Tag: Lai Mohammed
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Kukah calling for violent overthrow of Buhari’s govt – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has urged religious leaders in the country to refrain from stoking the embers of hatred and disunity. It warned that resorting to scorched-earth rhetoric at a time such as this could trigger unintended consequences in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, issued the warning in a statement on…
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No fresh lockdown over COVID-19 – FG clarifies
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of a second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “Politics Nationwide’’, monitored in Abuja. The minister said the directives…
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My only regret as Buhari’s minister – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his only regret as a minister is that some Nigerians have failed to appreciate that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so much with little resources. Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this at a Special Forum in Abuja. He said with dwindling resources, no government in…
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Kankara abduction not stage-managed – FG
The Federal Government has described as senseless the claim in certain quarters that the abduction of some students from a boarding school in Kankara, Katsina State, and their release was stage-managed. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dismissed the claim on Saturday when he featured on a special edition of the Nigeria…
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Go Home, Our Boys are Back, Lai Mohammed Mocks #BringBackOurBoys Movement
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed have expressed the Federal Government’s displeasure over what he described as moves to politicise the abduction of the school boys of GSSS Kankara Kastina State by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG). In a press conference on Friday, the nation’s image maker took a swipe on the CNG saying…
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For broadcasting, a meeting long awaited – Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe I know the fire in broadcasting – pictures and sound, like wind, the impact can be instantaneous and spread very rapidly. The landfall, if you want to describe it that way, can be extensively devastating in the extreme but can also be wholesome and redeeming. But it is the danger in broadcasting…
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Being #EndSARS member, not immunity – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said on behalf of the Federal Government that being a member of #EndSARS protest is not an immunity from being investigated or charged for any offence or breach of the laws. The Minister of Information and Culture said this on Friday in Lagos at a meeting with Title Editors of Nigeria…
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I never said Nigeria is at mercy of Boko Haram – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has refuted social media reports that he said “Nigeria is at the mercy of Boko Haram.” At a meeting with online publishers on Tuesday in Lagos, the minister described the reports as “social media abuse, sheer fabrication and abuse of platform.” “While in Makurdi, Benue State,…
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Borno killings: Nigeria at mercy of terrorists, we’re being denied weapons – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital advanced the reason why Boko Haram activities may continue unabated, saying that Nigeria has been denied access to acquire adequate weapons to fight terrorists. Speaking to journalists after he paid a courtesy visit on the state governor, Samuel Ortom, at…
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Lai Mohammed makes U-turn, denies announcing N5m hate speech fine
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied announcing an increase in the hate speech fine to N5m despite video evidence. Mohammed had announced the increase in hate speech fine during the unveiling of the Reviewed Broadcasting code in August. Days after the announcement, the minister while featuring on a TVC programme on…