Passport
10 Sep
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the passport of Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The release of the passport was confirmed by NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah. Ajaero was arrested on Monday by operatives of the DSS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja while he was about to board…
26 Aug
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says the recently announced increase in international passport fees is to enhance quality, faster process and access. Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, NIS Comptroller in Adamawa stated this on Monday in Yola, at the inauguration of an exercise to sensitise the people of the state to the increase in the fees. Mohammed…
25 Aug
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has justified the upcoming increase in passport fees, set to take effect on September 1, 2024. The Guardian reports that the adjustment in the passport fees has sparked varied reactions across social media platforms, with several Netizens complaining that the increase is another pointer that President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives…
15 Aug
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested the woman who tore up her husband's passport in a video that has gone viral in the past few days. The woman, identified as Favour Igiebor, was seen being escorted by men of the NIS in a post shared on ‘X’ by a user. Mrs Igiebor may face…
13 Aug
There are indications that Mrs Favour Igiebor, the woman who tore her husband’s passport after they arrived in Nigeria, risks a year jail term for the act.
9 Jun
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a staff member of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Quadri Adeyinka, for committing a travel passport fraud. The ICPC arraigned Adeyinka before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on a four-count bordering on gratification,…
1 Jun
The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Kemi Nandap has said that 107,646 produced passports remained uncollected nationwide.
21 Mar
Six countries now share the title of the world's most powerful passports, according to the latest Henley Passport Index.
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