Tag: NIS
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SEE full list of newly promoted NIS ACGs by FG
The Federal Government has appointed 15 new Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGs) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), alongside 95 officers promoted to the rank of Comptroller. The appointments are part of a larger promotion exercise involving 13,977 immigration personnel. During the decoration ceremony held on Friday in Abuja, Ahmed Ja’afaru, Secretary of the Civil Defence,…
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Sowore narrates ordeal with NIS officers at MMA, says “my bag is still missing”
…says he hopes it was not DSS that stole it The2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed that one of his bags is missing following his detention at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Recall Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist, was detained by men of the Nigeria…
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FG hikes fees for ‘international’ passport
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the Passport fees as part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport effective.
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NIS suspends officer for soliciting bribe
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended (*Okpravero Ufuoma*), an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI II) for allegedly soliciting financial gratification from a traveller.
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FG blocks accounts of #EndBadGovernance sponsors, places them on watchlist
Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) have placed sponsors of nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest on its watchlist.
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Protests: FG places sponsors in diaspora on watch list
Sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protest based in diaspora have been placed on a watch list and they will be arrested when entering the country.
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Planned protest: FG orders tightened security at borders
The Federal Government has ordered tightened security at the border owing to the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1
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Board disowns recruitment into Immigration service
The Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration services board (CDCFIB), has disowned an online publication on recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
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Immigration raises alarm over circulating fake employment letters
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday drew the attention of Nigerians to fake and invalid employment letters in circulation purportedly issued by the service.
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NIS tells applicants what to do when applying for passport
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has advised applicants to always provide verifiable addresses and phone numbers when filling their online passport application forms.