The Federal Government has described the opposition attacking President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent comment on the 2023 Presidential elections as “shameless sore losers”. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the President’s analysis on the reasons for the opposition’s...
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Many foreign commentators were astonished by the outcome of the 2023 Nigerian Presidential election because of their wrong mindset prior to the polls, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in London during his engagements with some international media organisations...
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023. Mohammed confirmed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has expressed shock over the death of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)’ Founder, Ms. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, Mohammed said the best tribute that could be paid to the deceased was to keep her...
The Federal Government on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the 2023 general elections will hold as planned. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the assurance in Abuja at the 17th edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)”. Mohammed was reacting to a...
The German Government on Tuesday commenced the official repatriation of 1,130 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. At a historic repatriation ceremony held in Abuja, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock symbolically handed over 22 of the 1,130 looted artefacts to his Nigeria counterpart, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and the...
The Federal Government has refuted the allegation by a former Twitter staff that the micro blogging site did not negotiate with the Government in the wake of its suspension. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday in Abuja who discredited the claim also released to...
The Federal Government says the Reuter’s report that Nigerian military ran secret mass abortion programme in war against Boko Haram is fake news, disinformation and a ploy to demoralise and distract the fighting forces. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated the government position on Monday...
The Federal Government on Monday berated the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for accusing the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of non-performance. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said it was absurd for Atiku to make such accusation when his party PDP...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has charged the Service Compact with all Nigerians, (SERVICOM) to collaborate with National Orientation Agency (NOA) to embark on enlightenment campaign to sensitize Nigerians on the activities of the SERVICOM. The Minister made this known...
Some political supporters of the Minister of Information and Culture, welcoming him on his way from Ilorin to his home town Oro for the traditional marriage of his grand daughter, Dr Toyosi Mohammed getting married to an Engineer, Gbolahan Sambo. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed...
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he has no regret being a minister in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The minister stated this on Tuesday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation to defend the ministry’s 2023 budget...
The UNESCO on Friday adopted the Abuja Declaration that preferred global funding of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) as panacea to the global scourge of fake news, disinformation and misinformation. The declaration was adopted by acclamation of 65 UNESCO-member countries physically present and others who participated virtually at the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N27 billion for the rehabilitation of a 27km road linking Ondo and Edo. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed this to State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday...
Delegates from 166 member countries of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) are billed to participate at its 2022 conference scheduled to hold in Lagos between Nov. 14 and Nov. 16. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known on Saturday in Lagos. National tourism and...
The Federal Government has announced the arrest of 210 suspects in its efforts to combat crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the figure on Friday in Port-Harcourt after undertaking an aerial assessment of some hotspots along the Right...
The Federal Government says a number of factors beyond its control led to the current situation in which the cost of fertiliser increased to between 110 and 150 per cent. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja....
Adoption of foreign cultures, traditions and religions is at the base of the destruction of many African countries. The declaration was made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at the opening of the sixth edition of the Edinburgh International Cultural Summit in Edinburgh, Scotland. He...
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has intensified efforts towards completion of the multi-billion Millennium Tower in the nation’s capital. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who led members of the Nigeria India Business Council on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to urgently withdraw the threat to revoke the licenses and shut down the operations of 53...