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[2] [3] In 2015, the 1963 Act was repealed and replaced with the Immigration Act 2015 which positions the service with the legal instrument to combat the Smuggling of migrants (SOM) in Nigeria. [4] The Nigeria Immigration Service is a paramilitary agency under the Federal Ministry of Interior and it is considered a critical member of the ...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) was founded in 1951 in response to the large number of internally displaced persons and war refugees in Europe after the Second World War. The IOM was initially a logistics agency that organized the transport of nearly one million migrants in the 1950s and has undergone several name changes ...
Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria.. As of 2 October 2024, Nigerian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerian passport 94th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Nigerian Correctional Service; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) The Civil Defence, Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service Board (CDFIPB) [13]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is a law enforcement agency of the federal government of Nigeria. It was established in July, 2003 to combat human trafficking and other similar human rights violations .
The Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United States. Its chancery is located on a crest of a hill at 3519 International Court NW, in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC. The Ambassador is Uzoma Emenike. [1]
The 2014 Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment tragedy occurred on Saturday March 15, 2014, when 6.5 million people [1] in all 37 states of Nigeria (including the FCT) stormed various recruitment centers in the country for the 4000 vacant positions in the Nigeria Immigration Service. At least 16 job seekers were confirmed dead, and several ...
A-TIPSOM is a program designed to reduce trafficking in persons (TIP) and smuggling of migrants (SOM) at the national and regional level with specific emphasis on women and children in Nigeria. A-TIPSOM is anchored by FIIAPP. [1] [2] [3]