Department of State Services has confirmed the arrest and detention of five security officers following a joint investigation into a major security breach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on February 12, 2026. In a statement released on Tuesday, the DSS said the probe was conducted in collaboration with...
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His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) yesterday visited the Headquarters of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for the renewal of his Diplomatic Passport. The Service Public Relations Officer, Di Akinlabi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja DCI Ankilabi...
A tense night unfolded along the Tuga border corridor in Kebbi State on Thursday as gunmen suspected to be bandits staged a deadly raid on the Nigeria Immigration Service’s (NIS) Bakin Ruwa checkpoint, leaving three officers dead and the facility in ruins. The NIS confirmed the incident in a...
Officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at Abuja airport have reportedly seized the international passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the National Assembly. In a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning, the senator revealed that the seizure was allegedly carried out on the orders...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced a new initiative, the Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return and Documentation Programme (PAVRDP), aimed at undocumented foreign nationals who missed the deadline for visa regularisation under the Expired Visa Amnesty, which concluded on September 30, 2025. This was announced in a statement issued on Friday...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has shifted from decentralized passport production to a single, centralized system, marking a historic change after 62 years. On Thursday, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, announced this development during an inspection of the new Centralized Passport Personalization Centre at NIS Headquarters in Abuja....
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Government to immediately reverse the recent passport fee increase announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), labeling it as unjust and harmful to vulnerable citizens. In a statement released on Sunday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, condemned the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have repatriated 51 more foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The commission in a post via its X handle on Thursday, said the repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Borno State have pledged to collaborate with the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to curb the proliferation of illegal small arms and light...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has extended the deadline for online applications to join various paramilitary agencies to August 11. The board’s secretary, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. “The board is pleased...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has issued a caution to Nigerians holding U.S. visas, advising them to adhere strictly to the terms and conditions of their visa applications. This advisory follows concerns raised by the U.S. Government over the misuse of visas by some Nigerian...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Director-General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Philip Shaibu, has congratulated the Super Falcons on their impressive 5-0 victory over Zambia, securing their place in the semi-finals of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Shaibu described the Super Falcons’ performance as a...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Service Board (CDCFIB) has deferred the online recruitment process for paramilitary agencies until July 21, 2025. This is contained in a statement released on Thursday, July 17, 2025, the Board’s Secretary, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, Jibril explained that the...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja- The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a change in the opening date of its recruitment portal. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the portal, initially set to open on June 26, 2025, will now go live on Monday, July 14, 2025....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire & Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a recruitment drive for suitably qualified Nigerians to join its paramilitary services. The Secretary of the Board, AM Jibril disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement, interested...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra industrialist, Chief Ebuka Onunkwo, has commended the Nigerian immigration Service (NIS) officer, Mr. Ugochukwu Orji, who arrested a fleeing suspected ritualist at Seme border. Chief Onunkwo, who is the Managing Director of Seahorse Lubricant Limited and aspirant for the Anambra South Senatorial District bye-election,...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has received the immigration officer, Prince Ugochukwu Orji, who apprehended the suspected runaway Enugu ritualist and Kidnapper, Obi-Levi Obieze. Orji refused to take the N10 million bribe offered by the suspected to enable him flee the country and escape arrest for his alleged involvement...
Enugu State Government has said the arrested suspected ritualist and kidnap kingpin, Obi-Levi Obieze, will face the full weight of the law. The government also commended the vigilance of the officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) who apprehended Obieze along Badagry-Seme road. This is contained in a statement...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – A Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Officer, Prince Orji Ugochukwu (Facebook name: Okeosisi Ugo), has demonstrated remarkable integrity by rejecting a substantial bribe of N10 million and an iPhone from a notorious ritualist, Ezeani, also known as “Ichie Billion” or “Ezeani, dey play, dey show.”...
A wanted Enugu State based native doctor, Obi Obieze, was arrested at Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry Seme expressway on Wednesday, by men of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). More details have emerged on how the wanted and alleged ritualist and kidnapper was arrested. Witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria...