NIS CG decorates 46 new comptrollers, urges vigilance

By Ibironke Ariyo The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, on Monday decorated 46 newly promoted comptrollers, charging them to be more vigilant and professional in the face of the nation’s security challenges. Speaking during the ceremony in Abuja, Nandap reminded the officers that promotion in a disciplinedContinue Reading

Border security: Nigeria re-elected to ICAO-PKD board

By Ibironke Ariyo Nigeria has been re-elected to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD) Board for a sixth consecutive term. A statement by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Spokesman, Mr Akinsola Akinlabi, in Abuja stated that the re-election took place during the 31st ICAO-PKD Board MeetingContinue Reading

Human smuggling: FG deepens intelligence capabilities, dismantle criminal networks

By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Government has pledged to further strengthen Nigeria’s intelligence architecture and border security framework to dismantle organised human smuggling syndicates exploiting vulnerable migrants. The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Kemi Nandap, said this on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of the 2025 Anti-SmugglingContinue Reading

NIS ends decentralised passport production after 62 years

By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said this on Thursday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NISContinue Reading

FG restates commitment to reform NIS

Reforms By Abiodun Azi The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government is committed to implementing various reforms in the ministry and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Tunji-Ojo spoke to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday after a meeting with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA). The minister describedContinue Reading

NIS unveils comprehensive reform agenda

  By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated a sweeping reform agenda aimed at enhancing national security and migration management.   The move followed a communiqué signed by the NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap, at the Service’s annual conference in Jos, Plateau on Saturday, was issued byContinue Reading