Tag: Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola
FG confers citizenship on 385 foreign nationals
The federal government also approved new pathways to permanent residency for eligible foreign nationals, which will be implemented by the…
Corrupt NIS officials frustrating issuance of passports – Aregbesola
Aregbesola said this in Oyo town on Tuesday while lamenting that few corrupt officials are undermining efforts of NIS to…
Easter: Nigerian govt. declares Friday, Monday public holiday
Aregbesola encouraged the Christian faithful to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, unity, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace, and patience, which were…
Aregbesola inaugurates e-passport centre in Canada
According to Aregbesola, Nigerians living in Canada will now have access to the highly coveted 64-page 10-year validity passport.
Why Buhari established 6 new custodial centres – Aregbesola
Three of these custodial centres located in Karshi, Janguza and Bori were at different stages of completion. The other three…
Nigeria to install electronic border surveillance system
According to the Minister, the electronic surveillance posts were meant to strengthen existing immigration checks, to enhance the security of…
Aregbesola inaugurates 8 gunboats to fight oil theft
Aregbesola said the move became necessary to strengthen the combative capacity of the NSCDC’s Anti-Vandalism Squad in stemming huge revenue…
Aregbesola to Nigerians: You’re the bosses of immigration officers
He called on immigration officers to always communicate with the applicants regularly on developments concerning their operations, especially if the…
Aregbesola: Why terrorists successfully attacked ‘most fortified’ Kuje prison
Terror group, Islamic State of West Africa, ISWAP, had on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison which…
Aregbesola orders NCoS, security agencies to fortify prisons
Aregbesola appealed to all residents to be calm but vigilant, adding that security is a collective work between government and…
3,906 escaped inmates still at large – Aregbesola
He said the strategies and deliberations at the retreat should be centred around solutions for recapturing all escaped inmates to…
Owo attack: Aregbesola directs civil defence to join search
Aregbesola said that there was a great need to put an end to crimes in the country and called for…
Owo attack: Terrorists have been weakened, says Aregbesola
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said terrorists in Nigeria are now going after soft targets because they have been weakened.
FG grants citizenship to 286 Americans, others
According to him, the approval for the foreigners came following security clearance by the relevant authorities in the country.
27 burnt to death, property worth N3 trillion destroyed
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that the Federal Fire Service in the second quarter of 2021 saved…
Aregbesola vows escaped Kabba prison inmates would be arrested
Aregbesola said security operatives are already pursuing the escaped inmates.
What Aregbesola told immigration officers
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has demanded that all officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)…
Fact: Out of 68,747 inmates in Nigeria; 67,422 are males
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has commissioned the Osun State Command office complex of the Nigerian Correctional Service,…
Nigeria mulls establishment of fire police
The Federal Government is considering creating an arm bearing unit to be known as ‘Fire Police’ to provide an armed…
Aregbesola tasks NCoS officers on securing custodial centres
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged officers and men of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to be more…
Aregbesola, Sanwo-Olu, Oyetola, Adewusi, others to unveil Okanlawon Memorial Trust
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior and former Governor of Osun is set to chair the unveiling of the…
Aregbesola urges staff to raise bar of performance
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged staff of the ministry and its agencies to raise the bar of performance…
Nigeria slashes visa fees for Americans to $160
The Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the reduction in Visa charges payable by U.S. citizens in line with…