President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller-General (CG) 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, Alhaji Ahmed Jaafaru announced on Monday, December 4. In a statement signed by Jaafaru, the names of the six Deputy Comptrollers-Generals were listed as Zainab Lawal, Auna Usman Aliyu, Nandap Kemi Nannan, Usman Babangida, Hassan Sadat, and Emenike Ijeoma.

The Kaduna state government has revealed that the Nigerian Army had admitted the detonation of explosives in error at the Tundun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of the state, which claimed the lives of many on Sunday 3rd December 2023. The army, stated that its operatives were targeting terrorists when the inadvertent airstrike which affected members of the community occurred Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, said in a statement on Monday that the army claimed responsibility for the unfortunate incident.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on the Operation of United Nigeria Airlines. The agency, in a letter signed by its director of operations, licensing, and training disclosed that the suspension has been lifted and that the incident was due to a lack of adequate liaison between the lessor's OCC and the lessee's OCC.

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, has promised Nigerians that the automation passport application process will begin the following week, while also noting that front offices in certain key locations across the United Kingdom have been scheduled for opening. The Minister during a live interview disclosed that the technology needed to be in place for the automation of passports is 99 percent done.