Tag: NIS
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Ex-Rivers Gov Peter Odili drags Immigration to Court over passport seizure at Abuja Airport
Former Governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, has dragged the Nigeria Immigration Service, before a Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging the seizure of his passport at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
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Ex-Governor of Rivers, Odili placed on EFCC watch list, barred from leaving Nigeria
Ex-Governor of Rivers, Odili placed on EFCC watch list, barred from leaving Nigeria
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[TNG Exclusive] NIN: How NIS, NIMC officials extort passport applicants [Part 1]
NIN: How NIS, NIMC officials extort passport applicants
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Nigerian Consulate in New York to enrol nationals for NIN
The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York says it is making arrangement to enrol Nigerians within its jurisdiction for the National Identification Number (NIN) in line with the directive from the Federal Government. The Consul-General, Amb. Lot Egopija, stated at a hybrid Town Hall meeting held at Nigeria House in New York for Nigerian nationals…
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NIS reopens passport application portal
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the reopening of its passport application and payment portal. This is contained in a statement by NIS Spokesman, Mr Amos Okpu, in Abuja on Tuesday. The Comptroller-General of the service, Mr Muhammad Babandede, said the portal became effective from 12 midnight on Tuesday. Babandede said the portal would…
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Passport: NIS sets deadline to clear all existing application backlogs
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said all existing passport application backlogs across all issuing centres would have been cleared by May 2021. This was announced at an NIS interactive media briefing on the current challenges in passport administration and issuance held at the Service Headquarters in Abuja. Clearing of all existing Passport application backlogs…
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We need funds; Nigerians abroad will continue to pay $100 charges – FG
The federal government (FG) has said the country is in need of funds, and therefore, Nigerians in diaspora will continue to pay charges and levies imposed at the foreign missions. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema; and Controller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammed Babandede elaborated this when they appeared before the House…
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Reps query Immigration boss for producing Nigerian passports abroad
The House of Representatives has said that it was abnormal to produce Nigerian passports outside the country in view of its security features. Rep Timehin Adelegbe, Vice Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said this at the public hearing on incessant malpractices associated with diplomatic postings and deliberate draining of resources on Tuesday in Abuja.…
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Insecurity: Buhari seeks help from international community
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to collaborate with international security organizations like the INTERPOL in safeguarding the nation’s borders. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Buhari made this known in his speech at the virtual Commissioning Ceremony of the NIS Technology Building in Abuja on Thursday. He directed the NIS to improve…
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Taraba Immigration Comptroller is dead
The Taraba State Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Theman Doris, is dead. According to a press statement issued on Tuesday by the Taraba Deputy Comptroller of the service, H.K. Usman, the former Comptroller died on February 13. Before her posting to Taraba, she was the Comptroller ICT and worked with the Investigation Unit of…