The Minister of Information and Cultural Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has refuted a report making the rounds on social media that he had directed the National...
The Nigerian government has hinted at stopping its N-Power programme under which it employs and pays stipends to some unemployed Nigerians. The government said that it...
Radio and television stations with outstanding renewal and licensing fees will have 60 per cent of their debt written off by the Nigerian government provided they...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday received the report of the Post-Covid-19 Initiatives Committee on the Creative Industry. The minister said...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has claimed that his ministry will create more than two million additional jobs within the next three years....
The police on Friday released Rotimi Jolayemi, the broadcaster who was detained for criticizing the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on social media. He...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday reiterated that COVID-19 is real. He said Nigerians who kept denying the existence of the virus...
The Federal Government has promised to do everything possible to stem the growing rate of the rape in the country. This came against the background of...
The Federal Government has said the country’s debt profile as painted by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was nothing but “scaremongering anchored on a false premise”....
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Friday President Muhammadu Buhari had put Nigeria on an irreversible road to sustainable development in the...
Amnesty International has described as unlawful the arrest and detention of a journalist for criticising the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The rights group...
The Nigeria Police Force Friday charged a journalist, Rotimi Jolayemi, aka Oba Akewi, for allegedly causing “annoyance and hatred” for the Minister of Information and Culture,...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday urged banks and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to comply with guidelines on...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Wednesday reacted to claims that one of the Chinese doctors who came to Nigeria to assist...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday funds donated by the private sector towards fighting coronavirus were meant for the development of...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Friday that the rising spate of fake news and misinformation despite repeated caution by government, is...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday he had tested negative for coronavirus. The minister disclosed this at a media briefing...
The Federal Government on Thursday said there are plans in the offing to ban interstate travels in the country as the nation continues to contend with...
The Federal Government has cancelled the meeting of heads of states and governments of the Chad Basin slated for next week in Abuja. The Minister of...
The Federal Government has said that the situation of coronavirus in Nigerian could get worse and has therefore, called on citizens to supports its efforts to...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, stated that there is need to notify airmen before the implementation of the flight ban announced...
The Federal Government has said it would enforce the provision for 70 per cent local content in all radio and television programmes in the country. The...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commenced the implementation of the reforms approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen NBC’s regulatory role and make it more...
The Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Amnesty International to stop tagging Nigerian troops as “the bad guys” in their...
Reno Omokri, a hard critic of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has raised eyebrows over the proposed move by the Federal Government to borrow the sum...
The Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed has claimed that the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) would be able to compete with television stations like Cable News...
SANWO-OLU & MUNACHI MBONU The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu was among distinguished personalities at the unveiling of the book titled, ‘Father’s Will’ which...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has revealed why the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammedu Buhari will not stop Nigerians...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday sent a strong warning to media house operating within Nigeria. He warned that any media house...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has stated that the Federal Government of Nigeria will not be distracted by the “baseless” rating of...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday described the purported inclusion of Nigeria on the United States travel restriction as ill-conceived. Mohammed, who...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has revealed that projected revenue from the local music industry is projected to hit $86 million (about...
The Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese of the Catholic Church, Matthew Kukah has been admonished to use his “high ecclisiastical office to work for the charming...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately implement measures aimed at re-positioning the broadcast...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, told Nigerians on Monday there was no cause for alarm over the country’s debt profile. Mohammed stated this...
To encourage tourists to visit the rural areas of the country, the Federal Government said it planned to establish community museums. The Minister of Information and...
The Presidency has blamed non-control of social media as the cause of deaths of several people in the country and other harms. The Senior Special Assistant...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has closed the case against Ishaq Kawu, the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has given conditions under which he would support the controversial hate speech bill. The controversial former minister said he...
For the umpteenth time, the Nigerian Government has explained why it closed the nation’s land borders. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who spoke...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday Nigeria would continue to explore culture and tourism as veritable platforms to strengthen its...
The proposed bills on hate speech and social media regulation have continued to be a subject of national discourse. The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate,...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to lead the government ongoing plans to rid the social...
The Nigerian government has maintained its stance on the regulation of social media, stating that it would not back down on the proposal. Minister of Information...
The senate marshalled by Ahmad Lawan has been convincing in confirming the stereotypes and assumptions about the institution. In July, I wrote about Lawan’s obsequiousness and...
The Federal Government on Tuesday rolled out new measures to check the spread of fake news and hate speech in the country. The Minister of Information...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says a wrong perception about the security situation in Nigeria is stalling the country from getting external support....
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been given final warning to provide the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged its support for the forthcoming 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), set to be staged in Lagos, from the...
For the umpteenth time, the Federal Government on Sunday vowed to deal with purveyors of fake news and hate speech in the country. The Minister of...