By Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Following the current outbreak and spread of the dreaded Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the temporary suspension of processing of passport and Migrant e-Registration. According to a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, the suspension is effective […]
The joint border drill operation has repatriated 697 illegal immigrants during its seven-month operations. The joint-border security exercise, code-named ‘Exercise Swift Response’ was ordered by the federal government and commenced on August 20, 2019, to secure Nigeria’s land and water borders. Spokesman of ‘Operation Swift Response’, Joseph Attah, disclosed the achievement of the operations while […]
The Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), at the weekend called on the federal government to put an end to the said illegal migration of unknown persons into the country. The President of COCIN, Rev. Dachollom Datiri made the call in a communique issued at the end of its 93rd General Church Council 2017 held […]
A 32- year – old official of the Nigeria Immigration Service , Benue State Command, Roland Oibe , has been hospitalised after he was allegedly attacked by a policeman in the state . PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim and his wife had just welcomed their first child . He was returning from where he […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) 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 […]
Italian navy and merchant ships rescued a group of almost 1,000 migrants from three overcrowded boats about 48 kilometers from the coast of Libya. One person died before the rescue workers reached the boats. The migrants sent a distress call by phone Friday and were being taken to the island of Lampedusa, following rescue […]