Babandede: Re-imagining and Remaking Immigration
By Dakuku Peterside The public sector in Nigeria is not a hopeless case, as we are sometimes all made to believe. It may not be […]
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Babandede bows out as Jere steps in as acting CG of Immigration Service
Top Management of the Service on Friday held a Valedictory Session in honour of the retiring Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede MFR at the […]
NIS moves to new office complex in Sokoto
By Chimezie Godfrey The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has congratulated the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for constructing an ultra-modern Office Complex for the […]
NCCSALW Partners Navy, NDLEA, Immigration, others to tackle illegal arms flow at Maritime, Land Borders
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCC SALE) has partnered with the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), and […]
NIS uses anti-corruption unit to boost service delivery
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mohammed Babandede, has said the service is using its Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Monitoring Unit to curb corruption and […]
FG inaugurates Enugu Immigration Command Hqs
Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has inaugurated the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Enugu State Command Office Complex. The Media Adviser to the minister, Mr Sola […]
Trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants, motivated by financial incentives — EFCC
Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),says most trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants into Nigeria is motivated by financial incentives. Bawa […]
NIS to restrict job engagements for foreign nationals -CG
The Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) ,Alhaji Muhammad Babandede, says the Service is planning to limit job opportunities other nationals can be […]
NIS resumes receiving new passports’ applications in Oyo – Comptroller
The Oyo state command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced its resumption of receiving applications for new passports in the state. The new […]
Passport office issues 14,000 e-passports in 6 months — official
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), FESTAC Passport Office in Lagos State, has issued more than 114,000 e-passports since its inauguration in December 2020. Mrs Adeola […]
EU disburses €10m to combat human trafficking in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) says it has invested 10 million euros in Action Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (A-TIPSOM) Project in Nigeria. […]
Immigration boss decorates 15 ACGs, others, tasks them on dedication
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, on Tuesday, decorated 15 newly promoted Assistant Comptroller Generals as well as some controllers with their new […]
Defence Chief urges closer collaboration on intelligence
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irabor, has called for more collaboration between the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the military and other security services […]
Immigration boss, Babandede, to Nigerians: Don’t patronize touts for passport
Comptroller General of Immigration Service Muhammad Babandede, has called on Nigerians applying for international passport to stop patronising touts. He also called citizens to shun […]
Chief of Defence Intelligence seeks collaboration with NIS on Intel sharing
The Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Maj.-Gen Samuel Adebayo, has called for collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Intelligence sharing in view of […]
It’s abnormal to produce Nigerian passports abroad, Reps tell NIS
The House of Representatives has said that it was abnormal to produce Nigerian passports outside the country in view of its security features.Rep Timehin Adelegbe, […]
NDLEA will use Immigration database to track drug barons – Marwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said it will make use of the Nigeria Immigration Service’s huge database to track drug barons and […]