By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday, 25, Tuesday, 26 and Jan. 1, 2024, as public holidays to mark Christmas and new year celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration in a statement on Friday in Abuja, on behalf...
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Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo decorated the new Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola, with her new rank on Wednesday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo also decorated six officers of the Service confirmed as Deputy Comptrollers-General. He told the decorated officers that their elevation came...
The Minister of interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji – Ojo, on Friday said that the uniform worn by personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) must be of same shade, to prevent impersonation. The minister stressed this at the inauguration of new projects of NIS zone “A” , Ikeja...
The Nigerian Community in Rome, Italy, has urged the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to resolve the enhanced e-passport challenges encountered by Nigerians in the diaspora. President of the community, Prince Chima Ibezim, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Federal government through the Ministry of Interior, on Tuesday, freed 37 inmates from both the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre and the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ahoada, Rivers State. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this while performing the release of the inmates...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called for the immediate investigation of intelligence report on misconduct by some men of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Alao Babatunde, on Thursday in Abuja....
A total of 4,068 inmates of correctional centres across the country has been released as part of efforts to decongest the centres, Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said. The minister made this known on Saturday at the Kuje Medium Correctional Centre, where 37 of the inmates...
The Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Wura-Ola Adepoju, says 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. Adepoju, who said this during a press briefing at the Service headquarters on Thursday in...
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a two-week timeline for the issuance of passports, saying the era when Nigerians waited for months to get their passports was over.o Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the timeline in Abuja while briefing newsmen on his earlier directive to the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday, Oct. 2 as public holiday in commemoration of the nation’s 63rd independence celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on Thursday in Abuja. According to her,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, Sept. 27, public holiday in commemoration of Eidel-Maulud celebration, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) . The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on behalf of the Federal...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed the clearance of about 60,000 passport backlog in four days out of over 200,000 pending passport applications. This is consequent upon the directives given to the immigration service by the minister to ensure clearance of all pending passport...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says that the Federal Government is set to build an indestructible security architecture in the country. Tunji-Ojo said this during a maiden visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday. He said that the level of...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has called for comprehensive review of Nigeria’s criminal justice system to reduce the alarming number of inmates in correctional facilities awaiting trial. A statement by the Media Adviser to the minister, Sola Fasure on Friday in Abuja, said Aregbesola made the while inaugurating the...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola says state governments will now be feeding and accommodating inmates in their states. He said this followed the recent consultational amendment which placed Correctional Services on the concurrent list. Aregbesola gave the insight while speaking at a 2-day High-Level Conference on Decongestion and...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says Nigeria now has a competent electronic border security architecture to effectively secure the country. This is contained in statement by the Deputy Director, Press and Publicity Relations Unit of the ministry, Afonja Ajibola, on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, Aregbesola made...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja — The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to partner with the Indian Government on total eradication of fake Nigerian passports into India. The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, said this in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations...
The Federal Government has restated its shoot on sight order to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) against intruders and invaders at the centres following threats of attack on the facilities nationwide. The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, gave the directive at the unveiling of the new service logo...
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has unveiled the new enhanced Nigerian passport in Canada. Aregbesola who inaugurated the central Passport Production Centre in Ottawa, Canada, said Nigerians living in Canada will now have access to the highly coveted 64-page 10-year validity passport. This is contained in a statement by...