NIS Introduces Code of Conduct, Electronic Data Management System

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has released a code of
conduct for its officers and men, just as it unveiled an electronic
data management system (EDMS) as part of efforts to achieve a
paperless system.

Launching the two initiatives in Abuja yesterday, the Minister
of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, expressed optimism that they
would take the NIS to the next level, improve efficiency and make
its officers and men a pride of the nation.

He said the launch of the Code of Conduct and Ethics Document
for the NIS was not only timely, but apt especially for the service
whose critical mandates demand that its Officers and Men regularly
display the highest level of discipline, diligence, promptness,
vigilance and transparency in operations and activities.

Aregbesola said: “As the gatekeeper of the nation, NIS cannot
but regularly showcase the cherished virtues of integrity,
courtesy, sound morality and uncommon transparency in its official
conducts.

“The mirror of the largest black nation of the world which the
NIS represents, must not only be crystal clear at all times but
must be attractive, courteous, engaging and pleasant.”

He added: “This will demand that all the Officers and Men get
acquainted with their expected roles and responsibilities and get
guided by the principles and standards of behaviours in the
discharge of their duties.”

He explained that the essence of setting codes of conduct and
ethics for an agency such as the NIS was to ensure that actions,
dispositions and behaviours of the workforce conform significantly
to the laid down rules of engagement, noting that with the code of
conduct and ethics for the workforce “NIS should therefore, emplace
an unambiguous benchmark upon which ethical behaviours, values and
actions shall be weighed to ensuring compliance to the laid down
processes and procedures,” he said.

On the EDMS, Aregbesola said there was no more hiding place for
officers and men of the NIS, stressing that all their activities
are now on line and could easily be adjudged.

He said: “You are now exposed through this system that does not
give room for manipulation, you have to be truly and fully
professional.”

Earlier speaking, the Comptroller General of Immigration,
Muhammad Babandede said: “As an agency that has both local and
international appeals, we have come to realise that except we
deliberately re-jig our processes, practices, conducts and indeed,
procedures we shall not be able to contend with the unfolding
realities and challenges of modern migration and border
security.”

He noted: “Globalisation and its attendant consequences have
continued to reduce spaces, expand connectivity and improve
uncommon relationships among persons, organisations and
governments.

“New ideas, practices, processes and innovations are daily
hitting the global landscape constantly and consistently. An agency
such as the NIS with both local and international impact, cannot in
the face of these massive developments stand aloof but embark on
deliberate human capacity upgrades that would produce courteous,
diligent, disciplined, skilled and transparent workforce.”

On the code of conduct, Babandede said. “Our central goal for
developing a document such as this, is to acquaint our personnel
with our core value of zero tolerance for corrupt practices and our
high premium for strong integrity culture and effective and
efficient service delivery.“

He said the Service chose to introduce EDMS and put an end to
papers because it cannot continue to conduct its’ operations and
processes using old tools and processes.

Babandede said: “We understood that the process and manner of
passing operational files and others correspondences in the typical
civil service manner will no longer make good meanings to the
fast-paced developments in the global migratory realities.”

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has released a code of
conduct for its officers and men, just as it unveiled an electronic
data management system (EDMS) as part of efforts to achieve a
paperless system.

Launching the two initiatives in Abuja yesterday, the Minister
of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, expressed optimism that they
would take the NIS to the next level, improve efficiency and make
its officers and men a pride of the nation.

He said the launch of the Code of Conduct and Ethics Document
for the NIS was not only timely, but apt especially for the service
whose critical mandates demand that its Officers and Men regularly
display the highest level of discipline, diligence, promptness,
vigilance and transparency in operations and activities.

Aregbesola said: “As the gatekeeper of the nation, NIS cannot
but regularly showcase the cherished virtues of integrity,
courtesy, sound morality and uncommon transparency in its official
conducts.

“The mirror of the largest black nation of the world which the
NIS represents, must not only be crystal clear at all times but
must be attractive, courteous, engaging and pleasant.”

He added: “This will demand that all the Officers and Men get
acquainted with their expected roles and responsibilities and get
guided by the principles and standards of behaviours in the
discharge of their duties.”

He explained that the essence of setting codes of conduct and
ethics for an agency such as the NIS was to ensure that actions,
dispositions and behaviours of the workforce conform significantly
to the laid down rules of engagement, noting that with the code of
conduct and ethics for the workforce “NIS should therefore, emplace
an unambiguous benchmark upon which ethical behaviours, values and
actions shall be weighed to ensuring compliance to the laid down
processes and procedures,” he said.

On the EDMS, Aregbesola said there was no more hiding place for
officers and men of the NIS, stressing that all their activities
are now on line and could easily be adjudged.

He said: “You are now exposed through this system that does not
give room for manipulation, you have to be truly and fully
professional.”

Earlier speaking, the Comptroller General of Immigration,
Muhammad Babandede said: “As an agency that has both local and
international appeals, we have come to realise that except we
deliberately re-jig our processes, practices, conducts and indeed,
procedures we shall not be able to contend with the unfolding
realities and challenges of modern migration and border
security.”

He noted: “Globalisation and its attendant consequences have
continued to reduce spaces, expand connectivity and improve
uncommon relationships among persons, organisations and
governments.

“New ideas, practices, processes and innovations are daily
hitting the global landscape constantly and consistently. An agency
such as the NIS with both local and international impact, cannot in
the face of these massive developments stand aloof but embark on
deliberate human capacity upgrades that would produce courteous,
diligent, disciplined, skilled and transparent workforce.”

On the code of conduct, Babandede said. “Our central goal for
developing a document such as this, is to acquaint our personnel
with our core value of zero tolerance for corrupt practices and our
high premium for strong integrity culture and effective and
efficient service delivery.“

He said the Service chose to introduce EDMS and put an end to
papers because it cannot continue to conduct its’ operations and
processes using old tools and processes.

Babandede said: “We understood that the process and manner of
passing operational files and others correspondences in the typical
civil service manner will no longer make good meanings to the
fast-paced developments in the global migratory realities.”