“There’s a spike in the number of young people eager to leave the country due to the general sense that the country is not working for them economically.”
Mr Okoro said that troops would plan and conduct operations in both land and riverine environments that were volatile, unpredictable, chaotic and ambiguous in real-time.
Two wooden boats loaded with 415 bags of foreign parboiled rice were suspected to be snuggled into the country from Benin Republic
The rule, set to go into effect October 31, codifies into federal regulation the 2012 programme that shields more than 600,000 undocumented immigrants from deportation.
“I can assure you, however, that we are on top of the situation, and in the shortest possible time, all these challenges will become a thing of the past,” the minister said.
In June, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a new task force had been established to handle immigration processing delays.
The Australian immigration minister has ordered the Department of Home Affairs to fast-track visa applications to address a shortage in skilled workers.
The visa on arrival policy is to facilitate easy travels and promote international trading activities.
The NIS explained that issuing centres are being congested by crowds who want to collect their passport, thereby breaking COVID-19 protocols.
“Between 2017 and now, we have lost over 50 persons in Boki due to cult and communal clashes; this is worrisome.”
