•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...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) today launched the automated passport application process to expedite passport acquisition for Nigerians. The NIS in a statement today said the launch followed a live demonstration session hosted by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, unveiling the functionality of the new system to stakeholders ...
Deputy Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Imo State Command, N.M Ezugwu has charged the newly promoted/upgraded Senior Officers of the Command to gird their loins and be prepared to defend the nation at all time, stressing that self-discipline and decorum should always be their watchwords. Ezugwu gave the charge at the decor...
•Japa France has joined a list of countries that have imposed immigration restrictions on international students (including Nigerians) with new legislation that will stop them from bringing their families to the country. The law passed by the parliament today provides a new toughening immigration policy that makes it more difficult for migrant...
•Shipwreck No fewer than 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the boat had set off from the Libyan city of Zwara with about 86 persons on board, reports The Guardian. Libya is a key transit point along the Central Mediterranean route, [&...
•Nigerian passports The Nigeria Immigration Service has assured Nigerians will receive their passports three weeks from the day of application submission except in cases of unanticipated technical difficulties. Speaking to reporters at the opening of the Igbogbo Passport Front Office in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Iko...
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