The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Mohammed Babandede, has advised against the use of force in managing migrants in the country,Speaking with newsmen at Mfum on the Nigeria-Cameroun border on the influx of migrants from Southern Cameroun into Nigeria....

An indication that from January 2018 anybody who does not have the National ID card will not be issued with Nigerian passport is misguided and uncalled for. It smacks of arrogance and impunity on the part of the National Identity Management Commission....

The senior lawyer decried the composition of the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Service Board (CDFIPB) where the Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazau, a Muslim from Zaria in Kaduna State doubles as chairman.

Babandede said a total number of 1,470, out of the expected 2,000 applicants, reported for the screening, while 888 of them met all the criteria and were successful.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Babandede as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).