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May 11, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the scarcity of international passport booklets in the country. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of NIS, Idris Jere, complained that the foreign exchange (forex)...

May 03, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has faulted claims by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) that shortage of passport booklets is responsible for the delay in the issuance of passports to applicants. Speaking on...

April 30, (THEWILL) - President Muhammad Buhari has approved the extension of the tenure of the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Idris Jere. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of NIS, Comptroller Tony Akuneme, said...

April 17, (THEWILL) – Some officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have moved against any extension tenure for the Comptroller General, Idris Isah Jere. Isah had his retirement extended from 2022 to April 24, 2023, but there is an...

April 13, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has urged applicants for international passports, whether first or renewal, to ensure that the data they submit matches that of their National Identification Number (NIN). In a statement on its...

March 31, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued 1.8 million passport booklets in 2022, Comptroller-general of the Service (NIS), Isah Jere Idris, disclosed. Speaking during the commissioning of Daura passport front office on Thursday, Jere said the...

March 30, (THEWILL) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed an application filed by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, which sought an order compelling the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to...

March 22, (THEWILL) – The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has declared one Saifullahi Haruna of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) wanted for job racketeering. ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, made this known in a statement...

February 24, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has directed the total closure of all land borders, ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Jere, said in a statement issued on...

February 21, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), has declared its readiness to participate and provide security during the forthcoming general elections. The Comptroller of Immigration, Bayelsa State Command, Sunday James, made the declaration while speaking on Monday,...