Despite the increase in the cost of Nigerian passports, officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said that applicants will still pay more for passports beyond the official prices because majority of Nigerians prefer to be assisted to following the process to access the Immigration portal and obtain the passport themselves as established by […]
Last week, the Aviation Round Table (ART) held a breakfast meeting in Lagos and deliberated on the industry with the theme on airport security. In the communiqué the think-tank body released later, it stated among other things that multi-layered security system, which does not necessarily mean physical multi-layer structure but technologically driven security coverage, should […]
When the new passport processing regime kicked off on June 1, 2021 by the Nigerian Immigration Service, it was supposed to be transparent and a more expedited system that would make it easy for applicants to obtain their passports, but THISDAY can confirm that it has become a cesspool of corruption. The system put in […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday announced that it has permanently banned two officers from the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) from airport jobs for stealing money from a 14-year-old passenger at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. In a press statement, the agency said the officers had refunded the stolen money and their […]
After series of criticisms and exposure on video, the nefarious activities of many officials who work at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and extort money from passengers, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) decided to end the unscrupulous practice, which has damaged its image globally. The agency recently announced measures and regulations […]
