Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu led administration are working and have started bearing fruits. The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Tuesday. “The government of...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced that the Federal Government has directed the immediate transfer of victims of the recent tanker explosion from Suleija General Hospital to tertiary health facilities to ensure they receive prompt and enhanced medical care....
Amidst the uproar and controversy surrounding the tax reform bills the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said that President Bola Tinubu’s decision was not to undermine democracy. Idris said this while giving an address at the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) 2024 Annual Public Lecture/AGM...
The Federal Government, says the N75b Loan Scheme for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will diversify the Nigerian economy, create jobs, promote value-addition, revitalize communities, and boost exports. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, made this known at the Town Hall meeting on the...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Ahaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu is committed to alleviating the suffering of Nigerians. Idris said this on Sunday in Kaduna when he featured in a live phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Hausa Service, Kaduna, ‘Hannu Da...
The Federal Government has said Nigerian youths should embrace dialogue rather than embark on protests, which could have undesirable outcomes. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. He...
The Federal Government says it will drag the Daily Trust Newspapers to the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria(NPAN) over its publication on the Samoa agreement. Mr Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, who gave this hint on Saturday in Abuja, said that government would also approach the...
President Bola Tinubu would consult further before arriving at a final decision on the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has clarified that the Murtala Muhammed Expressway in Abuja has not been renamed Wole Soyinka Way, contrary to circulating rumors. According to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the administration never considered renaming the expressway. On June...
The Federal Government has said the bribery allegation by Binance is a diversionary strategy to run away from their wrong doings. The Minister of of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji-Mohammed Idris made this known in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Rabiu Ibrahim on Wednesday in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged Nigerian authorities at all levels of government to “stop using repressive and anti-media laws such as the Cybercrimes Act...
As the world celebrates the 2024 World Press Freedom Day, the Federal Government has restated its commitment to protect the rights of journalists and promote responsible journalism in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation made this know in his remarks at the Ministerial Press...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation and Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior on their birthday. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday in Abuja, described Idris as a seasoned public...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said that the erstwhile fuel subsidy was a monster which had deprived Nigerians of a myriad of social amenities. Idris spoke on Saturday in Kaduna at a reception organised in his honour by the Kaduna State Chapter...
Federal Government did not pay ransom to secure the release of children abducted in Sokoto and Kaduna States earlier in March, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said on Monday in Abuja. He said at the end of a Federal Executive Council meeting that President...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Mohammed Idris, has said the Federal Government has attracted 30 billion dollars Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to the real sector of the economy. Idris said this when he met with the business community in Kano on Friday. “These investment commitments covering manufacturing,...
The Federal Government will soon fish out and prosecute kidnappers of school children, information minister Mohammed Idris has said. Idris spoke in Kano on Wednesday in an interactive session with media executives and practitioners organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation. He said President Tinubu had...
President Bola Tinubu has said his 9-month old administration has attracted $30 billion Direct Foreign Investment commitments to shore up the Nigerian economy. Tinubu stated this at the 2023 Leadership Annual Conference and Award on Tuesday in Abuja. The event, with the theme “An Economy in Distress: The...
The Federal Executive Council has adopted the Steve Oronsaye report on the reform of the civil serviceIdri to cut cost of governance. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris disclosed this at the end of the council meeting on Monday in Abuja. He said that some Ministries,...
The Federal Government says it will go after economy saboteurs that are truncating its efforts in providing dividends of democracy and making life better for all Nigerians. This is contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris and made available...