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NIS Cracks Down on Alleged Extortion at Lagos-Seme Border, Orders Probe

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2026

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched an immediate investigation into allegations of extortion involving its personnel along the Lagos-Seme border corridor, vowing swift disciplinary action against any officer found culpable. In a statement issued on Friday, the Comptroller-General

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NIS announces likely interruptions in digital passport platform due to maintenance

Daily Dispatch December 12, 2025

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the maintenance of its Passport Digital Platform which may lead temporary interruptions in some passport services. The maintenance which would be for some hours between December 12 and 16, according to a signed statement by the spokesman of NIS, Akinsola Akinlabi is to enhance system performance and overall […]

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NIS-flags-off 2025 service delivery reforms

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2025

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has formally launched its 2025 national sensitisation campaign aimed at strengthening transparency, improving efficiency and deepening anti-corruption reforms across its operations nationwide. The flag-off ceremony, held in Abuja, brought together senior officers of the NIS, representatives of key security agencies, members of the

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NIS, IOM Collaborate on Nigeria’s Border Security

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2023

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has commissioned the Reference Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja to support border management and border security efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria. IOM has been working closely with NIS and other government agencies on issues of migration

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NIS, NCoS get N1 billion Security Grant from ASR Africa

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2023

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS) have been awarded N1 billion from Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative for Africa (ASR Africa) Security Sector Support Grant, in recognition of the their many successes. A statement on statement on Friday from the spokesman of the NIS, Tony Akuneme revealed that the award of […]

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Ekweremadu Saga: Reps urge NIMC, NIS, Banks, others to respond to request for information to facilitate Resolution of Charges

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2022

The House of Representatives has called on National Identity Management Commission, Nigerian Immigration Service and relevant banks to respond to legitimate requests for information to facilitate the prompt resolution of the charges against Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, who were arrested over allegations of human trafficking and exploitation in the United