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Enforce Residence Permit For Foreigners – Group Urges NIS

Enforce Residence Permit For Foreigners – Group Urges NIS

The Delta State Coordinator of Take It Back, TIB, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, has urged the acting Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Idris Jere to enforce the provisions of the Immigration Act as it relates to the approval of Residence Permit to foreign nationals living in the state.

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Aghogho made the call in a statement signed and made available to Africa Daily News, New York:

The human rights activist said, ‘Section 10(1) of the Immigration Act provides that any commonwealth citizen or citizen of Eire may, subject to

Lawyer’s bid to compel FG to pay ex-CJN Onnoghen N130m fails

Lawyer’s Bid To Compel FG To Pay Onnoghen ₦130m Fails

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking payment of ₦130million as compensation by the Federal Government and Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen for alleged violation of his rights.

The presiding Judge Justice Taiwo Taiwo declared among others that the applicant, DR. N.S Nwawka, filed the suit without Justice Onnoghen’s permission, thus he had no locus standi to do so.

In his October 12 ruling, the judge stated that: ‘I have looked at the originating processes filed by the applicant …

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150,000 Nigerian Passports Stolen Or Missing – NIS

About 150,000 Nigerian passports or travel documents may have either been stolen or lost, according to Nigerian Immigration Service records.

The NIS INTERPOL i-24/7 desk said it has now seamlessly uploaded the information, about the Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (STLD) to INTERPOL Global System (IPSG) in Lyon, France.

The Service spokesman, Mr Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.

James said that INTERPOL i-24/7 was a major system manned by officers of the NIS at the unit in the Service Headquarters.