Tag: Lai Mohammed
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Buhari is victim of his own transparency, says Lai Mohammed
Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday said that, President Muhammadu Buhari, had become a victim of his own transparency in relation to his current vacation abroad. The Minister said this while addressing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on the eagerness of Nigerians to know Buhari’s health status. According to him, the…
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No need to be giving bulletin on Buhari’s health status – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is not in any danger health-wise. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, declared this Wednesday while fielding questions from State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. According to the minister, President Muhammadu Buhari is…
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FG has no plans to Islamise Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has declared that it is difficult to Islamise Nigeria by any government, saying that it has no hidden agenda to achieve such plan. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed made declaration on Monday at the North-Central Edition of Town Hall Meeting held in Ilorin, Kwara state. He said that…
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Calling me “Lie Mohammed’’ is price I pay for serving Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says he reads comments of people who claim not to believe what he says and coin his first name as “Lie’’. The minister stated this while responding to questions when he visited Daar Communications Plc on Friday in Abuja. He said that such comments were the…
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We didn’t envisage the level of corruption we met in office – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information, culture and tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC didn’t envisage the height of corruption it met in office when it came on board on May 2015. Mohammed however noted that despite the rottenness in virtually all spheres of public life, the President Muhammadu Buhari led…
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NBC to investigate Big Brother Nigeria brouhaha
The social media has been awash with the news of Big Brother Nigeria being hosted and shot in South Africa. The issue has generated massive public outrage and online debates. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Big…
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Negotiations to free Chibok girls ongoing – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday reassured that the negotiations for the release of other Chibok girls in captivity were on-going. The minister disclosed this at the Air Force Base in Yola in a briefing to conclude a day and night rounds of search sortie of the missing girls to…
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Rice will remain expensive for the foreseeable future – Yemi Osinbajo
The deputy president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that rice, the staple food of most Nigerians will remain expensive for the foreseeable future. Osinbajo made this revelation when a Nigerian citizen challenged him on the soaring price of the staple food in the country while he was on an unscheduled…
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Corrupt politicians frustrating FG’s policies – Lai Mohammed
…as FG launches Federal Government of Nigeria Information App (FGN IAPP) Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says corrupt elements opposed to the change agenda are making government activities obscure to give the wrong impression that they are not working. The minister stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of the…