Tag: immigrants, nis
NIS raises alarm over rising fraudulent migration schemes
Illegal immigrants awaiting deportation from Nigeria The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has raised alarm over the increasing cases of...
Passport fees increased to N100,000,200,0000
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of the cost of securing the Nigerian Standard Passport, effective September 1, 2025. The...
FG launches visa amnesty for foreigners
The Federal Government has introduced an Expired Visa Initiative (Amnesty) to boost compliance with the new visa regime and support a secure migration...
Zimbabwean Clergy deported over Violation of Immigration Rule
Caption:Immigration Officials The Nigerian Immigration Service,NIS, has deported a Zimbabwean Clergy, Eben Nhiwatawi, over violation of immigration rule. This was...
Nigerian Passport to cost more -FG
Citizens will now have to pay more to procure Nigerian Passport. This is because the federal government has approved the upward review of the cost of obtaining...
Tinubu appoints Nandap to replace Adepoju as Comptro-General of Immigration Service
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS),...
FG bans wearing of camouflage uniforms by Immigration,Civil Defence,NSDC and others
The Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has directed the Federal Ministry of Interior to immediately withdraw all camouflage uniforms from security and...
Minister to NIS:It’s inhuman asking women to travel to Abuja for name change
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has asked the Nigerian Immigration Service,NIS to stop asking Nigerians, especially married women, to travel to its...
NIS tightens noose arrests 522 human traffickers
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested no fewer than 522 human traffickers and their victims in 2023, the Comptroller General, Mrs Caroline Adepoju,...
Abayomi meets Emenike
Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) of Immigration in charge of visa, Ijeoma Chidi Emenike, Mni (right) with the President Journalists International Forum For Migration...
