LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, on Saturday, said 60 personnel have so far been sacked after they were either caught receiving or giving bribes. The official also said he once disguised as a cleaner in order to catch corrupt officials. Mr Babandede told the BBC Hausa Service…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Immigration Service and Port Health Services have expressed fears over the outbreak of Coronavirus in China. The deadly disease, which broke out in the Asian nation sometime last month, has spread to eight countries including United States and Singapore, with over 800 people infected and 30 killed in the past…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chief Superintendent of Immigration has been arrested for allegedly supplying bandits with ammunition in Sokoto. The officer whose name was not disclosed was said to be indicted in a confessional statement of some bandits arrested recently. The suspect was said to be in charge of one of the local governments hitherto…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has directed officials of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS ) to exploit every capacity within the service to ensure issuance of international passports to genuine and qualified applicants within 48 hours. The Minister said with deployment of state- of- the- art technology, the 48 hours timeline for…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has defended the claim that herdsmen’s pictures are on the new international passport. The service said such claims by people in some quarters are not true and that every page of the passport has pictures representing various ethnic groups in the country. NIS strengthened its argument…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND(NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja- based pastor, Egbunu Vincent Onuche, has been arrested for alleged involvement in employment scam. The Pastor of Spirit Embassy church located in Gwagwalada area of Abuja, who was working with one Alhaji, claimed they had connection and could get interested job seekers employment into the Nigeria Immigration Service. The 25-year-old Egbunu…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour leaders have criticised the federal government for the planned increase of the fee to be paid by Nigerians to secure travelling passports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) had announced that new e-passports, to be valid for a duration of 10 years will cost…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate, Thursday, ordered for the immediate deportation SAMSUNG Managing Director, Young Ho Jo, back to South Korea by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS. Senator Solomon Adeola, chairman of the Senate ad-hoc committee probing the over $16.35 billion Egina Oil Field Project made this disclosure. Adeola, who represents Lagos West senatorial district,…