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October 21, (THEWILL) - Son of late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua, Ibrahim, has taken Amira, the daughter of former Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, to be his second wife. This significant event, brimming with love...

October 06, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said about 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as at Thursday, October...

October 04, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Tuesday, confirmed that all the 204,332 passport application backlogs have been cleared. THEWILL recalls that Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, had on Thursday, September 7, ordered the NIS to clear...

August 02, (THEWILL) - The Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Rivers State Command, James Sunday, has been conferred with a UN international eminent peace ambassador award, by global diplomats and United Nations volunteers. The Award was bestowed...

June 18, (THEWILL) - A coalition of Civil Society Organisations(CSOs), under the aegis of League of Nigerians in Diaspora (LOND), has written to the 10th National Assembly, led by Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to remove the Nigeria Immigration...

June 16, (THEWILL) – In a renewed commitment to resolve the challenges faced by Nigerians seeking to obtain passports, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has declared a state of emergency on Passport issues in the country. A statement issued...

May 21, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) is set to launch a passport home delivery service, in fulfilment of the federal government’s promise to ensure effective service delivery to Nigerians. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known...

May 20, (THEWILL) – Some distinguished Nigerians will be bestowed with the esteemed Fellowship of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) as part of the events around the 8th convocation ceremony in Lagos. In a press conference leading...

May 20, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval for the formation of the new Governing Board of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), as the tenure of the outgoing Board reaches its conclusion. The primary objective...

May 14, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says it has put on trial about 80 officers, and eight others dismissed for indulging in the collection of illegal fees for the issuance of new passports and renewal...