Tag: Isa Jere Idris

Nigeria Shuts All Land Borders Over Elections

ADEOLA YUSUF

Vehicular movements to be restricted nationwide by 12 midnight on Friday- Inspector General of Police   The Nigerian Govenment has ordered the closure of all land borders ahead of the general elections fixed for February 25, Platforms Africa reports. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller-general, Isah Jere communicated this in a statement on Thursday by NIS Spokesperson, Tony Akuneme. READ ALSO: Nigeria Customs Tightens Noose On Smugglers, Deploys Drones, Cameras To Borders PLATFORMS AFRICA, LYGEL, OTHERS PARTNER FOR NIGERIA ELECTIONS’ MONITORING Minister, NUPRC Boss Divided Over Nigeria’s Oil Revenue Losses…

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NIS Heightens Nigeria 5330km Border Security, Graduates 548 Cadets

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Minister, NIS Boss task new men on roles at border   The Nigeria’s minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the acting comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere Idris, have reiterated the agency’s management and security of Nigeria borders covering 5,330 kilometres. Platforms Africa reports that Aregbesola and Idris who said this at the passing out parade for participants of the 47th Superintendent Basic Course at the NIS training school in Kano on Tuesday, declared to the newly inducted 548 cadets that the “overriding reason for their employment…

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478,650 Nigerian Passport Booklets Distributed in 4 Months – Ag. NIS CG

ADEOLA YUSUF

Isa Idris rolls out statistics as he reviews eight months of stewardship, saying online payment, appointment system yielding good results   The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Isa Jere Idris, has appealed to Nigerians to cooperate with the organisation in its bid to sanitise the system and improve service delivery, especially in the area of passport administration and issuance, which yielded the distribution of 478,650 Booklets between January and April, 2022. Platforms Africa reports that Mr Idris, in a message to journalists at the weekend, said that apart from reducing…

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