Tag: IMMIGRATION

Smooth Hajj 2024: The need to appoint remaining NAHCON board members

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Muhammed Ibrahim. By the provisions of section 3 of its establishment act, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), as captured in sub section (a) is expected to be composed of a Chairman, who shall be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and is responsible for the day to day running of the commission.  Sub-Sections B to D of the said section 3, states that the commission is also expected to have three full time members and six part time members representing each geo political zone provided that two of…

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180 uncollected passports in Kwara – Immigration Controller

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Nigeria International Passports

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says there are 180 uncollected International passports in its Ilorin office. The Controller of NIS in Kwara, Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, confirmed this in an interview on Friday in Ilorin. Shamsuddin explained that most of the uncollected passports belonged to people that did not reside in Kwara, adding that they found it difficult to create time to collect their documents. He said that some people however were afraid to visit the office because of the procedure of activating their passports, which involved thumb printing to show…

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