Tag: Immigration
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UK immigration chief inspector sacked amid Home Office row
The British borders and immigration watchdog has been sacked after he “lost the confidence of the Home Secretary,” the Home Office said.
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Nigeria Immigration repatriates 18 Cameroonian
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Benue Command, on Monday, sent back home 18 Cameroonian irregular immigrants residing in Makurdi. The State Comptroller, Mr Jerry Omezi, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Makurdi.
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Japa: UK introduces stiff measures for Nigerian immigrants, others
The United Kingdom on Monday introduced a stiffer measure aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration — a key battleground in a general election expected next year.
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FG promotes 32,361 personnel in Interior Ministry
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced the promotion of 32,361 paramilitary personnel of agencies under the supervision of the ministry.
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NIS to open more passport service points in UK, USA, others – CG
The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has said that the service would open more passport service points to meet the needs of Nigerians in the Diaspora.
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Passport applicants allege massive extortion by NIS officials in Abuja
Some Nigerians who applied for international passports have accused personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Abuja passport office, of massive extortion. The passport applicants said in spite of recent directive
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Nigeria Immigration Service and Hire Purchase Passports – By Michael Owhoko
With a thriving and fertile environment for extortion and racketeering, process for obtaining the Nigerian passport has turned the booklet into a hire purchase document where applicants pay official cost at point of application, connoting preliminary downpayment, and thereafter compelled to pay a bribe as balance in installments or in full, depending on the deal…
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Immigration receives ultimatum to clear all outstanding passports
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has given the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) two weeks to clear the over 200,000 pending passport applications before it.
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Why delays in passport issuances – Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed discrepancies in National Identification Number (NIN) and the name filled in passport forms for delays in procuring passports beyond the recommended six weeks. The Comptroller of Immigration Service, Enugu Command, Mrs Azuka Halliday
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Passport reforms: Nigeria Immigration redeploys 15 comptrollers
The acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Mrs Caroline Adepoju has approved the immediate reposting of 15 passport officers in a bid to strengthen the ongoing passport reform process. This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Public Relation