The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said claim of lack of enough passport booklets in the country is a lie and excuse usually peddled by corrupt officials of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS to extort applicants. Aregbesola said this in Oyo town on Tuesday while lamenting that few corrupt officials are undermining efforts of NIS […]
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Aregbesola Wants Easier Path To Nigerian Citizenship
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has charged the 2023 Advisory Committee on Nigeria Citizenship (ACNC) to expedite action in the processing of applications for Nigerian citizenship. The Minister gave the charge at this year’s first meeting of the 2023 Advisory Committee on Nigerian Citizenship (ACNC) held at the boardroom of Correctional, Civil Defence, Fire […]
Aregbesola Seeks Mobilising Young Nigerians To Productivity
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that if half of Nigerians in their productive age are mobilized for productivity, the scourge of underdevelopment will be a thing of the past. The Former Governor Osun, stated this on Tuesday at a one-day dialogue with the theme, “2023 and Beyond: Tracking Campaign Promises for […]
Enhanced e-Passport: Aregbesola Moves Nigeria To Number 1 In Africa And 5th In The World
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday, launched the Enhanced e-Passport and Passport Production Center for Nigerians in Canada. The Enhanced e-Passport is the latest technology in identity documentation. It comes with additional security. It comes in various categories, including the 64-page-10-year validity Passport which is quite convenient for frequent travellers. It is […]
FG Launches Enhanced Passport In Canada
Nigerians living in Canada will now have access to the highly coveted 64-page 10-year validity passport as the Federal Government on Tuesday rolled out the new enhanced passport and commissioned the central Passport Production Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Speaking during the launch in Canada, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, stated that Nigeria is […]
Decongestion: Aregbesola Seeks Govs Support To Release 30 Percent Of Inmates
The Federal Government through the Minister of Interior, has written the Nigerian Governors Forum to request a meeting in order to decongest jails around the country. As revealed by the Minister’s Media Adviser, Sola Fasure, on Tuesday, Aregbesola would meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per cent […]
FG Denies Opening Nigerian Passport Processing Offices In Banks, Hotels
The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has denied planning to open Nigerian passports processing centres in banks and hotels nationwide. Mr Aregbesola disclosed this in a statement on Monday. It was earlier reported that 1,000 passport processing offices would be opened in bank branches and hotels across the country to speed up the issuance […]
BREAKING: Aregbesola Seeks Release Of One-Third Of Total Population Of Nigerian Inmates
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has revealed that he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per cent of inmates from custodial centres across the country. Aregbesola made this known when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. The minister said […]
Olojo Festival: Aregbesola Advocates Return To Farming, Collective Security Measures
The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has charged Nigerians to restore the old glory of the country in farming, saying that the bedrock of Nigeria’s economy was famously known to be agriculture. Aregbesola gave the charge while speaking at the annual Olojo festival in Ile-Ife, State of Osun. Aregbesola while speaking at the event […]
Aregbesola Orders Promotion Exams For Immigration, NSCDC Personnel
The Minister of Interior Ogbeni 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 used for the examinations by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board was too […]