Tag: Lai Mohammed
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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…
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DJ Switch lambasts Lai Mohammed, says minister misinformed
Obianuju Udeh, popular disc jockey known as DJ Switch has lambasted Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed with no kind words. This is coming after the Minister described the popular DJ as a front for divisive and destructive forces. Lai Mohammed made the statement while speaking on the roles DJ Switch played on the…
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Lekki shootings: Our reporting was carefully, meticulously researched -CNN replies FG
Renowned Cable News Network, CNN, said its report on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020, was “carefully and meticulously researched”. CNN stated this in a report on Thursday in response to remarks by the Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that the…
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#EndSARS: FG calls for sanction against CNN
The Federal Government says the CNN report on the hoax Lekki Toll Gate killings is “fake, disservice to journalism profession’’ and calls for sanction against the international news organisation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing on the EndSARS protest and its…
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DJ Switch, a front for divisive forces – FG
The Federal Government says Obianuju Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch is “a fraud and a front for divisive and destructive forces’’ that will be exposed in the fullness of time. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in Abuja on Thursday while speaking on the roles the Nigerian disk jockey played…
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FG is addressing job creation for youths – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday in Lagos said that the Federal Government will continue to address the issue of job creation for the youth. Mohammed said this while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the meeting of governors, ministers and traditional rulers of South-West states following the EndSARS…
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Lai Mohammed reveals outcome of meeting with South-East leaders
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described as “extremely fruitful“ the meeting which a presidential team had with leaders and stakeholders of the South-East. “The meeting of the presidential delegation with South-East leaders was very useful,” Mohammed said on Sunday in Enugu. The delegation, led by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff…
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Please bear with FG, Lai Mohammed begs Nigerians
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday, appealed to Nigerians to bear with the regime of the President, Muhammadu Buhari in its quest to deliver the much-needed change it promised Nigerians in 2015. Mohammed, who spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, urged Nigerians yet to feel the impacts of the regime to…
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Bear with us – Buhari begs Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appealed to Nigerians yet to feel the impacts of his Administration and those who feel the government is not doing enough to bear with the government. The President made the appeal in Ilorin at a town hall meeting with the traditional rulers, youths, students, organised labour, market women and other…
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I see a better Nigeria after #EndSARS – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said he envisions a better Nigeria where fundamental human rights of people will be respected after the #EndSARS protests. The minister, who spoke at a Special NAN Forum on Monday in Abuja, said that the vision would, however, be achievable if the protesters would give peace…