Tag: #NIS
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NIS EXTENDS PASSPORT INTERVENTION EXERCISES TO NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has conducted targeted passport intervention exercises in the United States, Canada and Qatar, alongside an ongoing exercise in the United Kingdom, to bring passport services closer to Nigerians living abroad. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Akinsola Akinlabi, on Monday September 21, said the exercises were carried out in collaboration…
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N.I.S. ANNOUNCES PASSPORT INTERVENTION EXERCISE IN U.K.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced a passport intervention exercise for Nigerians in the United Kingdom, with officials scheduled to visit four locations in September. The exercise will begin in London and Manchester from Sept. 7 to Sept. 19, before moving to Aberdeen and Cardiff from Sept. 21 to Sept. 26. The initiative is…
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NIPR INDUCTS 73 IMMIGRATION PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICERS
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has inducted 73 Public Relations Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) following the completion of a certification and training programme held in Abuja. The initiative was organised by the NIS in partnership with the NIPR to strengthen professionalism within the Service. Representing Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap, Deputy Comptroller-General…
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INSIDE NIGERIA’S DATA-DRIVEN WAR AGAINST MIGRANT SMUGGLING
Smugglers are getting smarter—but Nigeria is fighting back with tech, data, and tighter border intelligence. Nigeria is stepping up its fight against migrant smuggling as criminal networks grow more sophisticated, leveraging technology, fake documents, and online recruitment to exploit desperate job seekers. At the centre of the crackdown is the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), which…
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NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE DENIES ENTRY TO 332 MIGRANTS AT SEME BORDER, URGES COLLABORATIVE FIGHT AGAINST SMUGGLING
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has stopped 332 migrants from entering through the Seme Border for lacking valid travel documents, revealed Comptroller General Mrs. Kemi Nandap during a one-day stakeholders’ sensitization in Abuja. The event focused on evolving migrant smuggling patterns and coordinated national responses. Nandap highlighted recent achievements including enhanced legal frameworks, expanded officer…
