The rush by Nigerians to leave the country for greener pastures reached its crescendo in the new year as 32,462 persons have so far applied for international passports and uploaded their documents from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)π site between 8 and 21 January 2024. Of these applications, 15,113 have reportedly been approved for biometric capture and production, which is …

Ahead of Monday’s commencement of automated passports issuance, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) officers began training yesterday in Abuja. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who kicked off the training, assured that the process would eliminate all forms of human interference and graft. Tunji-Ojo said that the training would fine-tune the knowledge of the personnel and make them efficient in service delivery. He added …

The Federal Government has charged personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to go beyond the timely issuance of passports and ensure the efficient discharge of their core mandate of policing the country’s vast borders. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo at a meeting with senior officers of the service including the Comptroller General, Deputy Comptrollers General, Assistant Comptrollers General, …

No fewer than nine Nigerians who attempted to stowaway to Europe through The Gambia have been received by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command. The stowaways had claimed that they were lured into the voyage by some of their friends who were lucky to make it to Europe through the same path. It was …

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) will open a Passport Front Office in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, today (Friday). The Igbogbo Passport Office will decongest the Ikoyi Passport Office and reduce the processing and waiting time for passport applications. Speaking with The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Thursday, the Passport Control Officer (PCO), Nigerian Immigration …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that 112,351 out of the  204,332 cleared passport backlog across the country were yet to be collected. The acting Comptroller-General of the service, Mrs. Caroline Adepoju Wura-Ola, who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen yesterday in Abuja, appealed to applicants, who had applied in any of the passport offices to check their respective …

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo has vowed that the Nigeria Immigration Service would begin to treat applicants with the utmost respect in all its passport offices including those outside the country. The minister also promised to ensure issues with passport collections among others are addressed under his watch. In a broadcast message to Nigerians shared with journalists in …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has promoted 7,000 men across various ranks and departments, as approved by its Board. A statement by the Acting Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Kure noted that the promotion was contained in a letter by the Secretary of the Immigration, Civil Defence, Correctional and Fire Service Board, Alhaji Jafaru Ahmed. It reads: “The promoted officers and …

The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Caroline Adepoju on Sunday said that more passport offices would be created in Lagos state due to the high population of Nigerians and applicants in the state. She also warned immigration officers against passport racketeering and other unprofessional conduct, stressing that erring officers within the agency will be sanctioned. According …

The relentless extortion of travellers by immigration and other security officials at major airports the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja among others have been recently been condemned by many Nigerians on a popular radio programme. Participants at an anti-corruption radio programme in Abuja heaped the blame on systemic corruption, faulty recruitment, and poor remuneration of …