Tag: NIS
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Appointment into Immigration not for rich kids only – CG
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has said that appointment into the Service is neither for sale nor for the children of the rich. Babandede said on Saturday in Yola that the appointment was basically for those that are fit and qualified. The Immigration Boss was in Adamawa…
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BREAKING: Fire razes NIS headquarters in Abuja
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters in Abuja, the federal capital territory has been razed by fire in the early hours of Sunday. The Service which disclosed this in a statement on its official Twitter handle said the fire affected some of the offices in the headquarters. The fire, whose cause is still being investigated,…
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COVID-19: NIS will implement FG’s directive on travel ban – CG
The Controller-General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammed Babandede, has said the Service will implement Federal Government’s directive on travel ban for passengers who fail to carry out day-7 COVID-19 test. Babandede stated this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 on Tuesday in Abuja. ”It is clear to everybody that the…
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NIS backs down, tells #EndSARS promoter, Odele to come pick seized passport
Sequel to the outrage that erupted on social media after officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, stopped one of the promoters of the recent #EndSARS protests, Modupe Odele from travelling out of the country and subsequently seized her passport, the service has contacted Odele to come pick the passport. Odele’s passport was seized six…
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#EndSARS: We can’t release your passport – NIS tells Odele
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has told Modupe Odele, a supporter of the #EndSARS protest that her passport cannot be released. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Odele’s passport was seized from her on Sunday on her trip to celebrate her birthday in the Maldives. The NIS deprived Odele from travelling out of the country after she was…
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JUST IN: Immigration deprives #EndSARS promoter from travelling out of Nigeria
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday deprived Modupe Odele, a promoter of the #EndSARS movement from travelling out of the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Odele, popularly known by her @Mochievous Twitter handle made this known on Tuesday. “Hello everyone. Thank you so much. I’m fine and I’m safe. We haven’t confirmed yet why I…
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Immigration stops 58 medical doctors from leaving Nigeria
Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos has refused departure of 58 medical doctors from the country. The Spokesman of the service, Mr Sunday James, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, noted that the doctors attempted travelling aboard a UK bound aircraft flight…
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BREAKING: Immigration suspends ‘graveyard’ postings of female officers in viral video
Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has directed that the earlier ‘graveyard’ postings of some female personnel in viral video be put on hold. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Babandede made this known in a statement on Friday, revealing that an investigation had since commenced on the matter involving the female personnel. Recall…
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China, U.S citizens top list of five million migrants in Nigeria in 2019
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) revenue generation increased by 60 percent year-on-year to N62.6 billion in 2019, according to latest figures published by the Federal Ministry of Interior. The figure was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, while presenting the 2019 Annual Report of the Nigeria Immigration Service in Abuja on Tuesday,…
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More doctors to leave Nigeria as COVID-19 crisis gets worse in USA
9 million Nigerians left in last 5 years Number higher than previous years By John Chuks Azu, Destiny Obiakoeze and Ediri Oyibo More doctors are likely to leave Nigeria as Coronavirus (COVID-19) gets worse in the United States of America (USA). This would be in addition to an estimated 9million Nigerians who left the country…