• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Rabat Process Charts New Course For Safe, Dignified Migration

by Mark Itsibor
3 months ago
in News
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Nigeria and its partners in the Rabat Process have agreed to deepen efforts towards ensuring that migration remains safe, legal, dignified and voluntary across Africa and Europe.

Advertisement

The commitment was reaffirmed yesterday at the closing session of a meeting of the Rabat Process held in Abuja with the participation of African and European delegates, including youth representatives and civil society actors.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, said the Abuja meeting signaled a new chapter in the global migration conversation focused on shifting the narrative from fear to opportunity. He emphasised the importance of youth empowerment, education and innovation as the cornerstones of sustainable migration governance.

“We have collectively explored how youths, innovation, and education are not just policy topics but the very drivers of sustainable migration systems,” Yilwatda said, “Migration should never be the consequence of despair. It must be the expression of choice, ability and vision.”

He said although over 80 percent of migration out of Africa remained regular, public discourse and global policy often paint migration in negative terms. The minister stressed that Nigeria, in its current chairmanship of the Rabat Process, was committed to promoting youth-centered policies, skills recognition and stronger diaspora engagement.

RELATED

NAICOM Grants Crown Takaful Insurance Approval To Kickstart Operations

Regulator Bars Insurtech From Insuring Oil & Gas, Marine Sectors, Others

6 minutes ago
UACN Reports N110.4bn Revenue As Consumer Demand Surges

UACN Reports N110.4bn Revenue As Consumer Demand Surges

8 minutes ago

“To our European partners, we invite you to invest more in mobility pathways and join innovation hubs that empower rather than exclude,” he said, “To development partners and the private sector, we urge support for skills programs that connect education with employability, especially in climate-affected and fragile regions.”

Yilwatda also used the platform to celebrate Nigeria’s hospitality and culture, urging participants to return not just as delegates, but as friends and partners in progress.

Spain’s Ambassador-at-Large for Migration Affairs, Pilar Mendez Jimenez, who co-chaired the meeting, praised the inclusion of youth and civil society organisations in the Rabat Process for the first time in its nearly two-decade history. She described the Abuja session as one of the most dynamic in recent years.

“During these two days, we exchanged on how to unlock the power of youth through education and innovation. We also explored how to sustainably engage the diaspora and how to empower women through initiatives like the Spain-Morocco EU-funded Wafida project,” she said.

Jimenez commended the participation of youth groups such as Africa’s Young Changemakers, whom she described as “not just part of the solution—but the solution itself.” She reiterated that future migration policy must move from mere inclusion to co-creation, where all stakeholders share equal space in shaping decisions.

Delegates from across Africa, including Cameroon, Tunisia, Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya, shared insights and successful practices in areas such as digital innovation, diaspora partnerships, and labor migration. The NELEX digital platform developed in Nigeria was highlighted as a key innovation aligned with Europe’s talent pool initiatives.

Discussions also touched on the importance of countering misinformation about migration, with examples from Germany, Switzerland, and the EU on the establishment of Centers for Migration and Development.

Jimenez emphasised the need to harness intra-African talent and called for deeper collaboration between African countries and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which is currently hosting a parallel session on labor migration in The Gambia.

The Rabat Process, established in 2006, serves as a platform for dialogue and cooperation on migration and development between countries along the West African migration route to Europe. The Abuja meeting marked a major milestone by mainstreaming youth voices and expanding the focus to include innovation, climate impacts and skills development.

 

 

 

 


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel




Tags: Nentawe Yilwatda
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Bishops Demand Urgent Action On Insecurity In Benue, Plateau

Next Post

ECOWAS Experts To Learn From Nigeria’s Digital Cadastre Administration

Mark Itsibor

Mark Itsibor

Mark Itsibor is a journalist and communication specialist with 10 years of experience, He is currently Chief Correspondent at LEADERSHIP Media Group and writes on Finance, Economy, Politics, Crime, and Judiciary. He has a B.Sc in Political Science, Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Print), and B.A in Development Communication. His Twitter handle is @Itsibor_M

You May Like

NAICOM Grants Crown Takaful Insurance Approval To Kickstart Operations
News

Regulator Bars Insurtech From Insuring Oil & Gas, Marine Sectors, Others

2025/08/05
UACN Reports N110.4bn Revenue As Consumer Demand Surges
News

UACN Reports N110.4bn Revenue As Consumer Demand Surges

2025/08/05
Ezenwokike Launches Book On Women Entrepreneurship
News

Ezenwokike Launches Book On Women Entrepreneurship

2025/08/05
The Papyrus Global Set To Honour Outstanding State Lawmakers
News

The Papyrus Global Set To Honour Outstanding State Lawmakers

2025/08/05
Many Injured In Rivers As Fleeing Robbers Crash Into Traders
News

Gunmen Kill 2 Police Escorts Attached To Ebonyi Majority Leader

2025/08/05
Shun Instigated Protests, Northern Group Advises Youths
News

UADD Applauds Sardauna Foundation’s Kaduna Summit, Commends Tinubu

2025/08/05
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Regulator Bars Insurtech From Insuring Oil & Gas, Marine Sectors, Others

UACN Reports N110.4bn Revenue As Consumer Demand Surges

Ezenwokike Launches Book On Women Entrepreneurship

The Papyrus Global Set To Honour Outstanding State Lawmakers

Gunmen Kill 2 Police Escorts Attached To Ebonyi Majority Leader

UADD Applauds Sardauna Foundation’s Kaduna Summit, Commends Tinubu

Plateau Muslims Affirm Support For Mutfwang’s Leadership

Gov Sani Effects Minor Cabinet Reshuffle

Senator Salisu Felicitates ‘Iya Sunnah’ Of Egbaland, Kolapo, On Birthday

Stakeholders Hail Tinubu’s Choice Of Aisha Garba As UBEC Boss

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.