148,000 Uncollected Passports Won’t Be Destroyed — Immigration
Over 148,000 passports have been awaiting collection nationwide since 2020, according to data from the Nigeria Immigration Service. The NIS ...
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NIS Sets Up Team For 100,000 Unclaimed Passports
The Nigeria Immigration Service has disclosed that it has commenced the deployment of Assistant Comptroller Generals to some zonal offices ...
Immigration Dismisses Four Personnel, Demotes 14 Over Corruption
The Nigeria Immigration Service has dismissed four personnel, demoted 14 others and punished 18 more over corruption charges. The NIS ...
Assault: Lagos files criminal charge against Umar, an immigration officer after The Guardian report
Lagos State Ministry of Justice (DPP) has charged Chief Superintendent of Immigration (CSI) Mohammed Nasir Umar to court for criminal ...
Passport Issuance rises by 38% as more Nigerians Relocate
The number of passports issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service rose by 38 per cent between 2020 and 2021. This ...
FG launches e-passport for Nigerians in UK, US with ten years validity
The Nigerian Immigration Service has announced the launch of the enhanced e-Passport for Nigerians in the United Kingdom and the ...
Activist To Sue Buhari Over Immigration Service Boss Tenure Extension
Human rights activist, Barrister Inibehe Effiong, has threatened to sue the Federal Government over the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari, ...
FAAN Bans Immigration Officers From Airport Over Bribery
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Friday, said they have banned two, yet to be identified immigration officers, from ...
Customs, Immigration Alarms as Nigeria Records Sharp Revenue Losses
The Senate, yesterday, tasked revenue-generating agencies to make N3 trillion yearly to reduce Federal Government’s borrowings and deficits in the ...
Undercover Immigration Boss Nabs Massive Graft in Lagos Offices
The acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Idris, has discovered a high prevalence of touts and hike in passport fees ...
