Odili’s passport seizure: Court awards N2m fine against Immigration
Dec. 21, 2021 …Orders AGF to take disciplinary action against counsel to NIS A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded N2 million fine against Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) over…
Jailbreaks: NCoS sets up special security team for custodial facilities
Dec. 20, 2021 The Nigerian Correctional Service has set up a special security team to strengthen security around Custodial centres across the country. This is contained in a statement issued…
FG Accuses Nnamdi Kanu Of Inciting Attacks That Killed 175 Security Personnel, Several Others
October 22, 2021 The Federal Government has accused the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, of using online Radio Biafra to instigate violence that led…
Passport: Over 38,000 produced in 4 months in Lagos- NIS
Oct. 18, 2021 The Ikoyi Passport office of the Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS), in Lagos state says it has produced 38, 280 international passports between June and October, 2021….
Court orders Immigration to immediately release Odili’s travel passport
Oct. 18, 2021 The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately release the travel passport of former governor of Rivers, Dr Peter Odili….
Nigerian Consulate in New York to enrol nationals for NIN
July 28, 2021 The Consul-General of Nigeria in New York says it is making arrangement to enrol Nigerians within its jurisdiction for the National Identification Number (NIN) in line with…
After 32 years Nigeria plans to reopen San Francisco mission in US
July 27, 2021 Nigeria will soon reopen its Consulate-General in San Francisco to provide consular services for the huge population of Nigerians residing on the West Coast of the US….
NIS to replace ECOWAS travel certificates with biometric cardsÂ
July 26, 2021 The Controller-General of the Immigration Service ( CGIS), Mr Mohammed Babandede, says that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) travel certificates will soon be replaced…
COVID-19 3RD WAVE: IMMIGRATION MUST BE VIGILANT, KEEP EYES ON TRAVELLERS – SANWO-OLU TO NIS
July 13, 2021 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to rise to the occasion of a disturbing event being observed in the management…
National Security: Stop collecting bribe from criminals – NIS boss warns operatives
June 21, 2021 The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Muhammad Babandede, has cautioned officers and men of the service against compromising the country’s security through…