By Palma Ileye
To continue on its part of seamless service delivery, the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has received a donation of equipment worth millions of Naira from the Management of IHS an international Telecoms infrastructure company to promote its set goals especially as regards border security as the nation gears up for the upcoming general elections.
In his welcome speech, at the Immigration Service Headquarters in Abuja yesterday, the Comptroller General of the Service, Isah Jere Idris promised that the equipment which included 25 Motorola high performance base stations, 155 Walky Talkies and other high performance communication gadgets, will be put to the best use especially as the nation approaches the general election.
Jere confirmed that he actually first encountered the company about 20 years ago when he was the NIS desk officer in the Nigeria investment Promotion council.
He also thanked the company for their responsiveness in terms of their corporate social responsibilities.
The CEO of Telecom Giant, IHS, Dr Mohammad Darwish who made the donation to the NIS CG, stated that his organization, has been working closely with Telecom industry in Nigeria for the past 21 years and had provided employment to over 40,000 Nigerians directly and indirectly.
Among the NIS Management team that received the company was the Deputy Comptroller General incharge of Finance and Admin, Mrs Caroline Adepoju FSS and also Acting DCG Dora Amahian, incharge of Planning and Research, ICT.
