Today's Headlines: Buhari Speaks About Immigration, "Northerners May Not Vote In 2023" -Bakare
Buhari speaks about immigration Photo Credit: Vanguard President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday directed the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Mohammed Babandede to ensure that the nation’s borders and the economy are protected against foreign invaders. This is as the federal government has expressed concern over Chinese who venture into retail businesses in Nigerian markets, saying that citizens who protect such foreigners are unpatriotic.
Two Requirements To Travel Overseas From Nigeria
Before travelling out of the country, there are some things you need to have. In this article, we'll be looking at the requirements to travel Overseas from Nigeria. 1. Get an international Passport Illustrative photo. Credit: Nigerian Observer You'll need to visit the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) office in your respective state and apply for it.
Check Out 3 Achievements Muhammadu Babandede Will Be Remember For As He Bows Out Of Office
After Spending 36years of active service, The Controller General Of the Nigerian Immigration Service(NIS) bows out in style. Many regard him as a good leader because of his achievements while in office. He is known to have spearheaded some reforms in the service. Therefore, In this article, we will see 3 notable achievements and reforms of Muhammadu Babandede as he bows out of Office:
Since Bandits Are Being Trained By Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists, They Should Be Called The Same Name
The Boko Haram terrorists and bandits have been the most menacing agents of insecurity in the whole country over the years. And despite the fact that the former operates on the pedestal of religious extremism, the latter is less organised as its activities are only about kidnapping for ransoms and killing.
Today's Headlines: Igboho Risks 21 Years Imprisonment Over Passport, We Have Achieved A Lot -Buhari
Igboho risks 21 years imprisonment over doctored passport Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a. Sunday Igboho may face 21 years imprisonment over the Beninese passport he tendered before his aborted trip. The secessionist, wanted in Nigeria, was said to have presented a fake travelling document to Immigration officials in Benin.
Immigration CG Disguises As Passport Applicant In Lagos To Catch Bad Officers
The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isa Idris, got a few officials of the help who supposedly presented to take part in obscure arrangements with him when he masked as a candidate for a worldwide visa at the assistance's Lagos State Command.
Today’s Headlines:Reps Invites Lia Mohammed Over Twitter Ban, NIS Now Accepting Passport Application
BREAKING: Reps move to investigate Twitter ban, summons Lai Mohammed The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed over the suspension of Twitter. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila announced the summon on Tuesday during plenary. A joint committees of the House, Commerce, Information and National Ethics, and Justice, was mandated to carry out an investigation within 10 days as regards the Federal Government ban on Twitter.
Today's Headlines: Gunmen Attack Imo Police Station Again, ISWAP, Boko Haram Training Bandits - NIS
Gunmen Attack Imo Police Station Again.Photo Credit: Punch Newspaper The Divisional Police Headquarters have confirmed that 22 police officers were killed during the attack by bandits in Imo State. According to reports, three assailants were fatally shot and 22 policemen were killed in the state. Photo Credit: Google
We are restraining from arresting Sunday Igboho because of tactical reasons - NIS
Report reaching us has claimed that the Nigerian Intelligence Services, NIS, has discovered the hideout of self-styled Yoruba Activist, Chief Sunday Igboho. Recall that after the Department of State Services breached his residence on the 1st of July, Sunday Igboho decided to lay low and keep himself safe from public view.
High Court Orders NIS To Release The International Passport Of Ex Governor Of Rivers State
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Immigration Service to release the international passport belonging to Sir doctor Peter Odili, with immediate effect. According to the information provided by the Nigeria Info Radio station in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Nigerian Immigration Service, seized the passport of former governor of Rivers State, Sir Peter Odili, thereby preventing him from going on trips abroad.
Buhari Appoints New Boss For Nigerian Immigration Service
The former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammadu Babandede, announced his retirement on Friday. Babandede, who was named Comptroller General of the NIS on May 15, 2016, has formally retired after 36 years of service. Idris Isah Jere, the Deputy Comptroller General in charge of Finance and Accounts, will serve as interim Comptroller General until President Muhammadu Buhari appoints someone.
Today's Headlines: Buhari Speaks About Insecurity, U.S Tells Citizens To Leave Kabul
Buhari speaks about insecurity Photo Credit: Vanguard President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday directed the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Mohammed Babandede to ensure that the nation’s borders and the economy are protected against foreign invaders. This is as the federal government has expressed concern over Chinese who venture into retail businesses in Nigerian markets, saying that citizens who protect such foreigners are unpatriotic.
Check Out 3 Important Things Babandede Did During His Comptrollership As NIS Boss
The comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration service (NIS), Muhammed Babandede, has retired from service so in order to fill the lapses, Idris Isah Jere, a Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Finance and Account, will take over in an acting capacity, pending the appointment of a substantive Comptroller-General by President Muhammadu Buhari.
I am a strong believer of one Nigeria, agitators should stop being selfish -Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the unity of Nigeria by advising various Agitators in the Country to let go of their agenda. Olusegun Obasanjo || Google. He made this call on Wednesday at the luncheon and investiture of the former president as a Fellow of Nigerian Institution of Surveyor, organised by the Body of Fellow of the NIS, Ogun State chapter.
Sunday Igboho Allegedly Risks 21 Years Imprisonment Over ‘Doctored Beninese Passport’
Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Adeyemo, is a Nigerian rapper. Sunday Igboho could face a sentence of 21 years in prison for presenting a Beninese passport before his trip was canceled. Igboho and his wife, Ropo, were detained at Cotonou's Cadjèhoun Airport on Monday.
NCCSALW Partners Navy, NDLEA, Immigration to Tackle Illegal Arms Flow at Maritime, Land Border
LR: Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo and Director of the Arms Control Centre, Maj-Gen. Abba Dikko (rtd). Photo Credit: NCCSALW The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCC SALE) has partnered with the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to rid the country of illegal arms and light weapons, especially at the maritime and land borders.
ICPC arraigns Ex-NIS officer over certificate fraud
Imam Aminu, a retired Chief Superintendent of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has been prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), over alleged forgery of academic certificates. In a four-count charge brought before Honourable Justice A.O. Abong of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 18, sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja, the commission averred that the accused person had forged a National Diploma Certificate in Public Administration from the Kaduna State Polytechnic and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from the University of Calabar.
PHOTOS: NIS, Sokoto State Command Relocates To A New Command Office Complex
The Nigeria Immigration Service, Sokoto State Command has relocated to a new command office complex along Gusau Road Sokoto the State Capital. Speaking at the commissioning of the new office complex on Saturday August 28th 2021, the Executive Governor of the State Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR congratulated the Service for constructing such an ultra-modern edifice in the State.
Insecurity: NIS Urges Traditional Rulers To Monitor Unregistered Migrants In Imo
Mr Okey Ezugwu, the Comptroller of Immigration in Imo State, has urged traditional rulers in the state to ensure that their subjects do not harbour unregistered and unknown migrants in their communities. He called for attitudinal change among residents to make the state safe for all to live.
Insecurity: Monitor Unregistered Migrants, NIS Urge Residents, Traditional Rulers in Imo
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has called on residents and traditional rulers in Imo State to monitor unregistered persons who migrate into the State. This according to the State Comptroller of NIS, Mr Okey Ezugwu will help check insecurity in the State. Ezugwu made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of Imo Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Okeke, at his Palace on Saturday in Owerri.