CGI, M. Babandede
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service Muhammad Babandede MFR was invited to the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies to deliver a thematic paper titled as mentioned above to the participants of the Senior Executive Course 42. 2.The Comptroller General of Immigration Service as an expert in Border Security and Migration Studies dealt with the topic in the spirit of National Security as it relates to human capital development the role of Nigeria Immigration Service. 3.Nigeria Immigration Service in its mandate that relates to Border Security and Migration Management is in the heart of National Security and the CGI consider the concept “national security” be pictured as a person that needs to be healthy, psychologically sound, financially buoyant to serve the purpose it was meant to serve, securing the nation that is National Security, how does it impact on Human Capital Development vis-à-vis the Mission and Vision of the service. 3.A country’s National Security has a lot to do with human capital development because of human element involve, the control of exit and entry of Migrants into a country when properly controlled guarantees a secured nation with a define National Security. 4.The Human Capital Development aspect of the NIS with respect to National Security has to do with how effective the service is able to control before entry, control at the point of entry, control after entry by the deployment of border security and Migration Control tools i. e e-visa, MIDAS, e-migrant registration, e-border technology, visa on Arrival, Biometric Visa, etc. 5.NIS approach to national security is in the areas like,Migration Control, Border Management Strategy, establishment of fully equipped and functional Forward Operating Base(FOB), the Technology Building under construction at the NIS Headquarters is the hub for data collation for dissemination to other sister security services when commissioned, Nigeria will be better for it by harvesting every information about a migrant before entry, at the point of entry, and while within the country for a secured nation boosting a robust National Security. Signed:DCI James Sunday pcc, Service Public Relations Officer, Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service. 23rd July, 2020.
