The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has promoted about 7000 personnel nationwide.
The new development was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary of the Immigration, Civil Defense, Correctional and Fire Service Board, Alhaji Jafaru Ahmed.
According to the letter, the officers were elevated to their next ranks across the board
The promoted personnel included senior officers who sat for the regular exams and the junior staff who were upgraded due to acquiring additional qualifications.
Also, the Acting Comptroller General of NIS, Wuraola Adepoju, has redeployed 12 Comptrollers to some states, including FCT, Kano, Jigawa, Ondo, Ogun, Mfum Border Control, among others.
She appointed Tony Akuneme as the FCT Command’s Comptroller, while Comptroller Joseph Dada became the new Principal Staff Officer to the Comptroller General.
Adepoju also promised to prioritize the welfare of personnel and vowed that henceforth promotion would be based strictly on seniority.
