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The tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Kemi Nandap has been extended till December 31, 2026, by President Bola Tinubu.
The extension was disclosed in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Monday.
The President commended Nandap for her leadership, stressing improvements in border management, immigration modernisation, and national security under her watch.
“Under her leadership, the Nigeria Immigration Service has witnessed significant advancements in its core mandate, with notable improvements in border management, modernisation of immigration processes and national security measures.
“President Tinubu commended the Comptroller-General for her exemplary leadership and urged her to continue dedicating herself to the Service’s strategic priorities, which align with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” the statement read.
Nandap joined the NIS on October 9, 1989 and was appointed as Comptroller-General on March 1, 2024, with an initial tenure set to end on August 31, 2025.
The Nigerian House of Representatives approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tax reform bills on Thursday after months of controversy.
Presidential spokesperson and Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, disclosed this in a statement through his official X account on Thursday.
Dare, without providing details, said that the bills were passed by the Green Chamber on Thursday after months of debate.
“Tax reform bills have been approved by Nigeria’s House of Representatives today in Abuja. Today, March 13, 2025,” he said.
This comes amid ongoing controversy surrounding Tinubu’s tax reform bills in recent months.
First, the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum rejected the bill, particularly the proposed value-added tax derivation model in the Nigeria Tax Bill.
The National Economic Council also opposed the tax derivation model.
