Determined to conform to Federal Government’s directive on the ease of doing business in the Country as well as check corruption among its personnel, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has redeployed 518 officers and men from five (5) major International Airports.
The airports are, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Port Harcourt International Airport, and Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu and others from State Commands.
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The NIS action is borne out of the Comptroller General’s quest to assist his  officers  key in to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s change mantra and as well as to eliminate  unnecessary bureaucracy in the course of rendering services to the public.
Spokesman of NIS, Assistant Comproller Sunday James said “The massive deployment is to reduce the number of officers and men in these formations by half for efficient Service delivery and to enhance the ease of doing business in Nigeria.”
According to the statement, the immediate withdrawal which is part of the reforms aimed at bringing positive change of attitude to work among personnel of the service.
 He added that the action became necessary against the backdrop of sharp practices and in an effort to curtail same.
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