FG commissions curriculum, training manual for NIS

The federal government has commissioned a curriculum and training manual for four training institutions of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
The training centres include: Command and Staff College, Sokoto, Nigeria Immigration Training School, Kano (ITSK), Nigeria Immigration Training School, Orlu and Nigeria Immigration Training School, Ahoada.
While commissioning the curriculum yesterday in at the NIS National Headquarters in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahaman Dambazau, said the manual would help the personnel “in delivering efficient service for the good of the country as well as to checkmate and solve the daily problems posed by the porous borders in the country.”
“This training manual is important because, without training, there is no way we can carry out our expectations. We have emerging challenges like security and cross border issues and we need to improve. This is because as we are producing curriculum to combat security challenges, criminals are also producing their own in order to be a step ahead,” he said.
On his part, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, said the production of the manual was a landmark achievement because it brought together members of the academia and regimentation.
He said: “This is the first time in the history of Nigeria Immigration Service to develop an all encompassing intellectual curriculum. This is a clear demonstration that the academia cannot only interact with the public service, but also with regimentation.
“I strongly believe that this initiative will produce well trained and better equipped officers and men that will further reposition NIS to contribute its quota in the change agenda of this administration. Training and manpower development is a strong foundation and pivotal to the life, continued existence, effectiveness and efficiency of an organisation, especially one like ours.”