Nigeria Immigration Service graduates 1,626 officers

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has graduated 1,626 officers from its Fourth Combined and Upgrading Course, 2026. The graduation ceremony took place at the Immigration Training School in Kano and the Digital Bridge Institute.

Comptroller-General of Immigration Kemi Nandap, represented by Assistant Comptroller-General Samuel Agba, emphasized the need for officers to utilize professionalism, technology, and sound judgment to address modern border security and migration challenges. Nandap noted that technology is a critical enabler for managing contemporary migration issues and reaffirmed the service's commitment to personnel welfare and continuous training.

The Commandant of the Immigration Training School, Kano, CIS AN Akuneme, described the number of mobilized cadets as unprecedented, marking one of the largest training exercises in the institution's history. He instructed the new officers to facilitate legitimate migration flows while actively preventing irregular migration and trans-border threats.