We’ve invested hugely in human capacity building – NIS boss
By Aluta News
Feb. 14, 2023
The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere, says the service has invested hugely in developing the capacity of its personnel to combat irregular migration.
Jere said this during the inauguration of NIS Borno State Command’s Personnel Training Resource Centre (PTRC).
This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Tony Akuneme, on Tuesday.
Jere said the inauguration was part of the commitment of the service towards enhancing the capacity of its officers and men for better service delivery through training and retraining.
He said the event further affirmed the genuine desire of the NIS management to reposition the service towards attaining a truly world-class status to compete with its counterparts worldwide.
The NIS boss said developing the capacity of personnel was important to the service.
This, he said, was a way to achieve its mandate of ensuring that the vast borders were safe and secured.
According to him, “In this regard, the management of NIS places a very high premium on capacity building through training and retraining of its personnel.
“This is a requisite tool for combating the ever-evolving challenges of irregular migration and other trans-border crimes that affect the security and socio-economic wellbeing of the nation.
“Accordingly, in a bid to enhance inter-agency collaboration, a total of 21 officers comprising 14 NIS officers and seven NAPTIP staff were selected and trained as Training Focal Persons (TFPs).
“Consequently, about 2,600 NIS officers and 190 NAPTIP staff have benefitted from the capacity building offered at the PTRCs. The reason for this cannot be over-emphasised.
“These two organisations are the first respondents in handling the challenges of modern-day migration, migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons across the borders.”
Jere urged the officers and men of the Borno State Command to ensure that the facility was well maintained and put to good use.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PTRC building is a result of collaboration between the NIS and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) with funding from the government of the Netherlands.
The inauguration of Maiduguri PTRC brings the total number of completed PTRCs to nine.
NAN
We’ve invested hugely in human capacity building – NIS boss By Aluta News Feb. 14, 2023 The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere, says the service has invested hugely in developing the capacity of its personnel to combat irregular migration. Jere said this during the inauguration ofContinue Reading
Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Chief Ezeife, Pa Adebanjo, other prominent Nigerians unveil Peter Obi’s book in Abuja By Aluta News February 14, 2023 Ahead of the Feb. 25, Presidential Election, some prominent Nigerians, including Prof. Ango Abdullahi, former Anambra State Governor, Chief Ezeife, and the leader of Afenifere Pa, Ayo Adebanjo,Continue Reading
By Bridget Ikyado Dr Chuwuemeka Eziefe, President of Igbo Elders’ Consultative Forum, has urged Nigerians to ensure rancour-free elections and avoid selling their votes. Eziefe, a former governor of Anambra, made the appeal on Monday in Abuja at the public presentation of the book ‘Business Unusual: Postulating Peter Obi’s Presidency’.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 13, 2023 Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Monday in Abuja identified climate change, weakness of state institutions and lack of infrastructure as factors fueling farmers and herders clash in the country. He said this at the National Conference on Livestock Reforms and Mitigation ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 13, 2023 Dr Abiola Oshodi, member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (APC/PCC), said that the newly developed applications by the party would attract 80 million voters towards Sen. Bola Tinubu’s victory on Feb. 25 poll. Oshodi, who is also the Media Director of the Tinubu/Shettima GrassrootsContinue Reading
PDP Youth Campaign Council Mobilise Southwest Youths For Atiku, By Aluta News February 13, 2023 …S/West NANS Endorse Atiku-Okowa The National Youth Leader of Peoples Democratic Party /Director Youth Mobilisation PDP-NYCC, Prince Mohammed Kadade, and his deputy, Hon. Timothy Osadolo, at a Town Hall meeting with Youth groups inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 13, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the forthcoming general election will not hold in 240 Polling Units (PUs) across 28 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for not having registered voters. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a meeting with theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 13, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it requires no fewer than 13,000 security personnel for the general elections in Enugu State. Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on MondayContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 13, 2023 The Yobe All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has denied media reports of attack on Gov Mai Mala Buni of the state in Gashua Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buni was alleged to have been pelted by someContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 13, 2023 The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the death of a Divisional Police Officer, SP Mukhtar Sabiu, and four other policemen in a gun duel with bandits in Gurara Local Government Area on Saturday. This is contained in a statement by DSP Wasiu Abiodun, theContinue Reading
