The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is set to recruit new personnel barely a year after a similar exercise resulted in tragedy.
Immigration service to begin recruitment one year after tragedy
16 people lost their lives and many others were injured after millions turned up for the last exercise, which was held all over the country on Saturday, 15 March, 2014.
Recommended articles
![5 vehicles burnt, 1 dead as tanker carrying gas explodes after brake failure in Ogun [NAN]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "5 vehicles burnt, 1 dead as tanker carrying gas explodes after brake failure in Ogun [NAN]")
The commencement of the fresh recruitment exercise was announced on Monday, February 9, by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the NIS, Chukwuemeka Obuah.
“The Presidential Committee to assist In Immigration Recruitment on Monday February 9, 2015 placed advertorial in some national dailies requesting applications from suitable Nigerians for enlistment into the Nigeria Immigration Service starting from 9 February, 2015 to 22 March, 2015. Note the application is free and must be done online,” Obuah stated.
Job seekers were charged N1000 for last year’s exercise, which was conducted in stadiums around the country.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Minister for Interior, Abba Moro, who was responsible for the process, blamed the tragedy on the applicants’ impatience and failure to follow simple instructions.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Federal Government vows to eradicate open defecation by 2025
'EFCC no dey joke oh!': Cubana Chief Priest recounts ordeal with anti-graft agency
Nearly 50 people are dead due to the collapse of major highway
How El-Rufai 'fraudulently' obtained $350m loan from World Bank - Shehu Sani
Man spends 5 days trapped on a tree to escape flood disaster
Troops kill 715 terrorists, rescue 465 hostages across Nigeria in 1 month
Court detains activist for accusing Gov Alia’s aide of embezzling over ₦20m
Group demands severe punishment for policeman who cut off pregnant wife's hand
Nigerians raise questions about Bobrisky’s lawyers as Cubana Chief Priest dodges trial
ADVERTISEMENT
![Again, JAMB extends Direct Entry registration, says 2024 UTME best in history [Myschoolng]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Again, JAMB extends Direct Entry registration, says 2024 UTME best in history [Myschoolng]")