Tag: immigration officers

Several new recruits of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have reported that they have not received their salary arrears since joining the agency ten months ago. The personnel’s appointment letters are dated August 15, 2023.  The personnel lamented they were not paid between September 2023 and February 2024, despite being captured on the Integrated Payroll […]

Officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), who are currently on assignment in different countries abroad, have cried out over the non-payment of their allowances since December 2023. Some of the officers who spoke with newsmen on conditions of anonymity said the October and November 2023 allowances were paid in March this year. Speaking about […]

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed eight officers while 80 others are on trial over the collection of illegal fees for the issuance of passports. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer, Comptroller of Immigration, Tony Akuneme. He said the sanction was part of Comptroller General Isah Jere’s three-point agenda: reform passport issuance, […]