With Less than N10bn Budget, Immigration can’t Protect our Borders – Tunji Ojo By Kabir Akintayo The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has raised serious concerns over Nigeria’s ability to secure its borders, citing grossly inadequate budgetary allocations to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Speaking at a...

FG Hikes Nigerian Passport Fees to N50,000, N100,000 The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian passport effective from September 1, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kenneth...

NIMC Mandates Payment of N1,000 NIN Fee for Passports The National Identity Management Commission has announced that Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number. This was made known in a statement signed by NIMC Head,...

1,490 Illegal Routes Enter Nigeria - NIS The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isa Jere, yesterday lamented the porous nature of the country’s borders, saying there were over 1490 illegal routes into the country. He urged the authorities to take proactive steps to...

Reps Summon Aregbesola, NIS Boss Over Foreign Missions’ Visa, Passport Contracts     The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has criticised the Nigerian Immigration Service for engaging consultants to manage visa and passport-related matters at Nigerian missions across the world. Consequently, the committee summoned the Minister...

Abuja Airport Records 239,114 Passengers In 2020 – NIS         A total of 239, 114 passengers passed through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja between January 1 and December 15, 2020, the Nigeria Immigration Service has stated. During the period, 625 Nigerians were deported and 24 repatriated...