Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
1 Dec
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an investigation into allegations of unauthorised salary deductions affecting officers of the paramilitary services. The complaints, which were raised online, allege that the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) has been deducting funds from officers' salaries without proper justification. Additionally, there have been concerns about delays…
28 Oct
The Federal Government of Nigeria has inducted no fewer than 123 officers into the Command and Control Centre facility at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to reinforce the country’s border control, security, and governance capabilities. Speaking during the induction ceremony on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said that the strategic…
27 Sep
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) cleared over 204,332 backlogs of passports in less than three weeks, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said. Tunji-Ojo, made this known while outlining his ministry’s achievements in the last year at a media event organised by the ministry on Friday in Abuja. He assured Nigerians that never…
25 May 2024
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday said that all 21 electronic gates (E-gates) at Lagos airports would be
28 Mar 2024
The Federal Government has declared tomorrow and Monday public holidays to celebrate this year’s Easter.
22 Mar 2024
Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has advocated for focus on the non- oil sector for economic growth, stating that the lottery sector is a non-oil sector investment that is yet to be fully tapped into in Nigeria in the face of growing population.
24 Jan 2024
Quite impressive is the new vigour at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) that has led to the issuance of 204,332 passports backlog within a two-week ultimatum. The laudable reform, led by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, would however be incomplete without purging the NIS of old bureaucracy, inefficiency and saboteurs, TINA ABEKU reports.…
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