The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has restricted 14 internationally flagged individuals of curiosity from coming into the nation in a bid to bolster Nigeria’s struggle in opposition to terrorism and cross-border crime.
The announcement was made by Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of inside, through the unveiling of the ‘Modernising Nigeria Immigration Service (MoNIS) Workforce Undertaking’ in Abuja.
Tunji-Ojo credited the NIS for reaching this breakthrough independently, utilizing cutting-edge expertise to preemptively observe and block people deemed threats to nationwide safety.
“The Nigerian Immigration Service is now positioned to compete with the perfect on the planet and defend the integrity of our nation,” he declared.
In accordance with the minister, the MoNIS Workforce Undertaking, developed with assist from the Danish Ministry of Overseas Affairs and the Worldwide Centre for Migration Coverage Improvement (ICMPD), contains insurance policies on profession development, coaching, and gender mainstreaming.
He famous that these reforms goal to reinforce the NIS’s operational capability and effectivity.
Tunji-Ojo highlighted that modernising the NIS is essential to addressing unlawful migration and different safety challenges. He reiterated the dedication of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to offering sources to automate and remodel the NIS right into a technologically superior establishment.
“Migration is scientific and dynamic. Criminals are evolving, using superior applied sciences and methodologies. To safe our borders, we should be proactive and keep forward,” the minister warned.
He additionally underscored the significance of partnerships, urging growth companions like Denmark to give attention to expertise switch and result-oriented methods.
Kemi Nanna Nandap, comptroller-general of the NIS, described the MoNIS Undertaking because the end result of years of collaboration amongst officers, stakeholders and consultants.
She outlined the mission’s key achievements, together with the event of 55 programs tailor-made to handle ability gaps in immigration operations. These programs will quickly be built-in into the NIS’s e-learning platform, donated by the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM).
Nandap emphasised that the insurance policies launched beneath the MoNIS initiative will embed professionalism, gender fairness, and entrepreneurship into the NIS’s day by day operations.
“The Gender Coverage will guarantee an atmosphere the place all personnel, no matter gender, can thrive and contribute to delivering glorious service,” she mentioned.
Two committees will likely be inaugurated to institutionalise these insurance policies, making certain they change into integral to the NIS’s organisational tradition. “This isn’t a doc to collect mud,” she assured.
Each the minister and the comptroller-general praised the Danish authorities and different companions for his or her assist. Additionally they lauded the dedication of NIS officers in implementing these reforms.
“This can be a name to responsibility.We owe it to our nation to make sure excellence and safety at our borders”, Nandap famous.