By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said stakeholders’ concerns over the recently-launched Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) would be addressed by the Federal Government. Tunji-Ojo stated this at a meeting with a delegation led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Doris Uzoka-Anite, to...
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Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has charged the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Kemi Nandap, to ensure effective management of the nation’s borders. Tunji-Ojo gave the charge while decorating the new C-G on Friday in Abuja. He said that it had become imperative...
The Board of Immigration, Civil Defence, Fire and Correctional Services has approved the review of promotions in the four services in line with the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this through the Secretary of the board, Ahmed Ja’afaru,...
President Bola Tinubu has summoned the minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the Presidential Villa. The summon follows the controversy that has hitched the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu and the award of a consultancy contract to the tune of N438 million, for the National...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – The Northern Youth Council has called for the sacking of the minister of Interior, Olubunmi Ojo. The group in a statement by his President, Wahab Adamu, faulted the minister’s link to the alleged corruption that lead to the suspension of Betta Edu as...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced the commencement of training for Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officers on automated passport application processes. Recalled that on Tuesday, the minister said the complete automation of passport applications will commence on January 8....
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...
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...