Airlines Push Back Against New $11.50 NIS Fee
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has revealed that the controversial $11.50 charge set to take effect on December 1 was initiated by the Nigeria Immigration Service but announced and set to be enforced by the Nigeria...
FG Justifies Passport Fee Hike to N100,000, N200,000
The Federal Government, on Thursday, defended the upward review of Nigerian passport fees to N100,000 and N200,000, saying it was necessary to sustain quality, curb corruption, and ensure timely delivery of travel documents.
The Nigeria Immigration Service, in...
Immigration Generates N438bn From Passport Issuance, Others
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has generated N438.78bn as revenue from 2017 to date.
This came as the total sum of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by the agency almost doubled from N38.53bn in 2017 to N74.69 (budgeted IGR) in...
Nigerians Abroad With Expired Passports Can Return, Says NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service has assured that Nigerians with expired passports returning to the country will be accepted for re-entry.
This was contained in a memo addressed to all heads of missions, immigration attachés, airports comptroller and...
Immigration Begins Investigation on Extortion at Lagos Airport
The Nigeria Immigration Service says it has commenced the investigation of a case of extortion perpetrated by officers of the agency at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
On Monday, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah...
Despite FG’s Revenue Crunch, NIS Projected Passport Revenue Falls By 96%
The Nigeria Immigration Service has dropped its projected passport revenue from N27.18bn for 2021 to N1.03bn for 2022, an analysis of the proposed budgets of government-owned enterprises has shown.
While N24.43bn was proposed as passport...
