Tag: Lai Mohammed
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2019: Buhari has done more than enough to be reelected – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the 2019 re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government will be very easy. The minister stated this on Tuesday in Oyo while inspecting the 52-kilometre dualised Oyo-Ogbomosho road project under construction by Reynold Construction Company (RCC) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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15 revenue generating agencies underpaid N8.1trn under Jonathan — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday said N8.1 trillion that 15 revenue generating agencies of the federal government failed to remit to the Federation Account between 2010 and 2015 is equal to Nigeria’s yearly national budget. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, the minister stated this in Osogbo,…
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2019: Lai Mohammed visits CNN, Al Jazeera, others showcases Buhari’s ‘achievements’
The federal government has slammed critics of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for allegedly distorting facts and whittling the achievements of the administration. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the remarks when he spoke with journalists in New York after a tour of major media houses and think-tank in the U.S. Mr…
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Lagos can become Africa’s tourism hub – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has reiterated that Lagos State has the potential to become Africa’s tourism hub. According to the minister, the Federal Government will support it in developing the sector. The minister said this on Monday in Lagos, at the Lagos Tourism Summit with the theme; “Destination Lagos: Towards…
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MUST SEE: Reno releases teaser list of looters in APC
Following federal government Sunday’s list of alleged looters in the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has come out with a list of alleged looters in the All Progressives Congress (APC). In Reno’s statement publishing the names of the alleged looters, the former presidential aide, launched a blistering attack…
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Corruption: Lai Mohammed lied; I never collected a dime from Dasuki – Secondus
…Threatens court action against Lai Mohammed The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has challenged the Minister of Culture and Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed to be ready to prove his allegation that the he collected N200m from the purse of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Secondus gave the threat in…
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UPDATE 2: 104 Dapchi girls, two others freed unconditionally- FG
The Federal Government said a total of 106 abducted persons, comprising 104 Daphi schoolgirls, one other girl and a boy were freed by insurgents in the early hours of Wednesday. Briefing journalists in Maiduguri, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said all the 106 persons were freed unconditionally, contrary to reports in…
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Buhari dispatches Lai Mohammed, 3 other ministers to Dapchi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered four ministers to proceed to Dapchi in Yobe for update on the release of the female students abducted in February. The Ministers include Mansur Dan-Ali, Defence; Abdulrahman Danbazau, Interior; Lai Mohammed, Information; and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Khadijat Abba-Ibrahim. The four ministers left the weekly Federal…
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Farmers, herders’ clashes not caused by ethnicity, religion — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has blamed the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen on environmental, rather than ethnic or religious issues, while assuring of the Federal Government’s commitment to finding a lasting solution to the clashes. The Minister, who stated this at a mini town hall meeting which he organised for…
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Lai Mohammed inaugurates Boards of NAN, VON, others
…Charges Members To Support Fight Against Corruption The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated some of the boards of parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, with a charge to members to support the ongoing anti-corruption war of the Buhari Administration. “May I also remind you that…