NILA Hosts Immigration RoundTable And Dinner In Honour Of Newly Conferred Senior Advocate, Inam Wilson, SAN, FNILA
The Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association ( NILA) hosted Immigration Round Table & Dinner in honour of her legal adviser Mr Inam Wilson who was conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on Monday the 28th of November 2022. The Round Table & Dinner which took place at HAWTHORN SUITES BY WYNDHAM, […]
Insecurity: Jurist task FG on strict border management
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja In the midst of rising insecurity in the country, the Federal Government has been urged to embark on preventive measures against immigration-related vices which open up the nation’s borders to security threat. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court made the call in Abuja at a two-day maiden conference on […]
Why Nigerians Find It Difficult To Secure Passports — Acting CGI
The Acting Comptroller-General of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere Idris, has explained that one of the major reasons for the delay in the processing of passports applications is as a result of the integration of data between NIS and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), which also, in turn, integrate with the BVN data […]
Judge advises NIS to make visa-on-arrival scheme available
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Awka, Anambra State, has advised the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to introduce the visa-on-arrival scheme at all entry points into the country. The Judge stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the inaugural 2022 Immigration Law and Policy conference with the theme, “Contemporary Issues in the Immigration […]
1,490 illegal routes enter Nigeria, says NIS
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isa Jere, yesterday lamented the porous nature of the country’s borders, saying there were over 1490 illegal routes into the country. He urged the authorities to take proactive steps to address the challenge as part of ways to address influx of movements into the country and […]
Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association Pays Courtesy Visit To Law School DG, Isah Hayatu
The Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association (NILA) on Tuesday, 19th of July, 2022 paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma SAN. The NILA team which comprised of some executives and other prominent members including Prof Epiphany Azinge- President & Chairman BOT, Prince Ebere Nwokoro- 1st Vice […]
Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association ( NILA) Submits Comment on the Expatriate Exploment Levy (EEL) Policy
The Legislative Advocacy & Law Reform Committee of the Nigerian Immigration Layers Association (NILA) has submitted a formal Comment on the suspension of the implementation of the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) to the Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji Ojo. The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Interior had recently launched the […]
NILA and ELF holds Immigration Law Webinar on “Immigration Law: Basic Things You Need to Know”
The Nigerian Immigration Lawyers Association ( “ NILA “ ) in conjunction with the Eti-Osa Lawyers Forum ( “ELF” ) will be hosting a webinar on Immigration Law. The theme of the 2 hours event is “ Immigration Law: Basic Things You Need To Know “. The webinar which is designed to be a Knowledge […]