Tag: foreigners
Citizenship drive: 116 Foreigners Seek Nigerian Nationality in Lagos
Layode further explained that each application undergoes scrutiny by a sub-committee comprising representatives from six key agencies: the Nigerian Immigration…
Sudanese police order all foreigners to leave Khartoum
According to media reports, hostility towards foreigners in Sudan, especially those from other African countries, has been on the rise…
Video: El-Rufai threatens foreigners who intervene in elections with death
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has threatened that foreign nationals who might interfere in the coming Nigerian general elections…
Immigration seizes 436 voter cards, 192 National ID slips from foreigners
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Thursday, said it seized 436 voter cards and 192…
How 2 foreigners forged Nigerian company’s documents
Moses Awonusi, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences Court,…
Fake marriages on the rise in Nigeria – Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that a lot of “fake marriages’’ are taking place between Nigerians and foreigners…
Immigration CG warns against blaming foreigners for incessant communal clashes
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has warned those blaming foreigners for the incessant communal clashes…
Gunmen killed 2 policemen, abduct 2 foreigners in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two policemen and abducted two foreigners – an American and a Canadian –…
Preident Zuma Condemns Countrymen Over Attacks On Foreigners
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has condemned his countrymen for the attack on foreigners living in South Africa.
Zambia bans police officers from marrying foreigners
Police authorities in Zambia on Monday said they had banned officers from marrying foreigners. The Head of the Zambia Police,…
Oil theft: 14 foreigners jailed 110 years
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Friday convicted 14 foreigners identified as citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Philippine…
Nigeria Immigration Service raises alarm over influx of foreigners into Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Amidst security concerns, the Nigerian Immigration Services has raised the alarm over the influx of illegal immigrants…
Bayelsa Polls: Immigration warns foreigners to keep-off
The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned foreigners resident in the state to stay away…
5 disguise as foreigners, defraud people in Lagos – RRS
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday said it arrested five members of a syndicate who…
The foreigners killed in Paris attacks
Paris (AFP) – Several foreigners have been identified as victims of Friday’s deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, which left at…
Kogi election; Immigration warns foreigners
The Nigeria Immigration Service in Kogi on Saturday cautioned immigrants against taking part in the Nov. 21 governorship election. The…
Court grants 2 Nigerians, 5 foreigners N1m bail each
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted one million bail each for two Nigerians, one Beninese and four…
Chad to arrest foreigners following Boko Haram attacks
Chadian Prime Minister, Kalzeube Deubet, on Friday, said that following the recent Boko Haram attack in two suicide blasts in…
South Africa delays deportation of 200 foreigners
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa temporarily halted the deportation of 200 foreigners on Tuesday after a legal challenge by a…
Nigeria repatriates 430 illegal foreigners, seizes 20 voters’ cards
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) arrested and repatriated 430 illegal immigrants in Jigawa between January and November this year. The…
Private security companies cannot hire foreigners – NSCDC
Adebayo Ayeni, Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State, on Tuesday, said Private Guards…
Nigeria grants citizenship to 174 foreigners
Nigeria formally granted citizenship to a total of 174 foreigners on Wednesday. Abba Moro, Nigeria minister of Interior told journalists…
Foreigners And Arms Smuggling
By John Tosin Ajiboye The rate at which foreigners are smuggling arms into the country is alarming and it calls…
Ansaru: ‘We have killed 7 foreign hostages’
Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Saturday claimed to have killed seven foreign hostages abducted from the SETRACO construction site last…
Court Remands 16 Russians Over Arms Import
A Nigerian court in Lagos Friday remanded in prison 16 Russians sailors arrested in Nigerian territorial waters in possession of…
Foreigners get Nigeria travel warning
Britain and New Zealand have warned their nationals against travelling to parts of Nigeria after a series of terrorist bomb…