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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Thursday, March 9th, 2023
Nigerian woman, ‘most wanted’ prostitution ring leader, Joy Jeff, extradited to Italy A Nigerian woman, Joy Jeff has been extradited to Rome where she will serve a 13 years jail term for operating a prostitution ring in Italy. Joy, 48, had been declared wanted since 2010 for charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, enslavement, trafficking in […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Monday, November 28th, 2022
By Davies Ngere Ify The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned Nigerians about the hazards of illegal migration in order to prevent them from wasting their future. Mr. Isah Jere, the Comptroller-General of Immigration, issued the warning at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. Mr. Tony Akuneme, the NIS Public Relations Officer, represented […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022
Immigration intercepts 198 victims of human trafficking in Lagos 26th January 2022 By Christopher Oji and Steve Agbota The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), yesterday, said it intercepted 198 boys and girls suspected to be victims of human trafficking in Lagos. The acting Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Isah Jere Idris, who announced this in a statement by NIS Public Relations […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Saturday, November 7th, 2020
By Kazeem Ugbodaga #EndSARS promoter, Modupe Odele has said the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has asked her to come and pick up her seized passport. Odele’s passport was seized six days ago at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while travelling out of the country. She had complained and wondered why her passport was seized […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Muhammad Babandede, CG Nigeria Immigration Service By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) INTERPOL i-24/7 desk has successfully uploaded 150, 000 Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (STLD) to INTERPOL Global System (IPSG) in Lyon, France seamlessly. The Service spokesman, Mr Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Friday, August 7th, 2020
Federal Lawmaker, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has called on the Nigeria Immigration Service to investigate allegations of bribery against its personnel in land borders and at airports. Akande-Sadipe, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Affairs said that allegations of bribe collection from irregular migrants leaving the country are gaining grounds already and cannot be ignored. […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Wednesday, May 13th, 2020
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service has disciplined five of its female officers by transferring them to Borno, Yobe, Kano and other States far away from their current duty posts for participating in a social media competition known as #Bopdaddy challenge. The PUNCH reports that the immigration authorities stated that the five women […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Women Politics
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Some female officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service who featured in a ‘Don’t Rush Challenge’ may be dismissed from service for their involvement in the viral video. “The attention of the Comptroller General has been drawn to a video clip trending in the social media in recent times which revealed a rather disturbing and embarrassing […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Sunday, March 29th, 2020
The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammed Babandede, said he has tested positive for coronavirus. The CG, who disclosed this in a WhatsApp message to PUNCH correspondent this morning, explained that he is already on self-isolation since he returned from the United Kingdom on March 22. The PUNCH later called him on phone and Babandede confirmed the […]
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Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
By Omeiza Ajayi The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has released application details for its new Visa-on-Arrival policy for Africans and non-Africans. In a statement posted on its website on Monday, the Service listed the category of persons eligible for Visa on Arrival. President Muhammadu Buhari had recently announced the policy for Africans travelling to Nigeria, […]
