduce the level of irregular migration. Tarfa spoke in Lagos early this week when he attended the Steering Committee meeting of GIZ Nigeria’s Programme Migration for Development.

The event was also used to officially open the Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Re-integration building which will provide vocational and entrepreneurship training to returnees and the local populace.

Tarfa said the occasion was important because it afforded stakeholders to reflect and refresh minds on where we are and where we want to be in the battle against irregular migration. He stressed that the federal government alone cannot provide all the jobs needed by Nigerian youths, especially against the backdrop of the unemployment statistics released recently by Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

In his remarks, the Consul General of the German Consulate in Nigeria, Dr. Stefan Traumann, congratulated the PME Team Lead on the Centre’s launch as he was present when the stone was laid for the building in 2019. He noted that the Nigerian youth are an asset and future of the country.

Therefore, their development must be invested in heavily and the German government will continue to support the efforts of the Nigerian government to achieve this in a bid to reduce the scourge of irregular migration.

The opening of the Centre also featured an exhibition of the products made by previous beneficiaries of training programmes.

May 20, 2021

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