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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,…

140,000 international passports still uncollected — NIS

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…