Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is committed to diversifying the economy and boosting of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) activities. The minister stated this in Abuja on Saturday at the closing ceremony of a five-day exhibition on Made-in-Nigeria products and live performance of cultural […]
Tom Okpe, Abuja Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the country needs power to regulate private broadcasting, including internet and online outlets. Speaking on Wednesday at the House Committee public hearing on a bill to amend the National Broadcasting Act organsied by the House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics […]
Microblogging platform Twitter rejected the Nigerian government’s demand that the account of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, be blocked, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed disclosed on Tuesday. Mohammed stated this when he featured on ‘Politics Nationwide,’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme in Abuja, according to the News […]
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, claims that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, uses Twitter to “destabilize Nigeria.” Mohammed stated this on Monday evening during an interview with BBC News Africa, which our reporters were able to observe. While justifying the Federal Government’s Twitter ban, the minister […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said Attorney General Abubakar Malami will ensure that Nigerians who used Twitter after the federal government banned it, including Pastor Enoch Adeboye, be prosecuted. When asked if Mr Adeboye will be prosecuted for using Twitter, the Minister indicated this in an interview with BBC Africa Focus on Monday, despite […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked Nigerians to stop comparing popular Islamic cleric, Ahmed Gumi, to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking with State House Correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday, Mohammed said the position and actions of the cleric cannot be compared to that of […]
Following Twitter’s decision to delete President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet referencing the civil war, the Federal Government said it is investigating the social media giant’s operations. “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the havoc and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War,” Buhari said in a series […]
President Muhammadu Buhari’s legacy will not be defined by insecurity in Nigeria, according to Information Minister Lai Mohammed. On the mid-term anniversary of Buhari’s second term, he made the remark in a press conference on Tuesday. Despite the fact that insecurity has received increased attention, Mohammed believes the situation will not overshadow Nigerian President Muhammadu […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that fake news has ruined homes, lives and leaving many depressed. Speaking on Tuesday when he received a delegation from The Guardian Newspaper in Abuja, Mohammed said fact-checking will address the menace of fake news. The minister said fact-checking will help separate facts from fiction, […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said the statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed, that the Federal Government is not duty bound to protect Nigerians from bandits, has confirmed apprehensions that the All Progressives Congress and the Buhari Presidency have surrendered the nation to terrorists. The […]
Kidnapping and banditry, according to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, are not federal offenses in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, the Information Minister, made the remark to the media on Tuesday in response to the People’s Democratic Party’s statement on insecurity (PDP). He said, “It’s surprising that a group that has dominated this country for 16 […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Federal Government said it will create almost one million new jobs with the second rollout of Digital Switch Over (DSO) which will start from April 29 in Lagos State. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday at an interactive session with Senate Committee […]
Lai Mohammed, the Federal Minister of Information and Culture, has once again expressed his views on Nigeria’s breakup, which many people are cheering for. According to him, it will take more effort to destroy Nigeria than it will to repair it, as he said in a recent Channels TV submission. In his submission, he said; […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has rejected the assessment of the Buhari administration by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC). Reacting to the current rating by CISLAC on Wednesday, March 24, Mohammed described it as unfair and unacceptable. CISLAC, a non-governmental organisation, had on March 23, held a press briefing […]
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Friday berated the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed over his latest comments on bandits proscription in Nigeria. Kanu alleged that Mohammed’s explanation on why bandits can not be proscribed makes him “the mouthpiece of the terrorists.” Mohammed had said that unlike […]
Philip Clement, Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has hailed the relationship between Nigeria and China describing it as cordial and beneficial to both parties. The former President said recently while declaring open the One world, One Spring Huaxing Shrines/2021 spring festival gala which also marked the 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relationship between Nigeria […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has berated Amnesty International (AI) over its call for the arrest and prosecution of former service chiefs. AI had in its recent report, called for the arrest and prosecution of the service chiefs at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged human rights violation in the prosecution […]
By Henry Omunu President Muhamadu Buhari will next week Thursday brief the House of Representatives on the state of the nation’s security against the backdrop of last weekend’s killing of 43 rice farmers in Borno State. The House had on Tuesday at plenary invited Buhari to brief it on the security situation in the country […]
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has allocated N336m in the 2021 budget to campaign against hate speech and fake news. This is contained in the 2021 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. It reads in part, “ERGP9124023 Special enlightenment campaign on government policies and programmes; testimonial […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has justified President Muhammadu Buhari comparison of oil prices in Nigeria with that of Saudi Arabia and other countries, Daily Times gathered. The Minister stated this while featuring on Radio Nigeria current affairs programme, Radio Link, yesterday in Abuja. During his Independence Day speech, Buhari had compared […]