The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the reduction of marriage licence fees for places of worship. The fees are now slashed from N30,000 previously for 2 years to N6,000 payable annually for 6 years in the first instance.
The renewal of Marriage Licence by a Place of Public Worship will now attract the sum of N5,000 par annum, payable for 3 years at each instance instead of the N30,000 previously charged annually.
Mr Mohammed Manga Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, made this known today, 30th June.
A statement monitored on the twitter handle of the ministry of Interior further states that “the fees chargeable for Statutory Ordinary Marriage has also been cut down from N21,000 to N15,000 while that of the Statutory Special Licence has been slashed from N35,000 to N25,000.”
Statement by the Ministry of Interior:
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