NIS PROMOTES 8,999 PERSONNEL AMIDST DIGITIZATION OF SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Oru Leonard
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad
Babandede, MFR, on Wednesday, 30th September 2020, during the
Comptroller General’s monthly parade which was conducted virtually
from the NIS Headquarters, addressed the officers and men of the Service
across the country and those in Missions abroad.
The CGI who addressed them on the on-going developmental activities and
reforms in the Service which include among others; digitization of Service
activities, release of 2019 promotion, and directive to decorate all the
promoted officers immediately also urged officers and men across the board to maintain high level of discipline, commitment to their duties
and absolute loyalty to the nation and the Service in their day to day
activities.
The 2019 promotion exercise which was released on 28th September 2020, consists of 5,351 successful officers. The list comprises officers from the ranks of
Deputy Comptroller of Immigration to Senior Inspector of Immigration, as
approved by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board (CDCFIB), vide letter referenced CDCFIB/NIS/DTS/CORR/503/VOL.1/157
and dated 25TH September, 2020.
Recall that the Service had earlier decorated 100 senior officers, 3,548 junior officers and 118 converted officers on 5th August 2020. This recent promotion list brings the total number of promoted NIS personnel in 2019 to 8,999.
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service congratulated all affected Officers, reiterating that the promotion was to re-energise the beneficiaries toward the discharge of their task and responsibilities in line with the mandate of the Service.
