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191,000 applicants apply for immigration, NSCDC jobs

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2020 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja At least 191,000 have applied for jobs in the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Expressing satisfaction over the flawless conduct of the recruitment

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NIS promotes 3,548 junior staff

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2020 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has promoted 3,548 junior staff to enhance efficiency in the service. Spokesman for the service, Mr. Sunday James, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He quoted the Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, as directing all the command offices nationwide to release the promotion […]

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Immigration arrests 2 illegal Indian immigrants in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2020 0

Two Indian nationals are currently cooling their heels in the custody of the Nigeria Immigration Service in Lagos for entering the country without proper documentation. The Indians were intercepted by immigration officials at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for illegally entering the country. Lagos Airport Comptroller of the NIS, Abdullahi Usman

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Hajj: Group decries scarcity of E-passport booklet

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

The Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that reports hajj and umrah activities on Monday called on the Nigeria Immigration Services to ensure the availability of the e-passport. National Coordinator of the organisation, Ibrahim Mohammed, who made this known in a statement, specifically called for the provision of the 32-page, five-year validity (adults

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Visa on arrival boosts tourism – Immigration boss

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2018 0

Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (CGIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, on Thursday said the Visa on Arrival (VOA) policy had increased the influx of tourists as well as facilitated ease of doing business in Nigeria. Babandede made said this during his presentation entitled “Encouraging Tourism in Nigeria: Role of Nigeria Immigration Service’’ at the […]