National Commission For Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Act, 2022

(a) safeguard the interest of persons of concern in Nigeria by ensuring that the sanctity of human persons is protected; and

(b) implement the – (i) United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951, (ii) Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967, (iii) Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa, 1969, (iv) 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and (v) other treaties and conventions in relation to refugees, migrants, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons, which are ratified and domesticated by Nigeria.

(1) There is established the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).

(2) The Commission –

(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;

(b) may sue or be sued in its corporate name; and

(c) may acquire, hold or dispose of any property, movable or immovable for the purpose of performing any of its functions under this Act.

(1) There is established for the Commission a Governing Board, (in this Act referred to as “the Board”).

(2) The Board shall consist of the following members –

(a) a Chairman;

(b) one representative each, not below the rank of a Director, from the – (i) Federal Ministry responsible for matters relating to humanitarian affairs, (ii) Federal Ministry responsible for foreign affairs, (iii) Federal Ministry responsible for justice, (iv) Office of the National Security Adviser, (v) Nigeria Immigration Service, (vi) National Population Commission, and (vii) National Human Rights Commission,

(c) two representatives of the Association of Civil Society Organisations dealing with humanitarian matters; and

(d) the Federal Commissioner, who shall be the Secretary to the Board.

(3) The Chairman and members of the Board shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister.