Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
28 Jan
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said that the government deported about 828 illegal immigrants. Speaking at a media parley in Abuja in 2024 on Tuesday, he said the exercise was carried out by the operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). However, the minister did not make mention of any criminal acts or…
15 Jan
The Nigeria Immigration Service has rescued 10 suspected trafficked persons in Jigawa state in the Babura local government area. The operation took place at midnight, on January 12 as the suspects were intercepted by the operatives of the service. The state Comptroller of NIS, CIS Musa made this known in a press briefing with pressmen…
14 Jan
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command, has rescued 10 suspected victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller, Mr Tahir Musa, who disclosed this during a news briefing in Dutse on Tuesday, said that the victims were intercepted on Sunday at Tsamiyar Kwance area, Babura Local Government Area of the state. Musa…
28 Oct
The Federal Government of Nigeria has inducted no fewer than 123 officers into the Command and Control Centre facility at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to reinforce the country’s border control, security, and governance capabilities. Speaking during the induction ceremony on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said that the strategic…
10 May 2024
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has donated a border patrol vehicle to the state Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
10 Apr 2024
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered an investigation into the alleged assault of a journalist, Seun Falomo and personnel of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYSRTMA) by some immigration officers. The NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap, gave the order in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr Kenneth Udo,…
20 Mar 2024
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), CGI Kemi Nanna Nandap, has approved the appointment of Kenneth Tyoapine Udo, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), as the new Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO). Udo succeeds Adedotun Aridegbe who has since been promoted to the rank of Comptroller of Immigration Service and presently serves as…
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