President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
The President also approved the appointment of six Deputy Comptroller General of the Service with effect from January 1st, 2023.
The Secretary to the Board of the Civil Defence, Nigeria Immigration, Fire and Correctional Services, Ahmed Jaafaru who announced the approval today listed Zainab Lawal, Auna Usman Aliyu, Nandap Kemi Nannan and Usman Babangida among others as the appointees.
Adepoju who has been on acting capacity since 1st June 2023, was born in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, attended Immigration Training School Kano, Immigration Command, and Staff College Sokoto, National Institute for Security Studies Lower Usman Dam Bwari, Abuja, and Emotional Intelligence and Transformation Leadership.
She is also a fellow of the Pass Command Course, a fellow Security Institute of Nigeria, and a Member Law Society of Upper Canada.