PLACE OF WORSHIP OVERVIEW

In line with the Marriage Act, Cap 6 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and in accordance with Official Gazette Notices on Marriage Nos. 64-68 dated 5^th, 6^th, 12^th, 13^th and 16^th April 2021, the Citizenship and Business Department of the Ministry of Interior hereby announces the commencement of   the inspection of places of worship and organisations requesting for Expatriate Quotas, issuance of Licences to conduct Statutory Marriages as well as renewal of existing ones.

 

2. Accordingly, all Administrators, Registrars and Representatives of places of worship should check the Fee Details Page under the Place of Worship Section to view each application processing fees, respectively.

 

3. All places of worship and companies that have applied for grant/renewal of licenses and renewal of expatriate quotas shall pay mandatory inspection fee renewable after 3 years based on their locations as highlighted hereunder:

Inspection Fees

1. Fees for out of State inspection for Business organisations, Public places of worship and Local Government Marriage Registries that required flight and overnight stay  - 150,000.00
2. Fees for inspection in State or out of State without flight but require overnight stay - N80,000.00  
3. Fees for in-state and neighbouring states inspection that do not require a flight or overnight stay - N45,000.00
4. Fee for Registration and Documentation of Local Government Registrars - N10,000.00
5. Issuance of Certificates of Appointment for Local Government Registrars   - N10,000.00

 

 4.  After inspection, approved places of worship shall purchase Marriage Certificates on   

pre-paid basis. Each Marriage Certificate costs N15,000 and are packaged as follows:

1. Booklet of 5 pages costs N75, 000.00 (i.e N15,000 x 5 Certificates)
2. Booklet of 25 pages costs N375, 000.00 (i.e N15,000 x 25 Certificates)
3. Contact the e-CITIBIZ call centre for details on delivery of the certificates

 

 

Payment Process

6.  Public places of worship and organisations should log on to ecitibiz.interior.gov.ng in order to make payments for the above services.

 

For further enquiries:

1. Please call the Ministry’s e-CITIBIZ Contact Centre on 0700 009 9999
2. Operating hours are Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm
3. The call Centre can also be contacted during weekdays and weekends via [email protected]

1. Users are mandated to update their company details with the correct official email address and phone numbers of the company to enable them receive updates on their application from the Ministry of Interior.  
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3. Please, note that your application shall ONLY be considered to have been submitted when all the requirements are duly provided. The timeline for the processing begins when your application is completely uploaded with genuine supportive documents and verified by the briefing officer. 
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5. Your application will be QUERIED, if there is any problem with your application, and you are expected to respond to the query within 72 hours from the time the query is issued.
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7. Failure to respond within the deadline given shall result in the application being denied and invalidated. Consequently, applicant shall have to submit a fresh application and make corresponding payments.