The Nigeria Immigration Service and the Challenges of Immigration (1986-2012)
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2014
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Nwachukwu, A.C
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The upsurge in international migration involves not only the movement of people legally and illegally but also goods, capital and ideas across the geographical regions of the world. Globalization has facilitated the processes of international migration which has posed a major challenge to all security agencies charged with the responsibility of managing their countries’ borders. State institutions must adjust their capacities to cope with the new realities. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) as the agency of government for managing immigration has been challenged by the increasing trends of immigration into the country. The basic problem is that cross border activities and crimes have over the years overwhelmed the control of the Nigeria Immigration Service. The work examines the challenges faced by the NIS in coping with the increasing immigration flows. For a good understanding of the work the institutional theory and migration theory have been used as theoretical framework. The study is conducted within the traditions of the qualitative research paradigm both in the collection and analysis of data. The procedures used were Key Informant Interview and Participant Observation. The findings were stated according to the research questions as follows: Social- economic, and political factors as well as environmental issues force immigrants into Nigeria; The nature of Nigeria’s vast borders pose a migrations management challenge to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Most of the equipment of the NIS need to be modernized to meet international standards; There are deficiencies in many areas of coordination and sharing of information between security agencies concerned with international migration management.
Based on these findings, the work has recommended among other things, an international security framework involving Nigerian border security agencies and those of other countries especially our neighboring states in fighting trans-border crimes.
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A Thesis Submitted to the School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos.
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International Migration , Nigeria Immigration Service , Immigration , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Political science
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Nwachukwu A.C (2014), The Nigeria Immigration Service and the Challenges of Immigration (1986-2012). A Thesis Submitted to University of Lagos School of Postgraduate Studies Phd Thesis and Dissertation, 192pp.