immigration

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has taken swift action against one of its officers caught on camera soliciting bribes from a traveler at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II Okpravero…

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, has revealed that the Diaspora sponsors of #EndBadGovernance protesters have been placed on its watchlist. Nandap, who didn’t reveal any name, added that the…

United States President, Joe Biden has revoked a proclamation issued under the former president Donald Trump's administration that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States. According to a statement from the…

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, has revealed plans to bring in over 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three years. Marco Mendicino, the Immigration Minister, disclosed this while unveiling what he termed an “ambitious”…

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has queried five female officers of the service for participating in social media challenge popularly known as ‘BOP Daddy Challenge’. In the query issued by the NIS, the Comptroller General of the…

Muhammed Babandede, the Comptroller-General of Immigration,  has tested positive for Covid-19 also known as the novel Corona Virus. Babandede made this known to newsmen on Sunday morning, explaining that he has been on…

The Federal Government has retained a controversial requirement for foreign journalists applying for Nigerian visa, which was introduced by the Goodluck Jonathan administration, and retained in the new Nigerian Visa Policy 2020 launched…

United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has on Tuesday expressed hope that President Donald Trump’s administration may be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria last week. Read Also: US Restricts Immigration From…

President Buhari with L-R: Perm. Sec. Interior Barr. Georgina Ehuriah, Comptroller General of Nigerian Immigration Service Mohammed Babandede, Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Chairman Senate Committee on Interior Senator…

The United States House of Representatives has opposed the travel restriction against Nigerians and nationals of five other countries by Donald Trump's administration. It would be recalled that on Saturday, President Donald Trump…

Some Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Nigeria have raised concern over the intended plan by the United States government to include Nigeria in the travel ban list. Speaking on the development to newsmen, the Executive Director,…

Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the ill-treatment of Africans in Libya especially as regards the 'Mordern slave trade'.  He also berated the President for failing to address the situation. He took to photo sharing…

The Nigerian Immigration Service has revealed that it is looking into reports of extortion of international passport applicants at the Nigerian High Commission in the UK. This is in response to a viral video of some Nigerians protesting…

The deceased Unconfirmed reports say that a Nigerian man was fatally struck by a car after he ran into a road while running away from Immigration police officers in Bangkok, Thailand. "This Enugu State man was hit to death by a car…