By Jacinta Nwachukwu
National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), to establish a centre to address migration issues.
The MoU was signed by the Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed on behalf of the commission and Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, Vice Chancellor Nasarawa State University, Keffi, on behalf of the university.
The commissioner explained that the principal purpose of the MoU was to establish an International Centre of Excellence for Migration and Humanitarian Development Studies (ICEMIDS).
Ahmed said that the Centre would be a vehicular instrument for facilitating strategic collaboration between the Parties in the areas of common interests by way of developing sustainable programmes.
“The center will also be used in supporting research in migration, refugees and humanitarian development studies.”
He further added that the…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
