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FG Launches Express Immigration Service — Passport Ready In 3 Days

Mar 31, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Reps Ask Immigration To Clear Backlog Of Passport Booklet Applications In 72 Hours

The centre is expected to expedite passport processing for Nigerians The federal government has unveiled the “premium passport processing centre” of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The centre is expected to expedite passport processing for Nigerians seeking to procure the travel documents within 72 hours. Speaking at the unveiling of the centre in Abuja on … Read more

NIS Graduates 446 Senior Officers

Feb 6, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Saturday graduated 446 officers from the Immigration Training School, Kano. The spokesperson of the service, Sunday James, said in a statement in Abuja that the officers went through the 45th Superintendent Basic Course. He said the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, while congratulating the graduands, urged them to remain … Read more

Akeredolu Tasks Immigration On Proper Border Patrol

Feb 3, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has called on the Nigeria Immigration Service to improve on securing the land borders. Akeredolu said during a courtesy visit by the Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘F’ of the Nigeria Immigration Service, ACG Dora Amahian. He said it was important to stop foreign herders from gaining access into the country, adding … Read more

Nigerian Immigration Spokesperson Kidnapped

Jan 25, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Immigration Service Names Command Centre After President Tinubu

Bridget Esene, spokeswoman of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Edo state, has been kidnapped by suspected gunmen. Esene was abducted on her way to church in Benin, the state capital, on Sunday, NAN quoted an official of the service to have said. The gunmen had reportedly followed her to Iqueniro area of Benin, dragged … Read more

2021 Hajj: Ogun Solicits NIS Support On Early Issuance Of Travel Document

Jan 21, 2021.Jan 21, 2021. by Damilare Abass

By Ademola Orunbon NIS is willing and ready to support the government of Ogun State in this regard for a smooth Hajj operation You May Also Like: Air Peace Resumes Dubai Flights February 5, Increases Flights To Enugu FG, States And LGs Share N619.3bn For Dec. 2020 The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has … Read more

Why Many Nigerians Are Blocked From Leaving The Country – Immigration

Dec 19, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Abdullahi Usman, the Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration service at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, says the dream of many citizens to leave the country has been shattered by the service. Their plan to travel overseas didn’t materialise because they did not have valid and required documents needed to substantiate their reasons for wanting to leave … Read more

Like Canada, UK To Begin Points-Based Immigration System From 2021

Dec 2, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Anyone seeking to migrate to the United Kingdom will now have to attain a set threshold of points before such plan can materialise, the government has said. In a statement issued by the Home Office and Priti Patel, secretary of state for the Home Department, the UK government said it is introducing the points-based system … Read more

BREAKING: Immigration Releases Passport Of #EndSARS Advocate, Moe Odele

Nov 9, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

The federal government has returned the international passport of one of the #EndSARS advocates, Modupe (Moe) Odele. You will recall that immigration officials confiscated Odele passport and subsequently stopped her from boarding an international flight on November 1. Two days later, the legal practitioner went to retrieve her passport but was told she is … Read more

We Will Retaliate Visa Ban, Travel Restrictions On Nigeria By Any Country – FG

Aug 11, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

The federal government it will will adopt an eye for an eye and a tit for tat approach government will in dealing with countries that impose travel bans and restrictions on Nigeria. Comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS), Muhammad Babandede, made this in interview with TheSignature50 magazine. Babandede was reacting to the inclusion … Read more

Nigeria Immigration Service Deny 58 Medical Doctors Access For UK Training

Jul 10, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

The Nigeria Immigration has refused to allow 58 Nigerian medical doctors travel to London for a training programme, while providing the basis for the refusal and also asserting that the affected medical personnel have no valid travelling documents. The Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, said in a statement yesterday that they were stopped at … Read more

Border Closure: NIS Restates Determination To Prosecute lllegal Migrants

Jun 25, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Wednesday said any migrant arrested flouting the law would be prosecuted according to the immigration law. The NIS Controller General, Mr Muhammad Babandede, stated this at the Service monthly parade in Abuja, which was done in strict compliance with social and physical distancing due to COVID-19. Babandede, in a … Read more

Immigration Boss Warns Against Extra Charges On Passports

Jun 23, 2020.Jun 2, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Mr. Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has warned personnel of the service against extra charges on passport issuance. Babandede gave the warning during a virtual meeting with passport officers nationwide recently in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the program was anchored from the NIS Headquarters Abuja. Babandede, in … Read more

Trump Suspends Immigration To The U.S, See Why

Apr 21, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Donald Trump Mourns Friend Who Dies From COVID-19 Complications

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will temporarily suspend immigration into the United States to ‘‘protect the jobs of American citizens’. In a tweet early today, Trump said: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing … Read more

9 Girls Arrested By Immigration Service In Lagos Airport

Jan 25, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Nine girls have been arrested by the Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Saturday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos.

The trafficked girls who were on their way to Lebanon, Cairo, Dubai, and India on Ethiopian, Peace, Egypt and East Airlines claimed to be traveling for employment without knowing their employers nor aware of the nature of job they were going for, Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Sunday James confirmed in a statement.

“This discovery was made after intensive interrogation by NIS officials,” he said.

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EFCC, Immigration Service Collaborate to Fight Corruption

Dec 19, 2019.Oct 31, 2019. by Otunba T.J Abass

The EFCC has described the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, as one of the important stakeholders in the fight against Corruption in the Country. The Ilorin Zonal Head of the Commission, Isyaku Sharu disclosed this on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 when he led Senior Officers of the Commission in the Zone to the Kwara State Command of … Read more

US-Mexico Immigration Accord Likely To Increase Demand For Smugglers’ Services

Jun 10, 2019. by Otunba T.J Abass

The immigration agreement between Mexico and the United States that averted US tariffs on Mexican imports has a clear beneficiary, experts say: human traffickers. Under the pact reached Friday night, Mexico will deploy its recently created National Guard along the border with Guatemala, as well as dismantle groups that smuggle people across borders. However, experts … Read more

Charity Group Decries For 6,000 Migrants Trapped In Libyan Detention

Jun 5, 2019. by Otunba T.J Abass

A medical charity group, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has revealed that there are close to 6,000 migrants trapped in different detention camps in Libya who need to be evacuated to Europe “as soon as possible.” Doctors Without Borders, known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in French, is an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation of French … Read more