The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has graduated 1,626 officers from its Fourth Combined and Upgrading Course (2026). The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, urged the graduates to deploy professionalism, technology, and sound judgment in tackling emerging border security and migration challenges.
The officers passed out during a ceremony held across the Immigration Training School in Kano and the Digital Bridge Institute, marking one of the Service’s largest training exercises and reinforcing its drive to strengthen operational capacity through continuous professional development.
Nandap, represented by the Assistant Comptroller-General in charge of Human Resources Management, Samuel Agba, stated that the evolving nature of border management requires officers to combine statutory responsibilities with technological competence and adherence to professional standards.
She congratulated the graduating officers and charged them to uphold integrity in discharging their duties, stressing that technology remains a critical enabler in addressing contemporary challenges.
The Comptroller-General reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to continuous training, staff upgrading, and personnel welfare, describing human capital development as essential to building an effective, responsive immigration service.
The Commandant of the Immigration Training School, Kano, CIS A.N. Akuneme, noted that the number of cadets mobilised for this course was unprecedented in the institution’s history. He urged officers to adapt to changing dynamics by facilitating legitimate migration flows while preventing irregular migration and trans-border threats.
According to him, the curriculum was designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to respond effectively to modern immigration administration.
The ceremony featured merit awards for outstanding participants, highlighted by the commissioning of an ultra-modern market constructed by the course participants. Representatives from various security agencies, as well as serving and retired senior NIS officers, attended the event.
