The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has linked the current scarcity of passport booklets to the huge debts owed its technical partners that produce the booklets. THISDAY gathered that for more than one month,the NIS has been unable to issue passports to Nigerians nationwide owing to the huge debts that run into billions of naira. Informed […]
The federal government has approved the promotion of 78 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. They were decorated with their new ranks and were charged to continue to be good ambassadors of the country and shun any vices that could drag the name of the […]
Recently, Nigeria introduced visa on arrival policy, whereby a foreigner can obtain visa on arrival in Nigerian. But the conditions given for a foreigner to obtain visa on arrival is still very rigid, according to industry observers. Nigerian Immigration source told THISDAY that over the years, Nigerian government talked glibly about tourism but it has […]
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, […]
Passengers travelling through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos have been alerted of how fraudsters now use fake Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) logo, letterhead to defraud intending passengers. The conmen send out information purportedly issued by the Lagos office of the NIS Immigration, requesting all passengers travelling out of the country MMA, Ikeja, Lagos […]
