Tag Archives: Immigration

The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Caroline WuraOla Adepoju, has conducted an assessment visit to the Illela Border Control Post to ensure the effective implementation of the Federal Government's directive to temporarily close land borders with Niger Republic in light of their ongoing political instability.

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The Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Jere Idris, has visited Dutse, Jigawa State, to commiserate with the family of a Border Patrol Personnel, who paid the supreme price following an attack on their Base by suspected bandits.

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The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Jere Idris, has approved the immediate removal of two operatives from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command (MMIA) Ikeja for unprofessional conduct.

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended the collection of $90 biometric Visa-On- Arrival policy it introduced about two weeks ago. Investigations also revealed that the service was not in charge of collection of charges at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos as that aspect has been concessioned out to private firms. More Investigations on Tuesday revealed that the biometric, which …

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The Federal Government has ordered for immediate abolition of the dichotomy between holders of University degrees and Higher National Diploma (HND) in all the Services under the Ministry of Interior. Rising from a meeting held on Tuesday, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (retrd), Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board (CDFIPB) was directed …

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The Nigeria Immigration Service on Tuesday said it arrested and repatriated no fewer than 450 illegal immigrants from Edo in the first quarter of the year. Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Mr. David Adi, disclosed this at the presentation of a refurbished Hilux van by the Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc to the command, in Benin. Adi …

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Some 140 Nigerians stranded in Libya on Tuesday arrived the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Lagos, aboard a Libyan Airlines plane. The returnees are among those who voluntarily agreed to return to Nigeria from the North African country. They are 74 adult females, 52 adult males, one female child, two male children, three female infants, two male infants and six unaccompanied …

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