Immigration Names New Centre After Tinubu, Details Emerge

• President Tinubu on Tuesday, commissioned the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC) at the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters, Abuja
• BATTIC is a groundbreaking initiative designed to enhance migration management, border governance and national security
• Immigration CG, Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap, made this known on Tuesday and shared a video of the ceremony that was held in Abuja

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

FCT, Abuja - The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC).

NIS named its command and control centre BATTIC, after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Controller General of the NIS, Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap, announced this at the inauguration of the Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, December 10, by the president.

“It is both an honour and a privilege to stand before you today, as we mark a momentous occasion in the history of the Nigeria Immigration Service and, indeed, in the development of our great nation.

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“Today, we gather to commission the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex—BATTIC—here at the NIS Headquarters,” Mrs Nandap said.

“This cutting-edge facility is a true testament to Nigeria’s forward-thinking approach to digital transformation and national security.

Mrs Nandap who commended the President for the reforms in the Service and his support for the projects, said the Centre has achieved certification with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and integrated with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Tinubu commissions BATTIC

NIS confirmed the development in a post shared on its website on X on Tuesday.

The post accompanied by a video, reads:

"President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR commissions the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Innovative Complex (BATTIC) at the NIS Headquarters in Sauka, Abuja."

Watch the video below:

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Nandap becomes ECOWAS Immigration chairperson

In other news, Legit.ng earlier reported that Kemi Nandap, the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has been appointed chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of Immigration Forum.

This was announced in a statement issued by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Tuesday, September 30.

Source: Legit.ng