December 04, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
Secretary to the Board of the Civil Defence, Nigeria Immigration, Fire and Correctional Services, Ahmed Jaafaru, in a statement on Monday, said the President also approved the appointment of six Deputy Comptrollers-General of the Service with effect from January 1st, 2023.
The six Deputy Comptrollers-General include Zainab Lawal, Auna Usman Aliyu, Nandap Kemi Nannan, Usman Babangida, Hassan Sadat and Emenike Ijeoma Chidi.
The statement added that “Adepoju, who has been in an acting capacity since 1st June 2023, was born to the family of Mr. and Mrs Olatunji Akinrinsola on 13/7/1963 in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State in South-West Nigeria.
“She attended Christ Girls’ School, Ado Ekiti, where she obtained a West African Examination Certificate in 1980. She attended the University of Maiduguri, where she got a degree in the faculty of Science in 1985.
“In 1987, she proceeded to the University of Ibadan, where she obtained her Masters Degree in Chemistry. She also has a certificate program from Trios College Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Paralegal Studies.
“Until her appointment, she was the Deputy Comptroller General (DCG) in charge of the Finance and Account Directorate.
“As an NIS officer, CGI Wura-Olu attended some trainings, including; Immigration Training School Kano, Immigration Command, and Staff College Sokoto, National Institute for Security Studies Lower Usman Dam Bwari, Abuja, and Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership.
“She is also a fellow of the Pass Command Course, a fellow Security Institute of Nigeria, and a Member Law Society of Upper Canada. She is happily married with children.”
