The United Kingdom (UK) Home Office has announced changes to its immigration system in a new white paper to reduce reliance on international recruitment and strengthen domestic workforce development. A key initiative is the creation of the Labour Market Evidence Group, which will analyse labour market data to inform policy decisions. The group will focus on developing local skills rather …

United States President Donald Trump stepped up a crackdown on diversity programs and immigration Wednesday, with the Republican preparing to lay out more of his hardline agenda in an Oval Office interview. The White House ordered that all federal employees in programs intended to bolster minority groups should be put on paid leave from Wednesday, Trump’s second full day back …

Rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed that his passport has been returned to him by officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service. In a tweet via his X handle on Friday evening, the activist noted that this happened after an initial disclosure that his passport was seized. “The #nigimmigration has since released my International passport, and I flew out of the …

The Federal Government has announced that the next stage of recruitment exercise into the Federal Fire Service (FFS) under the Ministry of Interior would begin in August. Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, announced this in a statement yesterday. He said: “The Board will begin the next stage of the recruitment exercise in …

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap has directed all personnel deployed to the Nigeria-Niger border to resume work. Nandap gave the directive in a statement by the acting Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Kenneth Kure, on Thursday in Abuja. The order follows an earlier order by the Federal Government for the reopening of the borders between the …

The acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Caroline Adepoju, on Monday, ordered an immediate investigation into the cause of Sunday’s auto accident that killed at least four personnel of the service. This is as seven injured personnel are undergoing treatment at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano and burial arrangements are underway for the departed persons. Briefing …

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, awarded a cost of N6 million against the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in favour of a businessman, Igwe Dennis Nwaokpara. Nwaokpara was unlawfully arrested, deported from Kenya and detained in Nigeria. The court also restrained the NIS, whether by itself or its officials from further deporting, arresting, detaining or in any …

The Oke Fia area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, witnessed a clash on Wednesday between operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service and Amotekun Corps, leading to a state of panic among the residents. The cause of the clash was not immediately clear, but sources close to the head office of Osun Amotekun Corps in Oke Fia said gunshots were …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the closure of the country’s borders throughout Saturday for the presidential and National Assembly elections. NIS Comptroller General, Isah Jere Idris issued the directive to command comptrollers across the country in a circular on Thursday. The circular titled, ‘Border Closure for the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections’ read: “The Federal Government has …

The Ministry of Interior has published the names of 8, 611 Nigerians who have yet to collect their passports across the country. The Ministry listed the names on its website with the link shared on its official twitter handle and retweeted by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, …