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Immigration blocks 294 Nigerians from leaving country via Seme border

Promise Eze 12 November 2025 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has stopped 294 Nigerians from leaving the country over suspected involvement in migrant smuggling and denied entry to 332 undocumented migrants at the Seme border. Kemi Nandap, Comptroller General of Immigration, disclosed this on Tuesday during a

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NIS unveils centralised passport system with 5,000 daily capacity

Promise Eze 19 September 2025 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched a centralised passport personalisation system that can produce up to 5,000 passports daily. This is a sharp increase from the previous 250–300 capacity spread across multiple centres. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the development on Thursday during an inspection of the new Centralised Passport

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Abuse of U.S. visas by Nigerians may trigger travel sanctions, immigration service warns

Ukpono Ukpong 2 August 2025 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cautioned Nigerians to desist from abusing their United States visas, warning that violations could lead to deportation, visa cancellation, or permanent bans from future travel. The advisory follows repeated concerns raised by the U.S. government over the conduct of some Nigerian visa holders, particularly cases of overstaying,

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Nigeria successfully uploads 150,000 stolen documents to INTERPOL

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

The Nigerian government has successfully uploaded about 150,000 stolen and lost travel documents to the INTERPOL Global System (IPSG) in Lyon, France. This was made known on Tuesday, September 8 in a statement signed by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) spokesman, Sunday James. James noted that the exercise was carried out by the INTERPOL i-24/7 […]

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Nigeria can impose Visa restrictions on US, others -Immigration boss

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede has said that Nigeria also has the right to impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens and other countries. Babandede who said this in a recent interview with Signature50 Magazine, said the new Nigerian visa policy is reciprocal in nature and Nigeria has the right to dictate […]

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NIS flags off migrant e-registration exercise in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2019 0

The Comptroller General NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, said this in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Sunday James, on Friday in Abuja. Oyo Assembly confirms 4 members for Judiciary Service Commission Babandede recalled that it was in compliance with the six months amnesty given by President Muhammadu Buhari for migrants […]

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FG to introduce new visa regime to boost economy

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2019 0

Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Muhammad Babandede says the federal government plans to introduce a new visa regime to boost the economy. Babandede said this at the 2019 dinner and award night organised by the service in Abuja. He added that the new visa regime will be unveiled by the Minister of […]

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NIS registers 4,506 migrants in Oyo

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Oyo State Command, says it has so far registered 4,506 migrants since the commencement of e-migrant registration in the state on Aug. 30. It would be recalled that the Federal Government had issued a January 2020 deadline for all foreigners in Nigeria to register. The NIS Comptroller in the state, […]

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Immigration boss warns officers against corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede has warned officers and men of the service to shun corruption and deliver selfless service to the nation. Babandede, who gave the warning in Benin on Thursday at the Comptroller General Annual workshop, added that the officers and men should adhere strictly to paramilitary ethic of […]

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Border closure: All goods through land borders remain banned — NCS boss

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col Hameed Ali, says all goods through land borders remain banned with the recent partial border closure announced by Federal Government. Ali made this known at a joint news conference with his counterpart from Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Mohammed Babandede, in Abuja on Monday. He explained that […]

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Nigeria issues 11,771 visas in five months

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2017 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it issued 11,771 Visas on Arrival (VOAs) between July and the first week of November. Spokesman of the NIS, Mr. Sunday James, made this known in a statement on Sunday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, “A breakdown of the figure shows that 1,604 VOAs were issued […]

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Nigerian Govt. revokes resident permit of expatriates

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has revoked the resident permit of expatriate staff of six companies operating in the country. The Comptroller-General of the NIS, Muhammad Babandede, announced this in Abuja on Wednesday in a statement issued by Sunday James, spokesman of the agency. James identified the companies as INTELS Nig. […]

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59 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended in Akwa Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2015 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Akwa Ibom Command, on Sunday said that it had arrested 59 irregular migrants in the state. The Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Mr Garba Abdullahi, revealed this in an interview with the newsmen Uyo. Abdullahi said the migrants were intercepted by officers of the Police Command in Akwa Ibom […]

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NIS Distributes Presidential Election Allowances

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

The Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kaduna State Command, Mr. Nuhu Apang-Takum, has said that the process used in the disbursement of the allowance for those that participated in the presidential polls was transparent and open. Reacting to reports of discrepancies with other agencies, Apang-Takum pointed out that the funds from the National […]

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