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NIS opens enhanced e-passport facility in Zaria

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has opened an e-passport facility in Zaria, Kaduna State, to enhance passport administration in the state. The NIS Comptroller General, Isah Jere, who inaugurated the new office on Wednesday, said the new facility was part…

Election: Immigration deploys 1,000 personnel in Kwara

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has deployed about 1,000 personnel for the upcoming general elections in Kwara. The Comptroller of NIS in the state, Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, confirmed this in llorin on Tuesday on the Command’s preparation for…

NIS committed to issuing passports in 3 weeks – C-G

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is committed to issuing passports between three and six weeks post biometric capture, where there are no technical hitches or application irregularities. The NIS spokesperson, Mr Tony Akuneme, in a statement in Abuja,…