The Ministry of Interior has announced that it generated ₦6bn in revenue in 2024, a 50% increase compared to the previous year.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this announcement during a media parley in Abuja on Tuesday.
The revenue was sourced from various activities, “Including ₦3.2bn from expatriate quota applications, ₦2.4bn from marriage registrations, ₦392 million from citizenship applications, and ₦12 million from places of worship,” the minister stated.
Tunji-Ojo clarified that the funds from expatriate quotas are derived from application fees rather than approvals, addressing concerns about an influx of foreigners into the country.
“This is an application revenue as a product of requisition, not necessarily approval,” he noted.
The minister attributed the revenue boost to the ministry’s optimisation efforts and expressed…
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