Arrest: 22 Nigerians Not 35 In Ghana Custody Not Abused-Immigration

By Ajibola Abayomi The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has reacted to the alleged arrest and molestation of 35 Nigerians at Aflao border town of the country. A human rights  organisation, Concerned Citizens Rights (CCR), had raised concern over the condition of 35 Nigerian migrants allegedly  being held by Ghanaian authorities in a detention camp.  The […]

Ghana Immigration Statement On Nigerians

Ghana Immigration Says 22 Nigerians In Custody Not Abused June 28, 2020 JIFORM Statement For Urgent Attention The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has reacted to the alleged arrest and molestation of 35 Nigerians at Aflao border town of the country. A human rights  organisation, Concerned Citizens Rights (CCR), had raised concern over the condition of […]

NIS Promotes 3548 Officers

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has promoted a total of 3548 junior officers. Authenticating the development in a statement on Sunday, Deputy Comptroller of NIS, James Sunday, the National Public Relations Officer of the agency said the Comptroller General of  the NIS, Muhammad Babandede MFR has directed the official release of the promotion. The junior […]

NIS: Babandede Orders Drug Test, Declares Zero Tolerance Against Abuse

By Ajibola Abayomi To commemorate the international day against drug abuse, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede MFR has declared that the agency would not condone drug addict within its hierarchy at any point. In view of this, he has also ordered a drug test to be carried on suspected officers. […]

NIS: Service With Economic Paradigm Shift Under Babandede

By Ajibola Abayomi, Nigeria, with the affirmative action on the National Policy on Migration with the support of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in 2015, made a bold statement and commitment towards harnessing the potentials of the migration sector as one of the steps to rejig the economy. One of the cardinal objectives of the […]

Irregular Migrants: Lemaizi Charges Journalists To Educate African Against Danger

Bola Kemi The Chairman, Moroccan Network of Journalists of Migration, Salaheddine Lemaizi has called for unity among journalists in Africa covering migration issues. He urged the media practitioners on the continent to close ranks and save more souls being sold to slavery, prostitution and hard labour through undocumented travelling laced with deceits. He made the comment […]

Statement On Moroccan Migration Journalists

June 15, 2020. Dear Colleagues JOURNALISTS INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR MIGRATION (JIFORM) PRESS STATEMENT FOR URGENT ATTENTION. MOBILE: 234-8111811225.   Email: jiformalert@gmail.com The Chairman, Moroccan Network of Journalists of Migration, Salaheddine Lemaizi has called for unity among journalists in Africa covering migration issues. He urged the media practitioners on the continent to close ranks and save more souls […]

Babandede: NIS Is Buhari’s Success, Ready For NALDA Partnership

Beatrice Ajibola The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede has pledged commitment towards food security in the nation in conjunction with the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to be backed by the NIS Cooperative Society. On the progression curve of the agency the NIS boss added that immigration service was parts […]

TMP Counsels Government, Media On Migration

By Ajibola Abayomi The Country Manager, The Migrant Project (TMP) Nigeria, an arm of SEEFAR, a global social enterprise based in Hong Kong, Clare Henshaw has suggested practical solutions to curbing migration challenges in West Africa and urged the media to be committed to them in the interest of the region. At a recent international […]

Migration: There Is Covid-19 Cure By Rev Adodo

Being a text of speech delivered by Reverend Father Aslem Adodo at the international virtual summit of Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) titled Migration: Remedies For Covid-19 and the Economy on June 6, 2020 COVID-19: THERE IS A PLANT IN THE BUSH August 31 is set aside every year by the World Health Organization […]