Tag: Minister of Interior

FG announces 2026 Easter holidays

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Tinubu orders appointees

…Calls for love and national unity The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6, 2026, as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, congratulated Christians in Nigeria and the diaspora on the occasion. Tunji-Ojo urged Nigerians to reflect on the virtues associated with the season. “I congratulate all Christians in Nigeria and in the diaspora on the joyous occasion of Easter. I urge Nigerians to imbibe the virtues of selflessness, forgiveness, forbearance…

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FG clears 200,000 passport backlogs, pays ₦28bn debts – Tunji-Ojo

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Minister of Interior

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government has cleared over 200,000 unprocessed passport applications since he assumed office. Tunji-Ojo also revealed that ₦28 billion in old debts have been paid off, all without extra funding from the Government. The Minister, who made these announcements during the ‘Access Bank Guest Lecture Series’, which was held in Lagos on Monday, spoke on the topic: “Dare to Dream, Dare to Innovate”, and called for bold leadership, system reform, and the smart use of technology. “Leadership is not about reacting to problems,…

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FG approves relocation of 29 Custodial Centres

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Interior Minister

The Federal Government has authorised the relocation of 29 out of Nigeria’s 256 Custodial Centres due to increasing urbanisation. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this yesterday, during the commissioning of 39 newly-acquired vehicles and five bullet-resistant guard-booths for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo noted that many existing correctional facilities, such as those in Suleja and Ikoyi, Lagos, which were dated back to the 19th and 20th centuries, are no longer suitable for modern correctional practices. “Suleja Correctional Centre was established in 1914, Ikoyi in 1956,…

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??’Home delivery of Nigerian passports begins June’ – Interior Minister

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Nigerian passport

The home delivery of Nigerian passports will begin in June, according to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Tunji-Ojo, made this announcement on Friday, when he inspected the electronic gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airports new terminal in Abuja. He, however, said  the home delivery  will only be in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano, and Abuja. The Ministe also said home delivery would initially launch  for Nigerians in the Diaspora, in the United States and the United Kingdom According to him, home delivery  should have started but for  lack of…

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N438m Consultancy Fee: Tinubu summons Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo over conflict of interest, link to Betta Edu

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President Bola Tinubu yesterday summoned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister was summoned to Aso Rock over payment of N438m as consultancy fee to a company linked to by the suspended minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu. Recall that the Tunji-Ojo admitted that a company he co-owned with his wife received payment of N438 million from disgraced Betta Edu, who was suspended for illegally requesting to wire public funds into a private account. The Minister was reacting to a leaked memo showing that…

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Passport application automation to begin Jan. 8 – Minister

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The automation of the Nigerian passport application process will commence from January 8, 2024, the Ministry of Interior has disclosed. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja, during an inspection of facilities of the Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS). According to him, Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. We are good to go live, Tunji-Ojo said, during the inspection, alongside the Comptroller-General (CG) of the Service, Wura-Ola Adepoju. He noted that the automation of passport…

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Porous Borders: FG to install electronic border surveillance system – Interior Minister

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The Federal Government is planning to establish electronic surveillance posts at different locations to monitor the nations borders. The Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola said this in Abuja, when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. Aregbesola said that the electronic surveillance posts were meant to strengthen existing immigration checks, to enhance the security of the country. As a matter of fact, we are at the point of signing an agreement with Huawei on e-border. This means we want to employ technology to put all the critical…

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Eid-el-Mawlid: FG declares Tuesday as public holiday

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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 19, 2021, as a public holiday to mark this years Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, (PBUH). Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful both at home and in the diaspora for witnessing this years occasion. He admonished all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience and perseverance which are the virtues of the Holy Prophet, adding that doing so would guarantee peace and…

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Interior Minister urges govs to sign death warrant of 3,008 condemned inmates to decongest prisons

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As part of measures to decongest prisons nationwide, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has called on state governors to sign the death warrants of the 3,008 condemned criminals waiting for execution. Speaking at the inauguration of the Osun State Command headquarters complex of the Nigeria Correctional Service, (NCS), in Oshogbo on Friday, the minister emphasised the need to bring cases involving the inmates to closure. Aregbesola, who identified three avenues to decongest prisons, said governors could accelerate the wheel of justice, as many inmates had been in custody for…

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Democracy Day: FG declares Monday as public holiday

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The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on this occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring a United and prosperous nation. According to a press statement issued today by the Interior Ministry’sPermanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, Aregbesola said any form of agitation that threatens the unity of the country should be shunned…

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