The Independent Committee of Inquiry into the Reported Deaths of 37 People in NSCDC Custody commenced sitting, after its inauguration by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Ojo The committee disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Secretary, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN. According to the...
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The death of 37 suspected illegal miners, mainly youths in the detention facility of Nigeria’s Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the northern state of Niger, has elicited widespread condemnation and public outrage, with the NGO Centre for Community Law, Amnesty International, Nigeria, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) among organisations calling...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, on Sunday led a state government delegation to a special three-day prayer session held in honour of the 37 artisanal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna. The prayer, held at the Central...
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has constituted a ten-member independent committee to investigate the reported deaths of 37 people held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, on suspicion of illegal mining. The action follows a directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,...
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has led a Federal government delegation on a visit to commiserate with the State government over the death of 37 artisanal miners who died under the custody of the NSCDC Niger State Command. The Minister described the incident as a very sad day,...
Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed claims by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that he would reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027, insisting that the country’s borders are already open and cannot be “reopened.” In a statement issued on Saturday, the minister said Atiku’s...
Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement issued on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani. According to the...
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...
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...