The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the suspension of senior officers overseeing key commands along the Lagos-Seme corridor following allegations of extortion. The suspension follows the circulation of online reports…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed as false an online report alleging that a particular region of the country had been disqualified from passport issuance. This is contained in a statement signed by the Service Public…
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The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has approved wide-ranging disciplinary measures against 31 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for various offences. This is contained in a…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has commenced enforcement action nationwide against foreign nationals who overstayed their visas or violated entry conditions in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Service…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has unveiled a new digital platform for the application and processing of the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) Afrobeats merchandise. The platform marks a significant…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Illela Border Command in Sokoto State, has confirmed the repatriation of 62 Republic of Mali nationals through the Illela Control Post. The Controller of the command, Mr Tony Akuneme, who disclosed…
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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has condemned the shooting of an immigration officer allegedly on the orders of a Chinese company operating in Nigeria. Tunji-Ojo spoke at a stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop on implementing…
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The Senate has the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) over its highly lopsided Private Public Partnership arrangements on passport production, which gave consultancy firm 70% of the proceeds and the federal government 30%. The Chairman…
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The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), has disowned an online publication on recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). A statement by the Secretary to the board, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed,…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the immediate repatriation of a Zimbabwean cleric, Mr Eben Nhiwatawi for allegedly violating immigration laws. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer…
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