Immigration

It has come to light that the Nigeria Immigration Service charges more for the issuance of passports in the southern region of the country compared to the North, further highlighting accusations of regional favouritism under President…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received another batch of 174 Nigerians who had been stranded in Libya. The acting coordinator of the Lagos territorial office of the agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, told journalists…

On Wednesday, the Comptroller–General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Idris Jere, warned officers not to extort passport applicants. Mr Jere gave the warning at the opening of a three-day workshop for officers and men of the Provost…

Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola has blamed the continued passport racketeering in Nigeria on corrupt officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The minister pledged that President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime would will sanitise…