Immigration

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s approval of 18-month tenure extensions for the heads of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), accusing the administration of frustrating career progression by retaining serving officials.

President Bola Tinubu has approved an 18-month extension of the tenures of the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nanna Nandap.

June 12 (THEWILL) — Ariana Grande has spoken out after the White House used her 2024 hit song “Bye” in a social media video about immigration enforcement. The TikTok video showed federal agents arresting and handcuffing people and was captioned:...

August 11, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has cautioned Nigerians against illegal migration, warning that it could cause a ripple effect that will leave everlasting trauma on migrants. Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike...

August 06, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed some Nigerians abroad, responsible for the violent protests in the country, on its watch list. Comptroller-General of the Service, Kemi Nandap, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said efforts are...

April 12, (THEWILL) – The Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LPPCC), has disclosed that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was detained and interrogated for hours by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport, London, over offences allegedly committed by an impostor. A...