Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Archives

Customs impounds pangolin scales worth N10.26bn in Lagos

Customs Comptroller-General to sack officers living above earnings

…As NIS begins E-passport, biometric visa issuance in Japan*** Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says he will sack any officer...

3 migrants found dead in sea off Lanzarote

Foreign News5 years ago

3 migrants found dead in sea off Lanzarote

…As NIS registers 4,506 migrants in Oyo E- migrants registration*** Three migrants have drowned off the coast of Lanzarote, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. Four further...

Health and Safety5 years ago

NIS arrests suspected human trafficker in Seme

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Seme Command, says it has arrested a suspected human trafficker and smuggler in Seme, Lagos State. The command’s Controller, Comptroller Joshua...

Babandede: All Africans can come to Nigeria without Visa from 2020

Maritime5 years ago

Smuggling of migrants now criminal offence – Babandede

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mohammad Babandede indicated on Wednesday that Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has criminalised the smuggling of migrants in the country. He stated this...

E-migrant registration: NIS registers 4, 377 migrants

Maritime6 years ago

E-migrant registration: NIS registers 4,377 migrants

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has registered no fewer than 4,377 migrants under the ongoing e-migrant registration. NIS Comptroller-General, Mr Muhammad Babandede, made this known at...

Human Trafficking: 150 Nigerians refused departure in 4 months- Immigration Comptroller

Maritime6 years ago

NIS flags-off e-registration of migrants in Oyo

The Oyo State command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday flagged-off the e-registration of migrants in the 33 local government areas of the state....

Buhari to CBN: Don’t give Kobo for food, fertilizer imports

Health and Safety6 years ago

BUHARI: Nigeria-Benin border closed, so as to curb rice smuggling

…Immigration Service warns migrants that, non-compliance with e-registration may attract sanctions*** President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday indicated that the exercise, code-named, ‘Ex-Swift Response’, which culminated into a partial...

Visa ban: UK respects Nigeria’s sovereignty but determines who gets her visa – Envoy

Economy6 years ago

FG slashes Visa Fee for U.S. citizens

…As US allegedly hikes theirs!*** The Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has approved a reduction in Visa charges payable by U.S. citizens in line with reciprocity...

Abeshi, former NIS boss, becomes first Amba traditional ruler

Politics6 years ago

Abeshi, former NIS boss, becomes first Amba traditional ruler

Mr Martin Abeshi, former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has assumed office as the first `Sangarin-Amba’, a fourth class traditional stool in Kokona, Nasarawa...

Health and Safety6 years ago

Ebola: FG directs ports officials to heighten surveillance

…As NIS orders return of declared lost, found Nigerian passports*** Federal Government has directed port health service officials and other relevant agencies at the points of...