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Lobby And Face Sanction, NIS Comptroller Warns Officers

October 21, 2019 4:13 am

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede has promised to sanction officers who lobby for positions or postings.

He spoke at the ‘passing out parade’ of the second batch of converted/ upgraded officers (Course 2019) of the service held at the Immigration Training School, Kano.

“You are advised not to engage anybody to lobby on your behalf for any favours including staff deployment. Failure to adhere to this would be tantamount to indiscipline” he stated.

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Babandele explained that the training was designed to deepen and widen their skills and …

70 FRSC Officers To Face Prosecution Over Alleged Fraud

October 17, 2019 5:32 pm

No fewer than 70 officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have been arrested for alleged extortion during patrol and in the corps facilities, the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has said.

Oyeyemi disclosed this on Thursday during a strategic session with unit commanders at the FRSC Academy, Udi in Enugu State.

The corps marshal said that extortion was becoming a cankerworm which seemed to be eating into the corps systematically and must be stopped by all means.

He said that it was sad that in spite of the good welfare packages the government had made available to the …

How Emirs And Military Officers Fuel Zamfara Banditry

October 13, 2019 7:08 am

A committee set up by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to find solutions to banditry and other security challenges in the state has indicted top military officers and traditional rulers for complicity in the spate of violence that has killed more than 6,000 people in the last 10 years.

This is as the Nigerian Army said its soldiers neutralised no fewer than 39 armed bandits in two different operations in Zamfara State last week.

In another development, the Army said on Saturday the blockade of terrorists’ logistics supply routes in the North-east by troops paid off with the capture …

Nigeria Customs begins recruitment of 3,200 officers

April 16, 2019 3:41 pm

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday officially announced plans to recruit 3,200 officers into the service.

The Acting Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resources Department, Umar Sanusi made this known at a news conference in Abuja.

Sanusi explained that 800 would be recruited to fill vacancies in the Support Staff for Superintendent Cadre Category, and 2,400 would fill that of Customs Inspector and Customs Assistant Cadre in the General Duty Categories.

He said that the service’s portal for the recruitment would be opened 12 midnight of Tuesday and would be closed after three weeks.