May 20

• Nigeria: Residents Flee After Air Raids On Boko Haram

  Residents of an insurgent stronghold in northeast Nigeria fled their homes Saturday as military fighter jets and helicopters carried out heavy air strikes on Boko Haram Islamist... Read more »

May 6

• Nigeria: Over 1 Million Nigerians Live in London - Mayor of London

  Mayor of Brent, London, Micheal Adeyeye, has disclosed that the population of Nigerian immigrants in London has hit over 1 million people. Read more »

May 2

• Nigeria: Challenges of Tackling Ill Treatment of Nigerian Citizens Abroad [analysis]

  IN late November 2011, there was a published report of crisis in a Nigerian mission in Asia involving Nigerian citizens resident in Bangkok and former officials of the embassy. A... Read more »

April 19

• Nigeria: Immigration Nabs 17 Illegal Aliens in Kaduna

  No fewer than 17 illegal aliens were, yesterday, nabbed in Kaduna by the state's command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, and promptly deported to Niger Republic, where... Read more »

April 17

• Nigeria: Threat of Immigrants [editorial]

  Nigeria is under threats from immigrants. Unlike the thinking in most quarters, the challenge is not only from illegal immigrants. Most of those who pass for legal immigrants have... Read more »

March 27

• Nigeria: NIS Repatriates 57 Malians, Arrest Scores

  Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Lagos Command, yesterday, said that it had repatriated 57 nationals from Republic of Niger, who were arrested during random raids of suspected... Read more »

March 11

• Nigeria: Immigration Says I'm Not a Nigerian - 60-Year-Old Matthew Daniel

  Until last week, she didn't know she was not a Nigerian, at least that was what Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) told her. Matthew Daniel is a popular Lagos name. One of the... Read more »

February 25

• West Africa: Boko Haram - Battling Scourge of Migration and Terrorism in West Africa

  The Transnational nature of thea Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) makes it imperative for authorities in Nigeria to pay more than cursory attention to... Read more »

• Nigeria: Seme, Idi'roko Borders - Nigeria Has No Border Here, Interior Minister, Abba Moro, Laments [analysis]

  Abba Moro simply stood there, ramrod, hands akimbo, mouth opened wide. Mind you, he is Nigeria's Internal Affairs Minister.The sight was shocking; even to him. Welcome to Seme,... Read more »

January 25

• Nigeria: Towards Improved VFS Service to S-Africa Visa Applicants

  THE issue of ill treatment meted to Nigeria visa applicants by foreign embassies or their proxies has gone on for too long in the country, hence, the need for remedial measures, so... Read more »

January 21

• Nigeria: We Are Tackling Insurgency On All Fronts - Moro, Interior Minister [interview]

  Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, like many other Nigerians, is worried about the challenge of insurgency staring the nation in the state. He is even more worried that one... Read more »

• Nigeria: Recruitment Scam - FG Investigates Sacked Immigration Boss

  The Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, yesterday, set up a six-man committee to investigate the alleged recruitment scandal that led to the removal of former Comptroller... Read more »

January 18

• Nigeria: Immigration Nabs Student for Alleged Armed Robbery in Cross River

  Cross River State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested a final year student of College of Education, Akamkpa, for alleged armed robbery and no fewer than 10 illegal... Read more »

January 16

• Nigeria: FG Sacks Uzoma, Immigration CG

  Following allegations of skewed recruitment in favour of applicants from a certain section of the country and non-advertisement of its recruitment process, the Federal Government... Read more »

January 15

• Nigeria: Nigerians in Portugal Want Access to e-Passport Facility

  The Nigerian Ambassador to Portugal, Mrs Ijeoma Bristol, on Monday said that the absence of an e-passport unit in the embassy was posing challenges to Nigerians in Portugal. Read more »

December 28, 2012

• Nigeria: Canada Reduces Waiting Time for Visa Applicants

  The Canadian High Commission has reduced the waiting period for visa applicants from 60 days to 10 days. Read more »

December 27, 2012

• Nigeria: Minister Cancels Recruitment in Immigration

  The Minister of Interior Comrade Abba Moro has directed the immediate cancellation of the ongoing recruitment exercise in the Nigerian Immigration Read more »

December 12, 2012

• Nigeria: Digital Migration - Hurdles Nigeria Must Cross in 30 Months

  TODAY is Wednesday, December 12, 2012. We are all looking forward to the peak of the festive season -- Christmas -- which comes up in another 13 days. Part of the efforts to... Read more »

November 19, 2012

• Nigeria: 300 Nigerians Deported From Botswana

  No fewer than 300 Nigerians living in the Republic of Botswana have been deported home by Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama's administration in the past few months, after... Read more »

November 9, 2012

• Nigeria: Swiss Govt Gives Repatriated Nigerians Aid

  Nigerians residing illegally in Switzerland have returned home under the Voluntary Return Programme introduced by the Swiss Department of Migration. Read more »

October 12, 2012

• Nigeria: Minister, Aregbesola, Others Decry Rural-Urban Migration

  To stem the increasing rate of rural urban migration, government and stakeholders at all levels have been tasked on the need to practice good governance by ensuring habitable... Read more »

October 4, 2012

• Nigeria: Pilgrims - ' Immigration Will Be Blamed for Any Further Deportation' - ...directs States Pilgrims Boards to Comply With Rules

  The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has said it would not hesitate to blame the Nigeria Immigration Service, in case of any further deportation of any intending Muslim... Read more »

October 3, 2012

• Nigeria: Female Pilgrims' Woes Blamed On Nigerian Officials

  Nigerian authorities have been accused of being partly responsible for the plight of female pilgrims, who were recently detained and deported from Saudi Arabia. Read more »

October 1, 2012

• Nigeria: Nigeria, World's Next Economic Giant [analysis]

  Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. Peter Drucker Read more »

September 30, 2012

• Nigeria: National Hajj Commission to Resume Transportation of Pilgrims

  Alhaji Mohammed Bello, the Chairman, National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), says that the commission is now ready to resume the transportation of prospective pilgrims to Saudi Arabia,... Read more »