The Department of State Services (DSS) has returned the passport of Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), following his recent detention. Ajaero’s passport and phones were initially confiscated during his arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday. He was en route to the United Kingdom to attend a Trade … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, has assured Nigerians that the agency will work in line with the two-week ministerial timeline for passport Administration in the country. In order achieve this target, the comptroller has directed an investigation into some complaints of alleged misconduct against officers … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has issued a two-week timeline for the processing of the Nigerian passport. The Minister of Interior, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The minister said the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cleared over 204,000 backlog of passport applications in the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, through the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has distributed over 10,000 booklets of “My Passport of Rights” to several children in and out of schools in Lagos. The agency distributed the booklets on Wednesday during a sensitisation programme it organised for the students of Kings … Read more
In November 2018, President Buhari appointed Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM. However, the Senate delayed the confirmation of her appointment until May 2019. The president is asking the upper legislative chamber to consider her reappointment four years later. Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa for a second term … Read more
The Nigerian government has announced that applicants for passports will be charged N1000 for verification of their NIN. The fee is aimed at improving the quality, accuracy, and speed of passport services through timely verification of NIN. The fee will be N1000 in Nigeria, $5 in other African countries, and $15 in other countries. EKO … Read more
The NIS has directed passport offices to work on Saturdays. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has directed selected passport offices across the country to work on Saturdays. EDITOR’S PICKS Terrorists Kill 15 In Fresh Attacks On Kaduna Communities VIDEO: Wonders As McDonald’s Employees Help Customer Deliver Baby In Bathroom I’ll … Read more
Dimeji Ajibola is about to hit the cinemas with another thrilling movie titled ‘Passport’. Passport is directed by veteran director Dimeji Ajibola. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the movie features Nollywood stars Jide Kosoko, Adedimeji Lateef, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, Jim Iyke, Zubby Micheal, Emem Ufot, NASBOI among others, and will center on two main characters as … Read more
Court Orders Immediate Release Of Peter Odili’s Passport Seized By Immigration The former governor also demanded a written apology from the immigration. Ekohotblog reports that a federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately release the passport of Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers state. In a judgement issued … Read more
“Officers have been directed to continue to send short message notifications for collection to all applicants” The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says 43,350 passport are ready for pick up at its 29 collection centres in the country. The services released a list of names of persons yet to claim their passports on Wednesday. The NIS … Read more
“First of all, booklets are available. Let me tell you that straightway” Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says reports that there is dearth of passport booklet in the country and that Nigerians are having a torrid time getting their passport is false. Aregbesola stated this on Tuesday at a virtual colloquium with the theme: “Africa: … Read more
The suspension would give the service ample time to attend to avalanche of pending applications. The Nigeria Immigration Service says it has suspended processing of new passport applications in all passport offices across the country. Ekohotblog reports that the service announced the development in a statement on Tuesday. In the statement signed by the Deputy … Read more
The house also mandated its committees on interior and foreign affairs to ensure compliance The house of representatives has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to clear its backlog of applications for passport booklets in 72 hours. At the plenary session on Thursday, the green chamber also asked the federal ministry of interior to review … Read more
The passport application processing time by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will now take six weeks, the federal government has disclosed. Ekohotblog reports that Rauf Aregebesola, minister of interior, made the disclosure on Thursday when he met with Muhammed Babandede, comptroller-general of NIS; passport officers, as well as attaches in Nigerian missions abroad. Speaking at … Read more
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday, said applicants would soon begin to get Nigerian passports within 24 hours. The minister who made this known through a statement, added that passports would be issued in each of the 774 local government areas in the country to reduce the problem of getting it. Aregbesola stated … Read more
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
A staff member under the employ of the Nigerian embassy in Germany has been suspended after a footage of him allegedly demanding for sex in exchange for passport came to public knowledge. In the viral video on social media, the unnamed staff member of the Nigerian embassy was seen in a hotel where he had … Read more
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
Nigerians who are desirous of becoming a citizen of other western countries will have to cough out a whooping one million dollar, citizenship advisory firm, Henley & Partners Group, has said The firm disclosed this in its disclosure of interest in setting up an office in Lagos to help wealthy people get a second passport. … Read more
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