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No New Passport without National Identification Number, Says Immigration

The Nigeria immigration Service (NIS) has said it no one can obtain that new national passport that would be launched on Tuesday without the National Identification Number (NIN). To enable the new passport capture the National Identification Number of application, NIS has synchronized its system with that of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Speaking […]

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Immigration Lauds FG’s Ease of Doing Business

The Comptroller, Nigerian Immigration Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Mr. Dikko Yashe, has commended the Ease of Doing Business policy of the federal government, saying that it has boosted foreign investment in the country. Yashe said that investors who found it very difficult in the past to come to Nigeria due to visa […]

50 Nigerians Deported from Eight EU Countries

Over 50 Nigerians were yesterday deported from eight European countries over immigration and drug related offences. The countries include Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Hungary and Sweden.  The latest deportation is coming barely 48 hours after 40 Nigerians were deported for the same reasons from Italy and a week after 23 Nigerians were equally […]

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NIS Seeks Access to Interpol Database

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that to win the war against terrorism, insurgency and other organised crimes, it has become imperative for the agency to be granted unrestricted access to the International police (INTERPOL) portal. The Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI), Muhammad Babandede made this request when the Ag. Inspector General of Police, […]