Tag: NIS

FG to begin mass deportation of illegal foreign residents, visa violators

Aminu Imam
FG mass deportation

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that it will begin nationwide enforcement against visa overstayers following the expiration of the Federal Government’s three-month amnesty programme on October 1, 2025. The crackdown will target foreign nationals who failed to regularise their status during the grace period. Spokesman of the NIS, Akinsola Akinlabi, said offenders risk fines, deportation, or lifetime entry bans. “With the expiration of the amnesty period, effective October 1, 2025, enforcement actions will commence nationwide against foreign nationals who have overstayed their visa or violated their entry conditions”,…

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Immigration officers to now use body cameras – Aregbesola

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Interior, Ra”uf Aregbesola has stated that officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), will start wearing body cameras as part of efforts to tackle corrupt practices. Aregbesola, who, during a meeting with NIS officers on Thursday, said the move will curb corrupt practices and also ensure transparency in the system. The minister noted that those found to be engaging in illegal acts will be dealt with according to the law. It has become imperative that we review our operations and rejig our system, to be able to…

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