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- 9 Nov 2025
Nigeria to Unveil Single-Entry Emergency Passport for Citizens Abroad
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is developing a Single-Entry Emergency Travel Passport (STEP) to replace the current Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC). STEP will aid stranded Nigerians abroad;…
- 7 Aug 2025
FG Unveils Visa Application Platform to Eliminate ID Fraud, Unauthorized Agents
Federal government has launched a groundbreaking e-visa application platform aimed at curbing identity fraud and eliminating the influence of unauthorized agents in the visa processing system. The…
- 27 Mar 2025
FG Launches Online Visa Approval Centre
Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of Interior, has announced the launch of an Online Visa Approval Center to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks and reduce corruption in the visa application process.…
- 26 Jun 2025
FG, Netherlands Partner on Digital Migration for NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) strengthened bilateral relations with the Netherlands' government through an agreement targeted at improving migration governance and border security. This…
- 19 Sept 2025
Nigeria Launches 24-Hour Passport Processing, Boosting Capacity to 5,000 Daily
Nigeria has upgraded its passport production system to meet global standards, now able to process up to 5,000 passports every day. According to TVC, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of Interior,…
- 28 Nov 2025
FG Unveils ECOWAS Biometric ID Card
The Federal Government on Friday intensified its regional security posture and modernised its identity management architecture with the official rollout of the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card…
- 11 Jun 2024
Immigration Service to Unveil User-Friendly eVisa Channel
Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has unveiled plans, to inaugurate a more accessible e-visa application channel for short visits in line with the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020. Te new channel will…
- 17 Jul 2026
EFCC Busts NIS Visa Overstay Racket, Uncovers N700m in an Account
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered an alleged multi-billion-naira visa overstay racketeering network within the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), with at least five…
- 6 Aug 2024
FG Freezes Accounts of #EndBadGovernance Sponsors, Places Them on Watchlist
Authorities from the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) have added sponsors of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest to their watchlist. At a press briefing at Defence Headquarters in…