Tag: Immigration
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EU, Tunisia sign deal to fight illegal migration
European Union wishes to negotiate with Egypt and Morocco partnerships similar to the one it has just concluded with Tunisia, relating in particular to the fight against irregular immigration, a European source said on Monday.
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Titan and migrants: Two tragedies, different stories – By Azu Ishiekwene
It doesn’t make sense to weigh tragedies on a scale. How do you measure them? Leo Tolstoy got it right in Anna Karenina when he said whereas all happy families are alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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NIS promotes 7,000 personnel, redeploys 12 comptrollers
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has promoted 7,000 of its personnel to their new ranks.
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Immigration gives update on uncollected passports nationwide
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says about 97,000 passport booklets issued were uncollected in the 36 states nationwide including Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Service Public Relations Officer, (SPRO) Comptroller of Immigration, Mr Tony Akuneme said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
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Canada announces new immigration measures to strengthen family reunification
The Canadian government has announced a new measure to speed up the approval of family reunification applications, after the UK government banned students from Nigeria and other foreign countries on study visas from bringing their families into the country.
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Passport: 80 officers on trial for extortion, 8 others dismissed – Immigration
No fewer than 80 officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have gone on trial for indulging in collection of illegal fees for the issuance of new passports and renewal of old ones. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Comptroller of Immigration, Mr. Tony Akuneme, who disclosed
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NIS blames passport scarcity on CBN
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed the scarcity of International passport booklets on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on forex. The Comptroller-General of the service, Mr Idris Jere said this at a public hearing organised by an ad hoc Committee of the House of Representatives in Abuja.
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Corrupt officials undermining issuance of passports – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says few corrupt officials are undermining efforts of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at sanitising process and bringing integrity to passports application. Aregbesola made this known in Oyo Town, while inaugurating the NIS passports front office in the town on Tuesday evening.
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BREAKING: Buhari extends tenure of Immigration boss, Jere
President Muhammad Buhari has approved the extension of the tenure of the Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere. A statement issued in Abuja on Friday by NIS Spokesman, Mr. Tony Akuneme, said Jere would remain in office till May 29.
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Immigration board orders immediate handover by Acting CG
The Board of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has directed the Acting Comptroller-General of the organisation, Isah Jere, to handover to his immediate junior. This is contained in a letter issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Acting Secretary of the Board, Edmund Obasi.