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1. Federal Ministry of Interior
Established: 1996
Minister: Patrick Abba Morro
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2. Table of Content-1
• Immigration-1
• Immigration-2
• Immigration-3
• Infrastructure-1
• Infrastructure-2
• Protection of Lives and Property
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3. Immigration-1
• Will start issuing 1-Year multiple entry visas to
deserving visitors
• Issuance of visa at ports of entry especially at
International airports.
• International Civil Aviation Organization Public
Directory (ICAO-PKD) Global Platform being installed
at all international airports to facilitate the
authentication of Nigerian e-passports.
• Closure of some borders (Borno and Yobe states) in
light of the heightened security situation. Collaboration
with neighbouring countries on border control.
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4. Immigration-2
• Control of illegal immigrants: 4,214 Repatriated from
Nigeria since February 2012; 335 Deported; 16,998 refused
entry; 34 Stowaways; 1,247 watch-listed; 3,298 refused
departure for possession of doubtful travel documents.
• Central Passport Office constructed at Immigration
Headquarters, Sauka.
• Automation of Expatriate Quota administration. highlights
• The National Immigration Services (NIS) has continued to
embark on e-passport intervention exercises by sending
officers to various countries to issue passports to take our
democracy to Nigerians in Diaspora.
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5. Immigration-3
• 127,300 e-passports were issued to Nigerians in 47
countries around the world, generating revenue of US
$15.123 million and bringing relief to many Nigerians in
Diaspora.
• NIS made permanent arrangement to issue passports to
Nigerians in Diaspora by installing e-passport enrolment
and production equipment and by rolling out e-passport
issuing centres in Belgium, Netherlands, Kenya, Republic
of Benin and Cote D’Ivore.
• Completion of 1st phase of the State Comptrollers Flag
Houses and Construction of Command office complex for
Nigeria Immigration Service in Abia, Benue, Kebbi and
Kogi States to provide befitting office accommodation for
staff to enhance for service delivery.
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6. Infrastructure-1
• Construction and Fencing of Immigration
Divisional Office, Lagos State, Aninri, Enugu
State and Gombe State.
• Construction of Passport Office, including
fencing, borehole, and furnishing at Alausa, Lagos
State. • Construction of Forensic Laboratory
ICSC Sokoto and Ahoada.
• Construction of Divisional Office Mangu.
• Biometric equipment installed in 33 prisons, to
provide data on inmates.
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7. Infrastructure-2
• World class prison being built in Ado-Ekiti;
medium security one in Akwa-Ibom; new modern
replacements being built at jailbreak sites.
• Paramilitary Villages being built in Abuja, Lagos,
Port Harcourt and other states of the Federation.
• Computerization of the Headquarters/ Networking
to facilitate service delivery.
• Establishment of e- Law Library in the Ministry’s
headquarter for easy access to documents and
materials from libraries across the world.
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8. Protection of Lives and Property
• 42 fire related emergencies. UN, Madalla &
Police Headquarters buildings.
• 101 people, 22 tankers/trailers, 8 buses & 3
cars arrested in relation to vandalism.
• 71 licensed, 60 registered & 301 renewed
private guard companies.
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