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ACTING General Manager, Corporate Affairs Department FAAN,Mrs Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze (fnipr) was inducted as Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations after a rigorous presentation and other screening processes. Mrs Hope-Ivbaze becomes the first female and the second seating General Manager to reach this height in the history of the Corporate Affairs Department in FAAN. Directors of Commercial and …

  COMPTROLLER General of the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS) Isah Jere Idris has announced the promotion of 4526 personnel of the Service who participated in the 2021 Promotion, Upgrading and Advancement exercise. The promotion is contained in a letter from the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board vide CDCFIB/S.33/VOLIII/54 and dated 18th August, 2022. The Comptroller General …

  INDUSTRY players speaking at the 2022 Nigerian Aviation Forum, NAF have agreed on employment of the right personnel, strict corporate governance, technology as some ways to combat fraud and corruption in the aviation sector.   The online conference organized by the 7Star Global Institute of Management Science and Technology admitted that fraud is a big issue in the aviation …

COMPTROLLER General of Immigration Isah Jere Idris has visited Dutse Jigawa State to commiserate with the family of one of an NIS Border Patrol Personnel who paid the ultimate price following an attack on their Base by some suspected Bandits. It would be recalled that some unscrupulous elements attacked the Galadi Control Post along Maitagari-Birniwa axis on the 9th of …

ARIK AIR, has become the Supporting Sponsor and Exclusive Official Airline Partner of The Next Titan Nigeria Reality TV show Season Nine.   An agreement to this effect was signed last Friday between the management of Arik Air and Bravopoints International, promoters of the The Next Titan Nigeria TV show.   Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer …

SABRE today welcomed Commercial Attaché for International Trade, Mr. David Russell and his colleague Banksharon from the United States Embassy, to its regional headquarters for operations in Central & Western Africa( CWA ) in Ikeja, Lagos. Chairman Sabre CWA Dr. Gabriel Olowo during the visit proudly presented the customer support center, operations control and training facility, highlighting the over 80 …

NIGERIAN Meteorological Agency’s( NiMet’s) key role in climate information generation and agro-meteorological services has been recognised by the World Bank in the implementation of the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project. This was disclosed by Engr. Kenneth Sunmonu, the Water Resources Component Manager of the TRIMING Project during the signing of an MoU between NiMet and the Federal Ministry …

  WINNERS have emerged at the 3rd South Africa Airways Essay competition (SAAEC 2022) Grand Finale which took place on Friday July 29, 2022 at the Golfview Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. The topic for this year’s essay contest was: “Protecting Children from Illicit Drugs and Sexual Abuse” and at the end of a keenly contested Oral Defense Session, Ngwaogu Ifeoluwa …

NIGERIAN Immigration Service ( NIS) has advised passport applicants to provide correct and verifiable details when seeking passports as part of efforts to sensitise further on the enforcement of appointment dates for passport issuance. This is just as the Service has advised applicants seeking to obtain the passport document to apply ahead of time to avoid unnecessary rush stressing also …

  COMPTROLLER General of Immigration, Isah Jere Idris has enjoined prospective Passport applicants to ensure that they utilize the Service’s online platform to apply and make payment for any Passport category of their choice. The Comptroller General stated this today in Port Harcourt at the roll-out of the enhanced Passport and commissioning of the central Passport production Centre. He stated …