Tag: Immigration
UK govt plans longer working hours for Nigerian students, others
United Kingdom Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is considering plans to allow students from Nigeria and other countries who come to British universities from overseas...
Why more Nigerians should ‘Japa’
By UCHE NNADOZIE
As at today, Nigeria does not have enough of her citizens resident abroad. While a lot of people think the country is...
Labour shortage: Canada plans to welcome 1.45m immigrants
In a bid to tackle labour shortage, the Canadian government has revealed its immigration plan to welcome 1,450,000 immigrants between 2023 and 2025.
According to...
Insecurity: FG set to install electronic border surveillance system
The Federal Government has announced plans to install electronic surveillance posts at different locations to monitor the country’s borders.
The Minster of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola,...
Immigration redeploys 8 ACGs, 61 Comptrollers
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has redeployed 69 senior officers to zones and commands formations across the country.
Eight Assistant Comptrollers General (ACG) and 61...
NIS inaugurates management board for proceeds of migrants
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated the management board of the Objects of Smuggling of Migrants Trust Fund.
According to a statement issued by...
Aregbesola to NIS: Allow Nigerians with expired passports to return home
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to allow Nigerians in diaspora to return to Nigeria with their...
Sri Lankan president in standoff with airport officials
Sri Lanka’s embattled president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stuck in the country on Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit...
Ekweremadu: Court orders NIMC, others to release donor’s biodata
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others to release the Certified True Copy...
Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu, wife sue NIMC, NIS, banks
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over controversy surrounding the...
