Nigeria Immigration Service Ranks and Positions

Filed in Articles by on December 27, 2021

– Nigeria Immigration Service Ranks –

Nigeria Immigration Service Ranks: they established The Nigeria Immigration Service up with a vision to be a modern, effective and also efficient Immigration Service, manned by the well trained and motivated workforce.

Nigeria Immigration Service Ranks

The mission of this service is to strengthen the security as well as the prosperity of Nigeria through proactive, effective, and efficient border security and migration management.

The Nigeria Immigration Service has seen several changes since it was extracted from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in the year 1958.

The Immigration Department as it was known before was entrusted with the core Immigration duties under the headship of the Chief Federal Immigration Officer (CFIO).

The service in its embryo inherited the Immigration Ordinance of 1958 for its operation.

At inception, the department had a narrow operational scope and also maintained a low profile and simple approach in attaining the desired goals and objectives of the government. During this period, only the Visa and Business Units were set up.

In this article, I will be focusing on the Nigerian immigration service ranks and positions.

Nigeria Immigration Service Ranks:

The following is the order of ranks in the NIS;

• Comptroller General Immigration Service (CGIS)

• Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGI)

• Assistant Comptrollers (AC)

• Superintendent of Immigration

• Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI)

• Senior Inspector of Immigration (SII)

• Assistant Inspector of Immigration (AII)

• Immigration Assistant (IA)

• Passport Officers.

Nigeria Immigration NIS Structure:

This is the operational structure of the Nigeria Immigration department.

Human Resource Management – This Directorate is required to handle the following:

a) Appointments, Promotions, and Discipline
b) Staff Welfare and Gender
c) Training and Manpower Development
d) Personnel

• – To ensure a consistent update of the Nominal Roll

• – To implement Biometric Registration of all officers

• – To ensure enhanced welfare of officers

• – To proffer unbiased recommendations for the discipline of erring officers

• – To provide necessary administrative support for the smooth running of the department.

Planning, Research & Statistics – The Directorate is loaded with the responsibility of:

a) Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation
b) Research and Statistics
c) ICT and Database

• – Conduct research and also recommend Policies to drive the Service

• – Analyze statistical data and make necessary recommendations as well as projections

• – Management and also technical support for all ICT driven facilities of the Service.

Works & Procurement – The Directorate is to handle:

a) Works
b) Procurement

• – To ensure the maintenance of infrastructure nationwide

• – Ensure that contracts are duly awarded in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act

• – Project design, implementation, and monitoring according to specifications

• – Logistics and Supply.

Finance & Accounts – Its major role is that of providing the necessary financial support for the smooth running of the Service. Its basic responsibilities include:

a) Accounts
b) Budget
c) Revenue

• – To ensure timely Budgeting and Budgetary Control

• – To ensure timely payment of allowances and salaries to officers

• – Handling all financial transactions of the Service

• – Keeping records of revenue generation

• – To ensure prudent financial management

Investigation, Inspectorate & Enforcement – This Directorate is charged with the responsibility for:

a) Investigation and Intelligence
b) Inspectorate and Enforcement
c) Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labor
d) Aliens
• – Inquiry of breaches against the Immigration Act 2015 and other relevant laws
• – Preparation of Suitability briefs on applicants seeking to obtain Nigeria Citizenship
• – Planning of Status Report for grant of expatriate quota approvals
• – Carrying out Repatriations and also Enforcement of Deportation Orders
• – Ensuring that rates of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of migrants are reduced
• – Profiling of Officers holding deliberate positions in the Service and all recruits– Surveillance, Hotel monitoring, and inspection of Companies
• – Management of Suspect Index
• – Screening of Irregular migrants.

Operations & Passports – The Directorate is in charge of:

a. Visa/ Entry Permit
b) Standard Passport
c) Other Travel Documents

• – Issue different Immigration facilities within specified real-time

• – To move successfully the implementation of the new Visa Policy – To pursue to a logical conclusion the investigation as well as cancellation of any fraudulently issued passports

• – To ensure that a credible watch list is retained and is circulated to passport offices and periodically updated

• – To keep a soft-copy of Nigerians renouncing their citizenship and also to ensure their passports are duly canceled

• – Implementation of multilateral and bilateral agreements.

Positions available in the Nigeria immigration service

♦ Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II

♦ Senior Inspector of Immigration (SII)

♦ Nigeria Immigration Service – Immigration Assistant III (IA3)

♦ The Nigeria Immigration Service – Inspectorate Cadre – Assistant Inspector (AII)

These are the various ranks and positions held in the Nigerian immigration service.

CSN Team.

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