{
  "id": 14982109,
  "title": "Tinubu approved lifetime pay for retired immigration chiefs — Tunji-Ojo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/tinubu-approved-lifetime-pay-for-retired-immigration-chiefs-tunji-ojo-14982109",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:44:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubu-approved-lifetime-pay-for-retired-immigration-chiefs-tunji-ojo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced that President Bola Tinubu approved lifetime salaries for retired immigration chiefs, according to Punch Nigeria.\n\nIn a separate development, Minister of Defence Christopher Musa stated that President Tinubu has ordered security agencies to increase operations to rescue kidnapped victims and destroy terrorist and bandit camps across the country. Speaking after a security meeting in Abuja, Musa noted that the discussions focused on the nation's security situation and preparations for upcoming elections.\n\nMusa said the President is committed to ensuring peaceful and credible polls, mandating agencies to allow citizens to vote without fear or intimidation. The Minister assured the public that security operatives will remain professional and neutral. Additionally, the Federal Government is working to strengthen security agency capacity through recruitment, training, and the acquisition of modern equipment, including new aircraft and helicopters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Kidnap victims: Bring all captives home – Tinubu charges security chiefs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kidnap-victims-bring-all-captives-home-tinubu-charges-security-chiefs",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:10:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Tinubu approved lifetime pay for retired immigration chiefs — Tunji-Ojo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/tinubu-approved-lifetime-pay-for-retired-immigration-chiefs-tunji-ojo",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:28:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}