The Nigerian Government has advised intending and existing couples in the country on steps to take to ensure their marriages are legal and recognized by the government.

This comes as the government has introduced a new Federal Marriage Certificate for all types of marriages in the country.

The government advised existing couples whose marriage certificates were not issued by the Ministry of Interior to visit the ministry’s website to recertify their certificates.

According to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, only marriages whose certificates are issued by the principal registrars in federal marriage registries are legally recognized by the Ministry of Interior.

Ehuriah, who disclosed this at a stakeholder conference in Abuja on Wednesday, also noted that not all places of worships in the country are licensed to conduct marriages.

“This is for the marriage to be credible and registered in the National database of legally certified marriages,” she said.

“If the certificate is not printed and delivered by the principal registrar of marriages, then it is illegal and cannot serve the desired purpose,” she said.

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