The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, has approved the appointment of Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, AS Akinlabi, as the new Service Public Relations Officer with immediate effect.
The Principal Staff Officer to the Comptroller General, Dr Adedotun Aridegbe, announced this in a statement made available on Wednesday titled ‘New Spokesperson Appointed for Nigeria Immigration Service.’
“This appointment follows the posting of the immediate past Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Kenneth Udo, as Passport Control Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command as contained in the Senior Staff Posting Order released on January 31, 2025,” the statement read.
Akinlabi hails from Ibarapa Central Local Government Area, Oyo State.
He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria, and holds a BSc in Accounting from the University of Ilorin, and a Master of Arts in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 2003 and 2015 respectively.
The new spokesperson was enlisted into the Nigeria Immigration Service on December 29, 2006, and completed his Superintendent Basic Course at Immigration Training School, Kano, in December, 2007.
He also attended numerous specialised courses in Migration, Security, and Border management.
In January 2008, he was posted to the Service Headquarters where he gained experience across various Directorates of the Service including Accounts and Finance, Protocol, Training and Staff Development, and Passport and other Travel Documents amongst others.
“He was one of the pioneer Staff of the then newly established Nigeria Immigration Service Contact Centre, where he served and eventually became Second-in-Command (2 I/C) at the SERVICOM Unit which has direct operational nexus with public relations activities,” the statement read.
Before his latest appointment, Akinlabi was an Immigration Attache at the Embassy of Nigeria, The Hague, Kingdom of the Netherlands.
