Tag: Lai Mohammed
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Chibok/Dapchi girls comparison: Jonathan calls Lai Mohammed ‘notorious liar’
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has rubbished a statement credited to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed that his administration delayed in responding to the abduction of Chibok girls. Mohammed, while speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of the Editors’ plaza championed by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, said, “Now, don’t compare orange with…
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Yobe school attack: FG confirms 110 Dapchi girls unaccounted
The Federal Government on Sunday confirmed that 110 schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical School Dapchi, were unaccounted for in the Boko Haram attack on the school last Monday. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of information, disclosed this to newsmen in Damaturu after a closed door meeting between a federal government delegation,Yobe government, security agencies, community leaders…
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Stakeholders to get update on search for missing Dapchi girls – Lai Mohammed
Security officials and other stakeholders are to get an update on the search for the missing Dapchi girls of the Government Science and Technical Girls College, Yobe. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in a statement signed in Damaturu on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Segun Adeyemi…
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JUST IN: Again, presidential delegation arrives Yobe for missing #DapchiGirls
A presidential delegation led by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, and his counterpart in the interior ministry, Abdulrahman Dambazau, have arrived Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. TheNewsGuru reports this is the second time a presidential delegation will visit the state after Lai Mohammed first visit the state on Thursday over the issue of the…
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Digital switch over will provide endless opportunities – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on Friday said the “Digital Switch Over” from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting, would create endless opportunities in the entertainment and economic sectors. Mohammed made this remark during the official launch of the digital switchover television service in Osogbo, Osun. According to the minister, the switchover would…
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Yobe attacks: Boko Haram on a mission to embarrass Buhari’s government – Lai Mohammed
…Says FG not sure of precise number of missing schoolgirls in Yobe attack The Federal Government on Thursday said it cannot put an exact figure to the number of girls missing in the recent attack on Yobe State. It therefore called for more time to be able to assess situation of things. This was revealed…
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We “cannot sleep with our eyes closed because of the media” – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to the freedom of the press, saying the media has nothing to fear from the present administration. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Thursday when he received a delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) on a courtesy visit to…
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No imminent war, crisis in Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says there is no imminent war or crisis in Nigeria and the country is in competent hands under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister stated this during an interactive session with a cross section of Nigerian community and members of staff of the Nigerian…
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FG developing strategies to completely dismantle Boko Haram ideology – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is developing narratives and communication strategies to completely dismantle and neutralise the Boko Haram violent ideology and messages. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the public presentation of the “Policy Framework and National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent…
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Sanction violators of Broadcast Code, Lai Mohammed tells NBC
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction broadcasting organizations that violate the nation’s Broadcast Code, saying the serial violation of the code by many radio and television stations constitute a threat to national peace, security and unity. The Minister gave the directive while addressing…