Tag: Alhaji Lai Mohammed
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FG Orders Investigation Into UNIBEN Student’s Gang-rape/Murder, Abuse of Minor
The Federal Government has directed the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the gang-rape and murder of a female student of the University of Benin, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, in Benin…
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Lockdown: Your ID Card is Your Pass, Minister Tells Journalists
All working journalists and other media staff in Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been advised to use their valid Identity Cards to…
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Social status, ethnicity and religion didn’t matter in our time as students, says Minister as Govt. College, Keffi, Turns 70
*The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (middle); the Governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule (right) and the former Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Bello Salim (left)…
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CORONAVIRUS: Facebook To Work With Nigeria To Check False, Misleading Reports
The social networking site, Facebook, has pledged to partner with Federal Government to check the spread of fake news and disinformation in the wake of the outbreak of the Coronavirus…
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FG To Convene Stakeholders Meeting on Social Media Regulation
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said his ministry will this month convene a stakeholders’ meeting as part of efforts to design a framework for the…
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Nigeria music revenue to hit $86m in 2021 – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Nigeria music revenue is projected to hit 86 million dollar (about N3.096 billion) in 2021, making it the biggest in…
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Lai Mohammed Directs NBC To Implement Measures To Re-position Broadcast Industry, Create Jobs
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately implement measures aimed at re-positioning the broadcast industry with a view to…
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FG replies critics, says Nigeria has not reached its debt ceiling
The Federal Government on Monday allayed fears over Nigeria’s foreign debt profile, saying it has not reached its debt ceiling of 25% in total public debt stock to Gross Domestic…
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For The Record: Lai Mohammed At Year-Ending Press Conference Lists Achievements Of Buhari Administration
“…2019 has been a momentous year, and this Administration has taken Nigeria closer to its Next Level target.” TEXT OF THE YEAR-ENDING PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF…
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Buhari places travel restrictions on ministers, others
The Federal Government has issued a new directive stipulating that ministers can only travel out of the country eight times in a year, Information, Culture & Tourism Minister, Alhaji Lai…
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Nigeria Seeks More UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (second right); Commissioner for Culture and Tourism of Osun State, Dr. Adebisi Obawale (second left); Curator and Site Manager of Osun-Osogbo…
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FG To Establish Community Museums To Boost Tourism – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (4th from left), at a group photograph with Ministers from other countries participating in the 4th UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on…
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Border Drill: Nigeria’s integrated mills now produce about 150,000 bags of rice daily – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (second right); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono (second left); Assistant Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service…
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FG Launches Campaign To Repatriate Looted,Smuggled Artifacts
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (middle); Special Assistant I to the President, Office of the Minister, Mr. Segun Adeyemi (left) and Special Assistant II to the President, Office of…
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Nigeria Exploring Culture, Tourism To Strengthen Relations With South Africa – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (left), and the South African Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, at a meeting in Lagos on Thursday. The Minister of…
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Border Closure: FG says no more subsidy for W/Africa
The Federal Government says the closure of the nation’s border has little or no effect on the rising prices of commodities. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
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FG Will Remove All Impediments To Growth of Creative Industry – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government will remove all impediments to the growth of the Creative Industry, as part of the…
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Social media regulation: We have no hidden agenda- Lai Mohammed
“…we have not told anyone how we plan to go about the regulation. This is because this will not be a unilateral process. It will involve all stakeholders coming…
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JAMB: Some people want the billions we remit to govt. embezzled
By Mikail Mumuni The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has said some individuals are not happy about the huge amounts the agency has been remitting to government since Professor…
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FG Doesn’t Play Politics With Security, Welfare of Citizens – Lai Mohammed
From left: The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Bello Masari; Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Bello…