Muhammad Babandede

The Federal Government and officials of the United States of America are presently holding a meeting on the visa ban on some categories of Nigerians. The meeting, which is ongoing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is expected to…

Joy Anyim To further discuss the workability and guidelines for the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, recently, visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The…

Razaq Bamidele The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede on Monday played host to the officials of the Gambia Immigration Department at the NIS Headquarters, Abuja. This was contained in a…

The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over the recent policy of the Federal Government that Africans could come into Nigeria without visa. The resolution was sequel to a motion sponsored by…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted two Nigerien with pistols, computers and phones at Kongolam border, Katsina State. NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James, made this known in a statement, in Abuja, on…

The  Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has said the enhanced e-passport is acceptable and valid for entering all countries. He gave the reassurance in a statement by NIS Public…

Muhammad Babandede, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service, says the restriction of movement at the country’s borders is for national interest. On August 20, the customs had ordered the closure of some borders to disallow…

Joy Anyim Drug abuse and human trafficking have been described as ‘bedrock’ of other criminal activities. This was the submission of critical stakeholders, on Wednesday, during a seminar organised by Crime Reporters Association of…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said the country’s new passport would adopt tough security features that would help in combating crimes. Comptroller General of NIS, Muhammad Babandede, stated this, on Monday, while inspecting…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has carried out a deportation Order as authorised by the Minister of Interior in respect of four Ghanaian Nationals for violating various provisions of the Immigration Act and Regulations. This is in…