No fewer than 2,021 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have been promoted with new ranks by the management of the service.
The Promotion exercise cuts across the three main cadres in the service organisational structure with many officials elevated to their next rank.
A statement signed by the service spokesman, Mr Joachim Olumba and obtained by LEADERSHIP showed that the promotion followed an approval by the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDIPFB).
A breakdown of the newly promoted officers as contained in the statement showed that fifty-five (55) were moved from the rank of Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI) to Comptrollers of Immigration Service (CIS) while Ninety-three (93) Assistant Comptrollers of Immigration (ACI) bagged promotion to Deputy Comptrollers of Immigration (DCI).
In the Superintendent cadre, a total number of 1,349 officers were affected by the promotion exercise. No fewer than 150 Chief Superintendents of Immigration were elevated to Assistant Comptrollers of Immigration while 300 Superintendents of Immigration were promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Immigration.
According to the statement, the Board also approved the upgrading of fifty-nine (59) degree holders and 785 holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates, bringing the total number of its upgraded personnel to 844.