Assistant Comptroller of Immigration AS Akinlabi has been appointed as the new Service Public Relations Officer by the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, KN Nandap pcc, mmis, fsmn. This appointment comes after the Senior Staff Posting Order issued on January 31, 2025, which posted Deputy Comptroller of Immigration KT Udo, the immediate past Service Public Relations Officer, as the Passport Control Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command.

ACI AS Akinlabi is from Oyo State’s Ibarapa Central Local Government Area. Having earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Ilorin and a Master of Science in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria in 2003 and 2015, respectively, he is a prominent member of the Chartered Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria and an experienced immigration officer.

After enrolling in the Nigeria Immigration Service on December 29, 2006, the new SPRO finished the Superintendent Basic Course at the Immigration Training School in Kano in December 2007. He also took many specialized courses in border management, security, and migration.

After being assigned to the Service Headquarters in January 2008, he became well-versed in a number of Service Directorates, including Protocol, Accounts and Finance, Training and Staff Development, and Passport and other Travel Documents. His meritorious service at the then-newly established Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Contact Center, where he was one of the first employees, earned him a promotion to Second-in-Command (2 I/C) at the SERVICOM Unit, which has a direct operational connection to public relations activities. Before becoming the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI Akinlabi served as an Immigration Attaché at the Nigerian Embassy in The Hague, Kingdom of the Netherlands. He recently finished his term there.

With immediate effect, he will use his extensive experience to project and maintain the Service’s positive reputation around the globe.