The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced a new visa regime for citizens of the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 148 other countries. The new visa regime, which consists of transit, business (single), business (multiple), tourism,…
NIS scores first in Africa, automates and integrates 150, 000 SLTD to INTERPOL database
The Nigeria Immigration Service recorded an unprecedented breakthrough by the automation and integration of its system for the monitoring of Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTDs) with INTERPOL Global System (IPSG) in Lyon, France and successfully completed the automation and…
*Lagos records 2 more COVID-19 related deaths (Guardian) *Lagos using private properties as isolation centres – Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
Lagos records 2 more COVID-19 related deaths (Guardian) The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Monday, announced two more COVID-19 related deaths, as the number of confirmed cases in the state increased to 1,123. The ministry disclosed this on its…
Presidency: 10 things to know about Nigeria Visa Policy 2020
The announcement of the Visa on Arrival policy last December by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aswan Forum, in Egypt, was greeted with loads of condemnation from some quarters, largely due to misconception, and, perhaps, mischief. Chief among the allegations…
*LASU Stampede: No student on admission at Igando General Hospital – Doctor (Nation) *Govt asked us to stop Favour’s burial — Family of LASU student killed by boyfriend (Punch)
LASU Stampede: No student on admission at Igando General Hospital – Doctor (Nation) Two students of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, admitted on Monday at the Emergency Ward of the Igando General Hospital, Lagos, had been discharged from the…
Kwara Governor flags off e-registration for immigrants
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday flagged off the electronic registration of non-Nigerian residents in the state, describing the exercise by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) as a key step in national security and socioeconomic development. The programme, which…
New e-passport valid for all countries —NIS (Punch)
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has said the enhanced e-passport is acceptable and valid for entering all countries. He gave the reassurance in a statement by NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, in Abuja…
E-border operations to commence 2021, says Immigration boss (Punch)
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has said the Federal Government’s planned electronic border monitoring will commence fully in 2021. Babandede, who made the disclosure at the NIS management retreat in Lagos on Friday, said the e-border would…
Scarcity of booklets fuelling corruption at passport offices — Immigration CG (Punch)
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, has admitted the high rate of corruption in the NIS but blamed the scarcity of booklets for passports as a major factor. He subsequently apologised to Nigerians for their bad experiences…
Passport: Immigration accuses top govt official of forging documents (Punch)
The Nigeria Immigration Service has said a senior protocol officer in the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing will be prosecuted for his involvement in the forgery of documents meant for the procurement of the Nigerian passport. The NIS said…