The Federal Government has announced that it generated about ₦2.4 billion in 2024 from marriage registrations handled through the marriage registry under the Ministry of Interior.
The inflow was made public by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, during a media briefing held on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Minister further revealed that the ministry recorded over ₦3.2 billion in revenue from expatriate quota applications.
Overall, the ministry experienced a significant 150% surge in total revenue.
The marriage registry has emerged as a major revenue source, with the Ministry of Interior surpassing its 2023 revenue target for marriage contracts by collecting over ₦892 million as of October 31, 2023.
The Minister of Interior also revealed that expatriate quota permits significantly boosted the ministry’s earnings.
In 2023, the ministry generated over ₦1.1 billion from expatriate quotas, exceeding its ₦600 million target by an additional ₦600 million