The Nigeria Immigration Service received a donation of high-tech computer equipment from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to enhance immigration services for travelers in Nigeria. The equipment was formally handed over during a ceremony held in Abuja, Nigeria on 12 March 2026.
Assistant Comptroller General S.U. Agada (saluting) and Assistant Comptroller A.S. Aboyeji welcome Elder Isaac K. Morrison to the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters in Abuja on 12 March 2026.
Assistant Comptroller General S.U. Agada (saluting) and Assistant Comptroller A.S. Aboyeji welcome Elder Isaac K. Morrison to the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters in Abuja on 12 March 2026.© 2026 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.In July 2025, the Church received a request from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for computer systems to improve the operational efficiency of their MIDAS, E-Gate, e-Visa Clearance, e-Landing/Exit Card, and other essential platforms at the airport. The new systems would benefit all travelers, including facilitating the processing of arriving missionaries to Nigeria and assisting with their immigration status processing at the NIS headquarters.
Responding to the request, the Church donated 20 HP Envy All-in-One computers, 20 ARH passport readers, 20 Logitech webcams, two HP LaserJet printers, and five HP ZBook laptop computers.
In a brief handover ceremony at the headquarters of the NIS in Abuja, Elder Isaac K. Morrison of the Seventy and Second Counselor in the Africa West Area Presidency, who represented the Church, stated that the donation was part of the Church’s effort to promote seamless immigration services for travelers using Nigerian airports.
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He stated that the Church has a long history of identifying and collaborating with strategic organizations such as the Nigeria Immigration Service. He noted that the donation was in line with the Church’s belief that the greatest service is that rendered to God, humanity, and nation. He thanked the NIS for supporting the Church’s operations in Nigeria and told those present that “We serve God, and we understand the virtues of service to the nation and humanity. We do not do this to be recognized or praised; we do this because the scriptures tell us to do so.”
He continued: “We are co-builders of greater societies, and we understand the strategic services of the Nigeria Immigration Service. We feel greatly honored to have the privilege of donating these materials.”
The Deputy Comptroller General in charge of the Visa and Residency Directorate, DCG F. U. Nwanneka, who received the donations on behalf of the Comptroller General, Kemi Nanna Nandap, thanked the Church for playing a supportive role in nation-building. She promised to ensure that the donated materials would be put to effective use to improve service delivery. She concluded: “On behalf of the Comptroller General and the staff of the Nigeria Immigration Service, we want to convey our profound gratitude to your organization for this gesture. We will ensure their optimum use in boosting our service delivery.”
Recognizing that missionaries, as well as all travelers to Nigeria, must comply with the laws of the land, the Church supports government institutions such as the NIS in accordance with the Twelfth Article of Faith, which states: “We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.”
This donation represents another step in the ongoing relationship between the Church and the Nigerian government.