Tag: immigration
Immigration arrests Cameroonian immigrant in Cross River
Immigration officials have intercepted a Cameroonian on a commercial vehicle during a routine stop-and-search operation in a joint border patrol checkpoint at Ikom, Cross...
Shock as immigration deputy head dies hours after losing sister
A deputy comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Usman Ndagi has died in Abuja hours after losing his sister in Niger State, NIS...
#EndSARS: Immigration returns Modupe Odele’s passport
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has released the passport of a #EndSARS promoter and lawyer Modupe Odele.
Odele tweeted this on Monday after retrieving the...
Immigration ready to release my passport – #EndSARS promoter Modupe Odele
#EndSARS promoter and lawyer Modupe Odele says the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is ready to release her passport.
Odele tweeted this on Friday, saying although...
#EndSARS: Why we seized Modupe Odele’s passport – Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday night said it has the powers to restrict movement following concerns it seized the passport of an...
#EndSARS campaigner Modupe Odele barred from travelling
A lawyer and promoter of the #EndSARS movement Modupe Odele has alleged she was barred from leaving the country on Sunday.
With over 200,000 followers...
3 Nigerians detained for entering India without documents
Police in India have detained three Nigerian nationals from Assam’s Karimganj district for allegedly entering the country without any valid documents.
The Nigerians have been...
Immigration stops 58 Nigerian doctors from UK trip
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it blocked 58 Nigerian doctors from flying to the UK.
In a statement on Friday, NIS spokesman, Sunday James,...
British boxer trafficked from Nigeria, Kelvin Fawaz, wins 16-year immigration battle
A former England boxer, Kelvin Fawaz, who was trafficked from Nigeria as a child and forced into domestic servitude, has won the right to...
Immigrations holds valedictory session for retiring Lagos passports boss
Officers and friends of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday gathered for a special valedictory session to honour the retiring Lagos passports chief, Comptroller Anne Agbim.
She is...