Tag: passport
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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
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Breaking! Seychelles bans Nigerian passport holders
The Island African nation of Seychelles has placed a travel ban on Nigerian passport holders applying for short-term visa or holiday purposes. The ban has been made public by a travel content creator, @munafromtravelletters, who raised the alarm on Saturday evening with a screenshot of the rejection email.
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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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Nigerian Consulate in New York dismises allegations of maltreatment
The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York has dismissed a tweet by one Dr Deborah Olubamiji that she was talked down on when she and her family visited the consulate to obtain their passports.
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Immigration declares state of emergency on passport
The Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, on Friday announced a state of emergency on Passport issues in the country. Adepoju said during her working visit to Lagos that there was urgent need to address the challenges faced by Nigerians in obtaining international passports. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer…
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How we reduced passport racketeering in Lagos – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed how measures adopted have helped in reducing the menace of international passport racketeering in Lagos State.
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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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Tinubu, dual citizenship and Guinean passport saga – By Ehichioya Ezomon
Thus far in the 2023 election cycle, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has proved the proverbial cat with nine lives, as he’s dodged traps set to abort his “lifelong ambition” to be President of Nigeria.