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German multinational conglomerate company, Siemens, has concluded plans to train electricity Distribution Companies and other electricity stakeholders in the country. Siemens in a statement stated that 11 DISCOs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), and regulators would be trained on all ...

Civil society and public health groups under the aegis of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) have opposed the “Draft Policy on Conventional Tobacco and Non-Combusted Alternatives to Cigarette Smoking” advanced by the tobacco industry, urging the Federal Ministry of ...

Professor PLO Lumumba is a Professor of Public Law, a holder of an LL.D (Doctor of Law) on the Law of the Sea from the University of Ghent, Belgium, Master of Laws degree and Bachelor of Laws degree from the ...

The Federal Government promulgated a law to establish the Immigration Department, now known as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) 57 years ago.  In this interview with some journalists, Comptroller General of NIS, Muhammad Babandede, reflects on the activities of the ...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) SERVICOM week that commenced with visitation to NIS formations and service windows within the FCT and Strategic Service outlets such as the Passport Data Processing Centre at the NIS Headquarters, FCT Command of the service has ...

Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service Muhammad Babandede Has stressed the need for adequate security as a necessary requirement for human capital development in the country. He stated this while presenting a paper titled: “National Security and Human Capital Development: ...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have agreed to join forces to close loopholes in the Temporary Importation Permit (TIP) system that importers often exploit to avoid levies due to the government.  Director-General ...

Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) at its 52nd Regular meeting approved the appointment of Five (5) Assistant Comptrollers General of Customs, promotion of 2,634 Officers, dismissal of One (1) ACG and compulsory retirement of another ACG. Minister of Finance, Budget ...

On June 22 and 23, 2020, local and international civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Brazil, Philippines, Algeria and Kenya, joined the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in a two-day virtual dialogue ...

The Nigeria Immigration Service commenced 2020 SERVICOM WEEK to sensitize the general public and personnel of the service on compliance procedures and conducts in a three-day programme, SERVICOM an acronym for Service Compact with all Nigerians. It was established in 2004 ...