Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability, and institutional reform with the formal presentation of the report of the Independent Investigative Panel on alleged misconduct within the Nigerian Correctional Service. The report was presented at a high-level stakeholders’ engagement convened by the Ministry of Interior, bringing together...
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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has debunked rumours of a rift between him and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, describing the allegations as baseless. Tunji-Ojo said his primary concern is supporting different groups that were propagating the good work of President Bola Tinubu in the state. The minister...
Federal Government has issued over 3.5 million passports in under two years and saved more than ₦1 billion annually through system reforms. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known at the inauguration of the ministry’s new passport front office in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo explained that the reforms align...
Former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and Mrs Folashade Tinubu -Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday received outstanding women icon awards. They received the awards at the 2025 Yellow Ball held in Abuja. Also honoured were the Minister of women affairs, Hajia Imaan Suleiman -Ibrahim, wife of...
The Federal Government has urged the newly decorated Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, to spearhead the transformation of the service by prioritising rehabilitation and reform over punishment. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the appeal during the decoration ceremony on Friday in Abuja. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered investigation into allegations of extortion involving some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). It would be recalled that asocial media post that went viral alleged that some personnel of NSCDC extorted N5.2 million...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According...
Nigeria has called for collaboration with the Sahel and West African countries on information and data sharing for effective border control. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the call on Tuesday while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of the Summit on Boarder Security in London. ”There is...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr (sallah) celebration. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslims...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an immediate probe into the prison break at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi. This is contained in a statement by the minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Babatunde Alao, on Monday in Abuja. The minister described the incident as...
The Federal Government has announced plans to cancel its Visa-on-Arrival policy and introduce landing and exit cards, which prospective visitors will pre-fill before coming into the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on Friday in Abuja during the closing ceremony of a weeklong capacity building...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said the Federal Government is set to establish a National Paramilitary Academy. Tunji-Ojo said this on Wednesday when the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to his...
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday said that the ministry generated over N6.03 billion in 2024 after rendering several services to Nigerians. Tunji-Ojo said this during the 2025 First Quarter Media briefing in Abuja. He said that out of the amount, N3,220,035 was generated from the expatriate...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigerians residing in the United States are growing increasingly frustrated with the Nigerian Ministry of Interior, following a lack of response concerning crucial improvements to consular services. This sentiment was expressed in a letter dated January 15, 2025, a copy of which was made...
The Federal Government has upgraded the Medium Security Custodial Centres in Kuje and Suleja to improve the living conditions and rehabilitation of inmates. Speaking during the facility tour on Tuesday, the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Sylvester Nwakuche, attributed the upgrades to the renewed...
The Federal Government has commended the outgoing Controller General,(CG) Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, for his remarkable leadership and commitment to the transformative ideals of the service. In his congratulatory message on Friday in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, noted that Nababa’s tenure as the...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says correctional centres across the country will continue to be places of hope for all categories of inmates. Tunji-Ojo said this at a Performance Contract Signing Retreat, which had the theme “United Front for a Secure Nation and Future”, on Monday in...
A Report by Federal Government’s Independent Investigative Panel has revealed that there was no evidence indicating that Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) lived outside the Correctional Service centre within his six months of imprisonment. The report by the panel, set up by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to look...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday said that decongesting the Nigerian Service (NCoS) centres has saved the Federal Government approximately N3 billion in one year. Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this at the launch of the “Report on the National Assessment of the Situation of Children and Young Adults...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1st, as a public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Saturday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo...