The interior minister called on Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for an end to the security challenges in some parts of the country.
Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola says Nigeria now has a competent electronic border security architecture to secure the country effectively.
Mr Aregbesola conveyed his felicitations in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
As part of the agreement, the U.S. would extend Tourist Visa Validity for Nigerian citizens to five years.
Mr Aregbesola said the federal government frowned at all illegalities and would not condone individuals’ procurement of fake visas to gain false entry into another country.
Civil servants in Osun had under the previous administration of former governor Rauf Aregbesola faced difficulties in getting some of their arrears paid.
The federal government has declared December 26 and 27, 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day.
The control room would help guard against abuses of inmates rights and ensure adequate security surveillance of the prisons.
Mr Aregbesola said Nigerians living in Canada now have access to the coveted 64-page 10-year validity passport.
The minister of interior, however, said that details of the investigation would not be made public, “as it is still a security document”.
