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NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE
The recent announcement by the Federal Government to significantly raise passport fees for Nigerians residing within the country has ignited a wave of reactions across social media.
The Federal Government has officially announced an upward review of passport fees for Nigerians residing within the country, effective from September 1st, 2024.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has initiated an investigation into an incident involving the destruction of a Nigerian passport at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has indefinitely suspended an officer who was filmed begging a traveller for financial assistance at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State.
The Federal Government has implemented Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record (API PNR) technology in Nigeria, integrating it with major global databases, including INTERPOL 24/7 and the Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS), to streamline passenger entry and bolster national security.
The Federal Government says the project targeted at deploying automated management solutions across Nigerian borders is now 60% ready.
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nanna Nandap, has directed all Comptrollers to immediately adhere to President Bola Tinubu’s directive to reopen Nigeria-Niger Republic borders for unrestricted human movements.
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, the Presidency confirmed the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured that no Nigerian would have to wait more than 2 weeks for an international passport henceforth.
The Nigeria Immigration Service issued 53,644 Visa on Arrival (VoA) to foreigners at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in 2022.
The Service also disclosed that 80 of its officers have been on trial for indulging in the collection of illegal fees for the issuance of new passports and renewal of old ones.
It also cited the country’s inability to set up passport-producing factories in Nigeria as a setback in the quick delivery of passports.