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...
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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...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cleared over 204,332 backlog of passports in 10 months. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known while reeling out his ministry’s achievements in the last one year, at a media event organised by the ministry on Friday in Abuja. He...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an unconditional and comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the minister, Mr Babatunde Alao, on Wednesday in Abuja. Alao stated...
The Federal Government has appointed and decorated 15 new Deputy Comptrollers General, Deputy Controllers General and Deputy Commandants General (DCGs) of the four paramilitary services under the Ministry of Interior. The 15 decorated DCGs were among the 79 senior officers recently promoted including Assistant Comptrollers Generals (ACGs) and...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment towards upgrading the nation’s correctional Centres. Mr Tunji-Ojo made the disclosure shortly after an assessment tour at Maximum Security Custodial Centre Janguza, on Thursday in Kano. He said the dream of His Excellency, President Bola...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation and Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior on their birthday. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday in Abuja, described Idris as a seasoned public...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, public holiday in commemoration of the 2024 Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. Tunji-Ojo in a statement issued on Tuesday...
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday said government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better space, security and better infrastructure. Tunji-Ojo made the pledge when he visited Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, where 119 inmates escaped following a rainstorm that damaged the facility...
The Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says corruption and corrupt practices fuel insecurity in the country, calling for all hands to be on deck to fight the menace. The minister said this, when he paid a courtesy visit to Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of Independent...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disassociated himself from a report that President Bola Tinubu has picked Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as his preferred candidate for the Nov. 16 Governorship election in the state. A statement issued by Mr Babatunde Alao, the Special Adviser...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Federal Government has approved Thursday, April 11, as additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid-el- Fitr. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Recalled that the federal government had on Sunday,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful...
The Board of NSCDC, Fire Service, Correctional, and Immigration Service, has approved the sanction of 118 personnel for various offences. The Board Chairman, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known at the end of their meeting on Thursday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo, who is also the Minister of Interior, told...
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has expressed concern over the significant disparity between the number of expatriate quota and CERPAC issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). He said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the...