The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed the Ministry of Interior’s commitment to fostering partnership and collaborations in its mission to deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Mrs. Folashade Joseph, the...
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MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO LEAD HIGH-LEVEL WORKING VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, His Excellency Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, will lead a high-level working visit to the United Kingdom as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen diplomatic ties and enhance strategic cooperation across key sectors. The Honourable Minister’s visit aims to deepen Nigeria-UK relations in areas including trade, investment, technology,...
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NIGERIA, JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) PARTNER TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE THREE NORTHERN REGIONS.
Through His Excellency, Hon. Uba Maigari Ahmadu, Minister of State in the Ministry of Regional Development, the Federal Government has begun negotiations with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to promote cooperation between the two organizations in order to promote multi-sectoral growth in the country’s North East, North West, and North Central regions. In order...
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NIGERIA, EU MULL COLLABORATION ON PEACE, SECURITY AND DEFENCE
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said the Ministry of Interior is taking a multi-faceted approach to maintain internal security in Nigeria, with a focus on identity management, border security, visa processing and document authentication. The Minister revealed this while hosting the Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Gautier...
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INTERIOR MINISTER, TUNJI-OJO RESOLVES PASSPORT PRINTER CRISIS IN ATLANTA AND NEW YORK CONSULATES
Following the directives of the Minister of Interior, Hon. (Dr.) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in January 2025 to deliver new passport printers to consulates in New York and Atlanta, United States of America; the machines have now been delivered and installed yesterday, February 18, 2025. Recall that some Nigerians in the...
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Tunji-Ojo Hosts Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
.. *Says his doors are open to Journalists. The Minister of interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,has played host to the leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council led by its Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike on a courtesy visit to his office, saying his doors were always open to journalists. He assured the visiting team...
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FG APPROVES EMPLOYMENT OF 50 DOCTORS, 100 NURSES TO CATER FOR INMATES IN CORRECTIONAL CENTRES
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has approved the employment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to cater to the medical needs of inmates in correctional centres across the country. The Minister has also gotten a presidential approval for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to...
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AS. AKINLABI APPOINTED THE NEW NIGERIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER.
Assistant Comptroller of Immigration AS Akinlabi has been appointed as the new Service Public Relations Officer by the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, KN Nandap pcc, mmis, fsmn. This appointment comes after the Senior Staff Posting Order issued on January 31, 2025, which posted Deputy Comptroller of Immigration KT Udo, the immediate past...
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OLUBUNMI TUNJI – OJO ADVOCATES FOCUS ON PRACTICAL SKILL ACQUISITION IN* TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has advocated for institutions of higher learning in Nigeria to focus more on practical skills acquisition and utilize technology to make Nigeria the Silicon Valley of Africa. The Minister made this known while receiving a delegation of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, led by its Acting Rector, Mr....
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Interior Ministry Recorded Significant Successes In 2024, generated N6 billion, made over 35% of Immigration, NCoS, other Services’ Recruits.
N2,409,282 came from marriage services, N392,790 from citizenship, and N12,350 came from places of worship, according to Interior Minister Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who revealed that N3,220,035 came from the expatriate quota. He also disclosed that in 2024, more than 35% of new hires in Ministry-affiliated agencies were female. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Correctional...