Tag: Immigration

Tinubu Extends Nandap’s Tenure As Immigration CG
April 1, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Extends Nandap’s Tenure As Immigration CG

President Bola Tinubu has approved an extension of Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap’s tenure as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) through December 31, 2026.  A statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information...
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Nigeria Declares 281 Inmates Missing 
September 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Declares 281 Inmates Missing 

The Nigerian Correctional Service has declared 281 inmates missing in the medium correctional centre in Maiduguri after the evacuation of inmates by officers of the service with support from sister security agencies. A statement by the service spokesman Abubak...
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Nigeria Increases Passport Procurement Fees
August 22, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Increases Passport Procurement Fees

The Nigerian Government has increased the fees for the procurement of Nigerian Passports with effect from the 1st of September 2024. A statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI Kenneth Udo, explained that the increment is a...
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Nigeria Targets New Visa Application Process
May 12, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Targets New Visa Application Process

The Federal Government is working to revise the visa application policy in the country in a few weeks to improve accessibility, Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said Tunji-Ojo disclosed this at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting regarding Nige...
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Nigerian Restore Immigration Documents of Seplat Energy CEO, Roger Brown
June 14, 2023 No Responses

Nigerian Restore Immigration Documents of Seplat Energy CEO, Roger Brown

Seplat Energy has announced that the Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have restored the Working Permit, Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) and other Visas for the entry or stay in Nigeria of th...
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Immigration Seeks Rapid Response Offices In Two Bauchi LGAs
March 21, 2021 No Responses

Immigration Seeks Rapid Response Offices In Two Bauchi LGAs

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has urged the Bauchi state government to establish a Rapid Response offices in Alkaleri and Toro Local Government areas, to track illegal immigration into the state.  Dr Lawal Abubakar, Assistant Controller General (A...
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Immigration Generates N49.6b, $20m In 2020
March 17, 2021 No Responses

Immigration Generates N49.6b, $20m In 2020

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said its revenue dropped by almost 40 per cent in 2020 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Comptroller-General of the agency, Mr Muhammad Babandede, stated this while presenting the NIS 2020 Annual.....
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NIS Lauds LADOL’s Indigenisation Policy, Transfer Of Technology
December 1, 2020 No Responses

NIS Lauds LADOL’s Indigenisation Policy, Transfer Of Technology

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has commended the management of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base, LADOL Free Trade Zone for promoting transfer of technology from foreigners to Nigerians. Emmanuel Arogundade, the new comptroller of Immigra...
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China Explains New Visa Guidelines
September 26, 2020 No Responses

China Explains New Visa Guidelines

The Chinese Foreign Ministry and the National Immigration Administration has issued new Visa guidelines as part of measures to prevent and curtail epidemic.  The Embassy of China in Nigeria in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Friday said:“Effe...
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Jamoh Harps On Inter-Agency Collaboration, Visits Comptroller-General of Immigration
August 24, 2020 No Responses

Jamoh Harps On Inter-Agency Collaboration, Visits Comptroller-General of Immigration

Intensifying the quest for cooperation among relevant government agencies in a bid to secure Nigeria’s maritime domain, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has visited Comptroller-General...
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Immigration Refuses Departure Of 58 Nigerian Medical Doctors To UK
July 10, 2020 No Responses

Immigration Refuses Departure Of 58 Nigerian Medical Doctors To UK

Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, has refused the departure of 58 Nigerian Medical Doctors to United Kingdom. The Spokesman of the service, Mr Sunday James, in a statement on Frid...
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Immigration Extends Suspension Of Passport Processing, Migrants e-Registration
April 24, 2020 No Responses

Immigration Extends Suspension Of Passport Processing, Migrants e-Registration

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the extension of the temporary suspension of processing of passport and migrant e-registration from the 23rd April to 23rd May.  Babandede gave the order in a s...
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Trump To Suspend All Immigration To US
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Trump To Suspend All Immigration To US

United States President, Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US to fight the coronavirus. On Twitter, he cited “the attack from the Invisible Enemy”, as he calls coronavirus, “as...
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Nigeria To Introduce Visa Categories
October 28, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria To Introduce Visa Categories

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) will soon introduce various categories of visas for the country as part of its visa reform. The Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI) Mohammad Babandede disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)....
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