Nigeria Immigration Service
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The Nigeria Immigration Service is the federal agency responsible for immigration control, passport issuance, and border security in Nigeria.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigeria Immigration Service canonical | 5 |
| Nigerian Immigration Service | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
immigration authority ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
ECOWAS member states immigration authorities
ⓘ
International Organization for Migration ⓘ National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons ⓘ Nigeria Police Force ⓘ Nigeria Customs Service ⓘ
surface form:
Nigerian Customs Service
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| employerOf |
border patrol officers in Nigeria
ⓘ
immigration officers in Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
ECOWAS and African affairs desk
ⓘ
border patrol commands ⓘ investigation and compliance unit ⓘ migration management unit ⓘ passport offices ⓘ visa and residence section ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Nigeria ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Abuja ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
| legalBasis |
Nigerian Immigration Act
ⓘ
Nigerian Immigration Act ⓘ
surface form:
Nigerian Immigration Regulations
|
| mandate |
implementation of Nigerian government migration policies
ⓘ
issuance of travel documents to Nigerian citizens ⓘ protection of Nigeria’s international borders ⓘ regulation of the entry of persons into Nigeria ⓘ regulation of the exit of persons from Nigeria ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Ministry of Interior of Nigeria ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
border patrol operations
ⓘ
border security in Nigeria ⓘ combating human trafficking related to migration ⓘ combating irregular migration ⓘ enforcement of Nigerian immigration laws ⓘ enforcement of deportation orders ⓘ immigration control in Nigeria ⓘ issuance of diplomatic passports ⓘ issuance of official passports ⓘ issuance of refugee travel documents ⓘ issuance of residence permits ⓘ issuance of the Nigerian e-passport ⓘ issuance of the Nigerian standard passport ⓘ issuance of work permits ⓘ monitoring entry into Nigeria ⓘ monitoring exit from Nigeria ⓘ passport issuance in Nigeria ⓘ visa issuance and control ⓘ |
| sector |
border security
ⓘ
immigration ⓘ internal security ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nigerian Immigration Service
subject surface form:
Nigerian passport
subject surface form:
Federal Ministry of Interior (Nigeria)