Tag: Nigeria Immigration Service
Fraudulent Migration: NIS Issues Fresh Warning Over Exploitation Risks
Nigeria’s fight against fraudulent migration has intensified as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) warned citizens against rising illegal travel schemes across the country.
In a...
Nigeria implements Bold 30-Day Visa-Free Entry for Rwandan Nationals
Nigeria has officially implemented a 30-day visa exemption policy for Rwandan Nationals entering the country for lawful activities. The development follows the directive announced...
Extortion Allegations Trigger Seme Border Comptrollers’ Suspension
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has taken decisive action following fresh allegations of extortion along the Lagos-Seme Border corridor. The move comes amid rising...
Validated NMP 2025 Drives Smarter Migration, Stronger Border Security in Nigeria
Nigeria has taken a decisive step to strengthen migration governance with the rollout of the Validated National Migration Policy, NMP 2025. The policy reflects...
Immigration CG decorates 46 new Comptrollers
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, has decorated 46 newly promoted Comptrollers, urging them to rise to the heightened responsibilities...
Nigeria Immigration Scuttles 662 Cases of Migrant Smuggling
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intervened in 662 cases of migrant smuggling at Seme Border and across Nigeria’s ports of exit. Officials denied...
Nandap: STEP Reform to Enhance Safe, Orderly Migration
Migration in Nigeria is set for improvement as the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, announced the introduction of the Single Travel Emergency Passport...
Babandede Urges Bold Unity to Strengthen Border Security
Former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammad Babandede, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a closer working relationship between the...
CDCFIB Reviews 31 Disciplinary Cases, Dismisses 8 Immigration Officers
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has reviewed thirty-one disciplinary cases involving officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), approving...
NIS Launches Critical Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return Scheme
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has commenced a Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return and Documentation Programme (PAVRDP) to assist foreign nationals who failed to regularize their...
