Tag: Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
NIS speaks on alleged ‘disqualification’ of South East from passport issuance
The NIS is presently implementing a phased onboarding system to migrate passport offices including those in foreign missions to a…
Outrage as Immigration officer faces alleged 4-day sexual assault scandal
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is facing mounting public backlash after allegations emerged that one of its officers unlawfully detained…
NIS operatives intercept 22 Nigerians on the way to Libya in Katsina
The Jibia Border Command of NIS intercepted victims, comprising 11 females and 11 males at the location identified as a…
NIS introduces new passport tracking update for applicants
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rolled out a new update to its passport tracking system to help applicants monitor…
NIS offers undocumented foreign nationals new lifeline
The NIS warned that any foreigner who had breached the conditions of his or her visa and failed to report…
Fleeing wanted Enugu native doctor arrested at Seme border
Obieze was apprehended by operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service at Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Seme Road while attempting to flee the…
Nigeria introduces e-Visa, digital entry system
The e-Visa application system is an end-to-end online platform designed to enhance national security, streamline application processes, and eliminate visa-on-arrival…
NIS launches contactless passport application for Nigerians in Europe
the contactless passport application system will be introduced in Europe on Feb. 7 (today).
How Bobrisky was arrested at Seme border – NIS
By Taiwo Okanlawon Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky, has been arrested by the Benin Republic Immigration Service…
NIS deports Zimbabwean cleric Eben Nhiwatawi
“In light of the above, the NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap with Ministerial approval, has ordered his immediate repatriation from…
Why passport fee hike won’t stop japa – Ex-envoy, Farounbi
The Nigeria Immigration Service had announced a 100 per cent price increment for the passport, which would begin on September…
Nigeria Immigration Service rescues six victims of human trafficking in Badagry
He, however, said they would be handed over to officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in…
Immigration partners NSCDC on border security in Anambra
The Anambra State Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Godwin Nzeribe, has sought the support of the Nigeria Security…
IGP Egbetokun withdraws policemen attached to Yahaya Bello
“If seen at any entry or exit point, he should be arrested and referred to the Director of Investigation or…
Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo tasks Immigration with improved services
The Minister of Interior urged workers to re-engineer and re-design the service collectively. He stressed the need to improve the…
Immigration boss orders investigation into passport racketeering
Passport Control Officers in the south east have been accused of demanding additional fees for international passports in addition to…
Minister Tunji Ojo to NIS: Clear all pending passport applications in 2 weeks
Tunji Ojo said said the order was in fulfillment of his promise to remove all bottlenecks in the acquisition of…
Passport: NIS boss declares state of emergency
By Ibironke Ariyo Ms. Caroline Adepoju, the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Friday declared a…
How Buhari kicked passport touts out of business- NIS
According to him, Buhari’s tenure would be remembered for the improvement in the passport collection process, border security and staff…
Corrupt NIS officials frustrating issuance of passports – Aregbesola
Aregbesola said this in Oyo town on Tuesday while lamenting that few corrupt officials are undermining efforts of NIS to…
NIS pledges better vigilance ahead of Saturday’s election
Nigerians living in border areas are advised to conduct themselves well before and after the elections, as land borders would…
Why I focus on sports for immigration officers – Nkechi Ezugwu
“It is against this backdrop that we decided to establish a standard court for officers and men as well as…
Nigeria Immigration goes after human traffickers in Kebbi
The comptroller gave assurance that NIS would not allow any suspicious character or person profiting from human trafficking to escape…
NIS seizes 6,216 PVCs, National ID cards from migrants
NIS said the cards were seized in ongoing operations to ensure that migrants from neighbouring countries did not participate in…
7,500 passports awaiting collection in Oyo – Immigration Service
“We have about 7,500 uncollected passports in Oyo State and we do not want them to expire in our hands…
30,000 Passports uncollected nationwide as NIS Offices work Saturdays
Under a special arrangement to ramp up passport production, Passport Offices from December 3, 2022 to January 28, 2023, open…
NIS directs passport offices to work Saturdays
“The period for this exercise is expected to be every Saturday commencing from Dec. 3, 2022, to Jan. 28, 2023,…
NIS rescues 716 survivors of human trafficking in Katsina borders
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Special Border Command in Jibia, Katsina State has rescued no fewer than 716 survivors of…
18 foreigners arrested for allegedly possessing voters’ cards
The Comptroller warned migrants residing in Oyo State not to involve themselves in the 2023 general elections, saying they are…
Ogun girl, 13, intercepted in Kebbi on the way to Libya
“The girl was intercepted at Koko border on Friday, Aug. 9 as she was traveling from Ogun to Sokoto unaccompanied…