Tag: Lai Mohammed
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FG receives petitions over #EndSARS
The Federal Government says it has received petitions from various groups dissociating themselves from the #EndSARS protest which has now turned violent. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this at a special forum in Abuja on Monday. He said the groups noted in the petitions that while the protest was genuine,…
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#EndSARS protest hijacked to destabilise Buhari Govt – FG
The Federal Government says the #EndSARS protest has been hijacked by hoodlums and people with ulterior motive to destabilise the country and bring down the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Sunday when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme. He said the Federal Government had…
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Why we are extending rail construction to Niger Republic – FG
The Federal Government says it approves the extension of rail construction from Lagos-Kano-Katsina to Marradi in Niger Republic for economic and commercial benefits. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the explanation on Friday when he featured on Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) live programme, “Good Morning Nigeria” Specifically, the Minister said the…
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Nigeria @60: Presidency reveals where Buhari will address Nigerians from on Independence Day
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity has revealed where the President will address Nigerians from on the 60th Independence anniversary of the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adesina, who made this known on Wednesday, as saying the President will address the nation from the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Thursday. “As…
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Buhari doing well despite dwindling revenues – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing immensely well, in spite of the dwindling revenues accruing to government. The minister stated this while responding to questions on the state of the nation on an audience participatory programme of the language station of Radio Nigeria,…
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Increased tariff: Previous Govt created problem in power sector – FG
The Federal Government has said that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan created the problem in the power sector by selling the power generating and distributing companies to incompetent investors. Information and culture minister Lai Mohammed stated this on Saturday in Lagos at a meeting with the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria. Mohammed, who…
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PDP Reps sue Lai Mohammed, AGF, NBC over broadcasting code
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has dragged the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) before the Federal High Court in Abuja to invalidate the controversial 6th broadcasting code. A copy of the originating summon sighted in Abuja joins Attorney General of the Federation and…
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Nigeria’s new fuel price still cheapest in W/Africa, those protesting increase are mischievous – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has defended the decision of the government to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. He attributed the increased amount to the global price of crude oil, saying the “angry reactions” that have greeted the latest petrol price were “unnecessary and totally…
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FG stops subsidies on DSO
The Federal Government says there will be no more subsidies, either of set top boxes or Signal carriage as it plans to resume the rollout of Digital Switch Over (DSO), a transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a…
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SERAP to Buhari: Order Lai Mohammed to withdraw NBC ‘insult code’ within 7 days
The new National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Code and Memo threatening to sanction any broadcast that denigrates, disrespects, insults, and abuses president, governors, lawmakers, and other elders and leaders in authority, must be withdrawn urgently. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari today urged him to instruct Mr Lai Mohammed,…