The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said about 140,000 international passports are still uncollected nationwide. The service spokesman, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service ( DCI) Mr Tony Akuneme, said this in an interview when he paid an official visit…
About Four personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have been dismissed from service and 14 others demoted for various offences committed. The spokesman of the NIS, DCI Tony Akuneme, in a statement issued on Tuesday explained that the personnel…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Bayelsa, on Thursday raised the alarm on the increased use of ECOWAS Travel Certificates (ETC) by human traffickers to evade suspicion and arrest. The NIS said it uncovered the new strategy used by human…
The Passport Control Officer (PCO) in charge of Ikoyi Passport Office of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Lagos, Mr Olugbenga Ayegbusi, on Tuesday urged applicants to process their international passports without involving racketeers. Ayegbusi said this in an interview…
Mr Christopher Baikie, the outgoing Comptroller of Immigration in Cross River, has advised Nigerians against irregular migration to save themselves from the trauma associated with it. Baikie made the call in an interview with the Newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar.…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over to NAPTIP, a 17-year-old girl from Oyo State arrested in Kebbi while allegedly on her way to Libya. The girl was traveling alone when she was arrested by immigration personnel in Yauri…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has directed passport offices across the country to work on Saturdays to clear backlog of passport applications. This is contained in a statement made available by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Tony Akuneme, in…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Thursday reiterated its commitment to ensure timely and efficient service delivery to Nigerians. The Comptroller-General, Mr. Isah Jere, represented by Mr. Tony Akuneme, the NIS Public Relations Officer, gave the assurance during a press…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cautioned Nigerians on the dangers of irregular migration, so as not to waste their future. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Isah Jere, gave the warning in Abuja on Thursday at a news conference. Jere,…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on thursday handed over four girls and a driver from Oyo, to the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). They were arrested in Kebbi on their way to Libya and Liberia. The…
