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FG visa on-arrival policy boosts tourism – Minister

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government’s Visa-On-Arrival Policy initiated by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has started yielding fruits, especially in the tourism sector which has boosted the tourism sector. The

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Accuracy, timeliness information critical to national unity – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said accurate and timely information is critical to enhancing citizens’ participation in governance, the strengthening of national unity and the growth of democracy in the country. The Minister stated this in his presentation on the topic ”Nigeria’s National Unity: Toward Participation and

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FG did everything to save life of aid worker Hauwa – Information Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2018 0

The Federal Government has said it was shocked and saddened at the killing of another aid worker, Hauwa Mohammed Liman by Boko Haram on Monday, despite the actions taken by the government and the widespread appeal to save the young woman. In a statement issued in London on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, […]

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Fake news destabilize peace, national unity, FG warns

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has appealed to all Nigerians to join the Federal Government in its efforts to combat the menace of fake news, describing it as a threat to peace and national unity. Mohammed made the call on Sunday while speaking at the inaugural lecture of the Guild of […]

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FG mourns Baba Sala, describes him an incomparable thespian

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed sadness over the death of Mr. Moses Olaiya, popularly known as ‘Baba Sala’, saying that death has robbed the nation of an ‘incomparable Thespian’ and a colossus of his time. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Minister described Baba Sala as […]

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Alledged contempt: Lai Mohammed Knows Fate November 16

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2018 0

A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos has fixed November 16, 2018 to rule on a motion brought by a former Minister of State for Finance, Mrs. Esther Nenadi Usman, on whether the Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, should be committed to prison or not for alleged contempt. Presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Aikawa fixed the date […]

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Insurgency: Minister tasks media on reduced spate of killings

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has challenged the media to ensure proper reportage of the falling spate of killings in the country as there has been drastic reduction recently. The Minister made the assertion in Gusau, Zamfara State on Monday at a Special Town Hall Meeting on Security. He said: ”Let […]

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Information minister urges media to criticize, not denigrate President

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has advised the media to feel free in criticizing the President but not to denigrate him or his office. The Minister said this in Abuja on Thursday when he visited the Peoples Daily Newspapers in continuation of the advocacy for the National Campaign Against Fake News, […]

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Information minister condoles late retired Director’s family

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condoled with the family of late Dominic Onyechi, a retired Director in the ministry.Mohammed made this known in a statement by Mr Timothy Oyedeji, Director of Public Relations and Protocol in the ministry on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the late Onyechi was in Charge […]

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South-East: FG releases list of 69 ongoing roads, bridge projects

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2018 0

The Federal Government has released the list of the 69 ongoing road and bridge projects in the South-east (please see attached list). Mr. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on Monday in Abuja, stated that though the contracts for many of the roads were awarded before the advent of this Administration, they were either […]

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Minister commends Nigerians, says 2019 year of decision

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has commended Nigerians for their perseverance and support for the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the general election year, 2019 as ‘year of decision’. Speaking with journalists in his country home at Oro, Kwara State, on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, the

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Minister commends Africa’s top Geologist

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated Africa’s first professor of Geology, Prof. Mosobalaje Olaloye Oyawoye, 91, on the formal launch of his autobiography. “I am here to celebrate with an icon not just of this country but the continent and probably the world”, the Minister said at the public presentation […]

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Fake News: Campaign tool for opposition against Buhari’s admin – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2018 0

Ahead of 2019 general election, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has accused the opposition of resorting to the use of fake news as a campaign tool against the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration. The Minister made the remarks in Abuja on Monday when he visited the corporate headquarters of the Authority Newspapers […]

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Executive Order 6, most potent weapons against corruption – FG

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The Federal Government has noted that the Executive Order Number 6, recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, is the present administration’s most potent weapon against corruption. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while addressing a press conference in Lagos on Sunday He also defended the constitutionality of the Executive

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Fake News: FG will not gag media – Lai Mohammed

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The Minister, Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that there would be no censorship or coercion of any media organisation in its fight against fake news and hate speech. Mohammed gave the assurance when he featured on the NTA flagship programme: ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ entitled, “Combating Damages of Fake News in Nigeria”. […]

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Africa’s tourism story, still untold – Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the huge tourism potentials inherent in Africa are not only grossly underutilised, but also were yet to be fully harnessed. He made the assertion on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, in an address when he hosted 101 delegates from 34 countries of United Nations World Tourism […]

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166 foreign, 332 Nigerian delegates, 26 Ministers for UNWTO/CAF meeting –Lai Mohammed

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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that 166 foreign delegates, 26 Ministers and 332 Nigerian delegates have been slated to participate in the world meeting which begins today in Abuja. Mohammed, in a pre-meeting press conference on Sunday, in Abuja, said that all is set for the 61stmeeting of the United […]

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Minister begins inspection of FG projects

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has begun a nationwide tour of Federal Government’s infrastructural projects nationwide with an inspection of the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. Alhaji Mohammed, along with the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, Tuesday led a team of over 30 journalists on a

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Minister Condoles with Oyo, Sokoto States over officials’ deaths

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as untimely and shocking the recent deaths of the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Michael Adeyemo, and the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Mr. Imam Imam. In a statement issued in Abuja on […]

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Buhari breaks silence, extols Lai Mohammed over Obasanjo’s letter

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken on the strong-worded letter from former President Olusegun Obasanjo to him in January, asking him to forget about contesting in 2019, as the development would amount to overstretching the tolerance of Nigerians. Obasanjo had in the letter, advised Buhari to retire from active public service and take his “role […]