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US raises premium immigration processing fees by 5.6%

The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced an average increase of 5.6 per cent in premium processing fees for immigration applications across all categories. The adjustment is aimed at protecting the agency’s budget from the impact of rising inflation and increasing operational costs. The revised fees are scheduled to take effect on March […]

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Nigeria risks research collapse as scientists migrate abroad

The Nigerian Academy of Science has expressed concern over the increasing migration of researchers and scientists from Nigeria, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to the country’s future scientific growth and innovation. The Executive Secretary of the Academy, Dr Oladoyin Odubanjo, raised the alarm on Monday during an interview with the News Agency […]

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Kemi Badenoch threatens to deport 150,000 illegal UK immigrants yearly

The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has unveiled a new immigration plan aimed at deporting 150,000 illegal migrants every year, describing it as the “toughest reforms Britain has ever seen.” In a video message posted on her X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, Badenoch announced that the Radical Borders Plan would […]

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US Immigration arrests Nigerian previously convicted of wire fraud

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has arrested a previously convicted Nigerian, Rotimi Oladimeji, in an operation targeting illegal immigrants across the country. The ICE, in a statement shared on its X page on Monday, disclosed that Oladimeji was ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution before he was arrested. The terse statement […]

QNET denies role in Immigration scandal
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QNET denies role in Immigration scandal

The wellness company, QNET has denied having a connection to those who were recently caught claiming to be its independent representatives. The PUNCH reported that the company said in a statement that the individuals in question were deported by the Nigerian Immigration Service after being apprehended by the Nigerian Police Force, Ogun State Command, for lacking proper travel documentation. […]

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All passport backlogs have been cleared — Nigeria immigration

The Nigeria Immigration Service has encouraged Nigerians who have applied for and have not yet picked up their international passports to go to the passport offices because the backlog has been cleared. The Guardian reported that this information was provided in an exclusive interview with  a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration and the Immigration spokesman, Dotun Aridegbe, […]

Nigeria produced 4.5m passports in four tears - NIS
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Nigeria produced 4.5m passports in four years – NIS

  The Nigeria Immigration Service has revealed that a total of 4,591,055 passports have been produced by the agency between August 2019 and May 2023. It also stated that there were no fewer than 4,736,075 applications for passports within the period under review. According to data obtained from a Ministry of Interior document, 470,363 passports […]

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FG launches passport front office in Edo

In an endeavor to provide Nigerians with efficient service, the Federal Government has opened a Passport Front Office in Auchi, Edo State. This coincides with the debut of the passport home delivery service that was promised. Independent News reported that speaking at the opening of the Nigeria Immigration Service Passport Front Desk Office in Auchi, […]

Immigration blames CBN for shortage of Nigerian passports
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Immigration blames CBN for shortage of Nigerian passports

    By Christian George The Nigerian Immigration Service has pointed out that one of the greatest factors that culminate in the shortage of Nigerian passports is not unconnected with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy on foreign exchange regulation. This was made known by the service Comptroller-General, Idris Jere on Tuesday while appearing before […]

Passport issuance made simpler for Nigerians -Immigration boss
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Passport issuance made simpler for Nigerians -Immigration boss

The Nigeria Immigration Service’s interim comptroller general, Isah Idris, has said that the new passport reforms his government implemented had made it simpler for Nigerians to apply for and receive passports. In light of this, he stated that Nigerians could anticipate further improvements that would result in simpler processing of the travel document. At the […]

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How immigration made N438b from 2017 – Report

The Nigeria Immigration Service has generated N438.78 billion in income from 2017 to date, according to data from The PUNCH. This occurred at a time when the agency’s total Internally Generated Revenue nearly doubled from N38.53bn in 2017 to N74.69 (budgeted IGR) in 2022. The NIS made N38.5 billion, N39 billion, and N61 billion in […]

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Extortion: FAAN bans two immigration officers from airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has expelled two officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service from working in any airport in Nigeria due to their involvement in the extortion of N8,000 from a passenger. FAAN said on Friday that the On Duty Cards of the officers were permanently withdrawn after it was confirmed that they […]

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