To fulfil its obligations to the people, the Federal Government is committed to marriage registries, as stated by Minister of the Interior Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. This was demonstrated by its recent approval of the establishment of six new marriage registries around the nation to streamline the legal marriage application procedure.
According to the Minister, the government is doing everything within its power to guarantee effective service delivery to all citizens who wish to get married legally and receive a recognized Federal Marriage Certificate from their respective states without having to travel far. This is because the government has the best interests of its citizens at heart.
The Minister said the approved six additional registries to be established in the country are to be situated in Asaba, Delta State; Akure, Ondo State; Ibadan Oyo State; Jalingo, Taraba State, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State and Makurdi, Benue State.
The initiative was part of the strategies of the ministry to actualise the agenda of the Department of Citizenship and Businesses with a responsibility to deliver a top-notch administration of Federal Marriage Registries in the country.
The newly approved registries with the existing ones will boost the effectiveness and smooth delivery in the operations of the legal marriage processes in the country. Full operations are expected to commence in the new registries by early March 2024.
The Ministry through the Citizenship and Business Department has recorded tremendous achievement since its inception, which included the automation of the Federal Marriage Registries in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Benin, Owerri and Kano.
The Citizenship and Business Department, under the Ministry of Interior, is responsible for processing and granting expatriate quota requests and business permits; and monitoring the implementation of the expatriate quota facilities by the benefitting companies in conjunction with the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS). Processing of applications from the applicants for Nigerian citizenship by naturalization, registration and confirmation; administration of Federal Marriage Registries in the country; and processing and granting of licenses to worship centres for the conduct of statutory marriages under the Marriage Act, 1963. Over the years, the Ministry through the department has recorded tremendous achievement since its inception.
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