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Articles, Columnists, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Friday, June 9th, 2017
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye _ Lagos, Nigeria | June 9, 2017 – When President Muhammadu Buhari announced the people he has selected to occupy some of the most strategic positions in his regime, there was understandable uproar across the country. Nigerians looked at the profile of these fellows and wondered what could have motivated their choice, […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
Abuja – A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance and due diligence by the relevant security agencies. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, who presented the certificates of citizenship to the foreigners, charged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria. […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Saturday, March 18th, 2017
Abuja – The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau will on Monday officially launch the new Immigration Regulations, 2017 to ensure better security and Immigration in the country. ABDULRAMAN DAMBAZAU Mr Sunday James, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) disclosed this in an interview on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the […]
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American Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Sunday, March 5th, 2017
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Two citizens of the United States of America on expedition to Nigeria on Thursday accused officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service of extorting N125,000 from them at the Seme Border in Lagos State despite having complete travel documents. The US citizens, who identified themselves as Dr Randy McKinney and Lana McKinney, […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Monday, August 15th, 2016
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has approved the review of the case of 2,000 applicants who were dismissed during recruitment training into the Nigeria Immigration Service in February, 2015. The applicants had on many occasions staged protests over their dismissal at the Ministry of Interior in Abuja, prompting the government to hold several meetings […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Immigration boss orders arrest of ex-govs, ministers, others over illegal passports — 1st June 2016 From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja One week after his appointment, the new Controller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede has read the riot act to his men. He directed officers across the nation to arrest all former governors, ministers […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Presidency
Friday, April 8th, 2016
Buhari charges Immigration to shun corruption, other vices — 8th April 2016 From Abdullahi Shuaibu, Lafia President Muhammadu Buhari has charged officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to shun corruption and other vices that would affect effective discharge of their duties. The president, who made the call in Lafia, Nasarawa State, during the 2016 comptroller […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Top Stories
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
(ABUJA) The immediate past minister of the Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, was grilled yesterday October 19, by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged involvement in the April 2014 Immigration recruitment incident that claimed over 20 lives. Spokesman of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed Moro’s interrogation by operatives of the anti-graft […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
By Ikenna Asomba The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Friday, clarified that President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS), David Parradang, for unauthorized recruitment into the Service. Adesina, who replied Vanguard’s enquiry in a Short Message Service (SMS), dispelled insinuations in some quarters that […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang | credits: http://www.immigration.gov.ng President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday ordered the suspension of the Comptroller-General of Immigration, David Parradang with immediate effect. Saturday PUNCH learnt that Parradang’s suspension might not be unconnected with the ongoing investigations into how a Lebanese terrorist, Ahmed Al Assir was given a […]
