Tinubu Approves Lifetime Pay for Retired Immigration Chiefs

President Bola Tinubu has approved lifetime salary arrangements for retired comptrollers-general and deputy comptrollers-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), as disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. This initiative is part of the administration's broader efforts to enhance the welfare of personnel within the interior services, which also includes promotions, recruitment, salary increases, and improved hazard allowances.

Tunji-Ojo made this announcement during the closing ceremony of a specialized training program for 87 immigration officers in Abuja. He emphasized ongoing reforms aimed at bolstering border security through digital technology, integrated migration records, and enhanced intelligence sharing.

The government has integrated over 15 million migration records into the NIS's digital border management system and established a data center with a capacity exceeding eight petabytes. Additionally, more than 50,000 promotions have been executed across the interior services in approximately three years, alongside recruitment exercises and improvements in personnel remuneration.