Nigerians will soon be able to process and receive their passports from the comfort of their homes, eliminating the need to physically visit passport processing centers, according to the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. However, this new initiative will initially apply only to Nigerians aged 18 and above and those seeking the renewal of expired passports. Fresh applicants will …

The Minister of Interior, Hon..Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has explained that the 45 per cent increase in international passport fees was due to the foreign exchange rate between the Naira and dollar. Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Friday during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday. According to him, the government cannot subsidize passport fees for Nigerians. He added that the hike did …

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over the involvement of his company in an alleged N438 million contract uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The CCB has commenced an investigation into the alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the Minister. A company, …

Plans are in full gear for the Ondo State government to convene a summit of its diaspora community in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and other places across the world. The diaspora summit, which is billed to hold virtually on Saturday, 2 December 2023, for those in North and South America and Saturday, 9 December 2023, for …

The Federal Government has said it had taken steps to remove the bottlenecks associated with the issuance of the Nigerian passport within two weeks. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said this while appearing last night on Channels Television’s programme: “Politics Today”. The minister said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration was passionate to deliver a roadmap with timelines to meet the target. He said …

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo at the ministry at about 2:20 pm to assume office. Along with 44 others, he was sworn-in as minister earlier in the day at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tunji-Ojo, who was initially posted to the new Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy until a minor reshuffle on Sunday evening, was accompanied by a …