The Federal Government has established 20 more Federal Marriage Registries across the country with a plan to ensure that at least one is in each state capital.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this at a National Stakeholders’ Conference on the Administration and Conduct of Statutory Marriage in Nigeria in Abuja on Friday.
The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Shuaib Belgore, stated that the conference had become necessary to inform stakeholders and enlighten the general public about some new guidelines and important aspects about the administration and conduct of Statutory Marriage in the country, as well as the amended Legal Notices in the Marriage Act.
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He also stressed that the amended Legal Notices has changed the dynamics of the administration and conduct of statutory marriages in Nigeria.
Participants at the conference included the Representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSIA, National Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Permanent Secretaries, Federal Ministries of Justice, Information and Culture, Foreign Affairs, Wowen Affairs and Social Development among other critical stakeholders.
( Editor, Omor Bazuaye)
