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...
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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...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Nov. 18, deliver judgment in a suit filed by Abdulrasheed Maina against the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General (C-G), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Friday after counsel for Maina, Ibrahim...
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General (C-G), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), say Abdulrasheed Maina is feigning ailments to aid his escape from lawful custody. The minister and the C-G made the allegation in their joint counter affidavit in opposition to Maina’s originating motion...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), to file their defence in Abdulrasheed Maina’s suit. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after counsel for the minister and C-G, Abdulmumin Muhammad, said that...
The Federal Government has ordered the reopening of the Obajana cement plant shut by the Kogi State Government last week. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known on Friday at the end of the National Security Council. The Kogi State Government and Dangote Group have been at loggerheads...
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has urged Nigerians to report suspicious activities that could affect the security of lives and property, so as to help tackle the various security challenges facing the country. Aregbesola made the call when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Oct. 10 as public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday, Oct. 3, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore....
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to embrace farming to enhance the country’s food security. Buhari made the appeal in a message to the annual Olojo festival in Ile-Ife, Osun. Represented by Minister of Interior, Rauf ArAregbèsola, the president said farming remained the bedrock of Nigeria’s economy and necessary...
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has ordered the conduct of promotion examinations for deserving personnel of Immigration, Fire, NSCDC and Correctional Service to states, instead of only in Abuja. The minister said on Tuesday that the centre being used for the examinations by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has pledged his commitment to sanitise the specialised services of professional service providers by improving the processing of visas, passports, marriages and citizenship applications. The Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Mr Afonja Ajibola, made this known in a...
The acting Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Idris Jere, has said plans are underway to recruit additional 5,000 personnel into the service. Jere, who stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Dutse on Saturday, said the gesture was aimed at addressing manpower deficit in...
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says there is no passport booklets shortage in Nigeria, as the Federal Government has cleared all backlogs of passport applications. This is contained in a statement issued by the Minister’s Media Adviser, Mr Sola Fasure, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the ministry...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Dr Belgore said the Minister of Interior, Rauf...