A Gombe State High Court has sentenced an employee of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Dabiet Gilbert, to one year in prison for a job scam. Gilbert was accused of defrauding Akoh Accoustic of N800,000 with the promise of securing a job placement with the Nigerian Correctional Services, reports The PUNCH. Gilbert’s charge read, “That you [&he...
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has drawn the attention of Nigerians to fake and invalid employment letters in circulation purportedly issued by the service. The NIS made this known in a statement by its Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Kenneth Udo, in Abuja yesterday. Udo warned desperate job seekers to exercise caution so as not [&...
•Embattled ex-Gov Yahaya Bello The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello on watch list. The NIS called for Bello‘s arrest at any point of exit or entry into the country by security agencies. In a letter by an Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, D S Umar on behalf of the Comptroller-General, […]...
•Sunak The UK government announced a five-point plan in December 2023 to cut net migration by around 300,000 people per year, starting in spring 2024. The plan includes the following changes to immigration rules: • Ban most overseas students from bringing their families to the UK. • Ban overseas care workers from bringing dependants. • [&helli...
•Kemi Nandap President Bola Tinubu has appointed Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). This was disclosed in a statement today by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, saying the appointment takes effect from March 1, 2024. “DCG Nandap takes over fr...
•Immigrations Comptroller General, Caroline Adepoju As part of measures to check pervading insecurity, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has declared war on legal residents who are providing cover for illegal immigrants across the country. The service warned that anyone caught harbouring illegal immigrants would be made to face the full w...
•President Emmanuel Macron The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron published the formal text of a new immigration law in its Official Journal today, with the first instructions on applying the legislation already presented to officials. The law’s promulgation comes after France’s Constitutional Council censured 35 of its 86 arti...
•NIS C-G, Caroline Adepoju The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Wura-Ola Adepoju, says it will take two weeks between the point of application for green passports to be produced. Adepoju was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, alongside the NIS Deputy Comptroller General, Kemi Nan...
•Immigration officers A twenty-year-old housewife and resident of Bauchi, Lubabatu Yusuf Samaila, has lamented the detention of her husband, after filing a rape complaint against a Deputy Immigration Superintendent, Sani Muazu, who happens to be her husband’s benefactor. •The victim Recounting the incident which occurred on December 9, 2023, s...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) today introduced the complete automated passport application system. The NIS in a statement regarding the online application and document upload said one can apply from anywhere using its user-friendly portal and upload breeder documents and passport photos effortlessly. For passport application options, t...
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