The Nigeria Immigration Service is responsible for the control of people who are entering and leaving the country. The agency has a structured ranking system that determines the responsibilities of its personnel. Each rank comes with a specific salary, which is determined by the government. In this post, we are going to be explaining everything you need to know concerning the Nigeria Immigration Service salary, ranks and allowances just as we did on FRSC ranks and salaries.
Before we go down to the salary, we need to first discuss about the ranks in the Nigeria Immigration Service. As we explained earlier, the salaries of Immigration Officers are attached to different ranks and this is done based on qualifications.
NIS Ranks
The Nigeria Immigration Service has eight different ranks, which are divided into two categories.
The Non-commissioned Officers and the Commissioned Officers.
The non-commissioned officers are further divided into three ranks, while the Commissioned Officers are divided into five ranks.
The Non Commissioned Officers include the following ranks
- Immigration Assistant.
- Senior Immigration Assistant.
- Assistant Inspector of Immigration.
The Commissioned Officers include the following ranks:
- Deputy Superintendent of Immigration
- Assistant Superintendent of Immigration I
- Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II
- Superintendent of Immigration
- Chief Superintendent of Immigration
Nigeria Immigration Service Salary
SSCE certificate holders are placed at the rank of Immigration Assistant which is the lowest rank in the Nigeria Immigration Service and they are paid about N130,000 – N156,000 monthly.
The National Diplomas and NCE holders are placed at the rank above the Immigration Assistant which is Assistant Inspector of Immigration and are paid about N150,000 – N190,000 per month.
The graduates among them who possess B.Sc or HND or it’s equivalent are placed at the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II and are paid about NGN 310,000 – NGN 400,000 monthly. Below are the complete ranks of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Please note that the salaries mentioned above are the approximated basic salaries of the Immigration Service. The salaries increase as the ranks increase.
Nigeria Immigration Allowance
There are some other money which is paid to the Nigeria immigration Service Personnel apart from the main salary.
- Training Allowance
- Uniform allowance
- Transport allowance
- Accommodation Allowance
- Hospital Allowance.
These are the approximated amount paid to the Nigeria immigration Service Personnel.
