Tag: Lai Mohammed

‘Nigeria’s insecurity fuelling agitations for secession’ –  Lai Moh’d

Aminu Imam

The Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that banditry, the Boko Haram insurgency and general insecurity in the country are responsible for some Nigerian groups agitating for secession. The minister stated this during a Town Hall meeting in Kaduna tagged: “Setting Benchmarks for Enhanced Security and National Unity in Nigeria”. Mohammed said the issues of farmers, herders crisis, banditry, kidnapping among other insecurity challenges have led to increasing calls for secession in the country. According to him, “Ominously, the general state of insecurity, as reflected in incidences…

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FG targets one million jobs from digital switch-over

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government says it hopes to generate one million jobs through the Digital Switch Over, (DSO), by promoting the right content to the 24 million TV households in the country.  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, stated this at the unveiling of DSO and analogue switch-off timetable on Thursday, in Abuja.  According to him, “It will create jobs for at least one million Nigerians in the next three years. We are not quoting this figure because we want to impress anybody. There is industry, manufacturing, innovative, content…

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Kano-Maradi rail: “Posterity will be kind to President Buhari” – Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says posterity will be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari for embarking on massive infrastructure development in the country. The minister stated this on Tuesday in Katsina at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi rail project. Speaking at the ceremony, Mohammed said after a successful completion of his administration, Buhari will be remembered for leaving a legacy of massive infrastructure development in the country. He said the Kano-Maradi rail project is a further testimony to the commitment of the administration to the…

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‘Politics, logistics delaying delivery of Covid-19 vaccine to Nigeria’ – Minister

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government says “politics and logistics” problems are the major reason it has not received the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed stated this yesterday. He said the issue of vaccines was a serious one to the government which had put every needed infrastructure in place for its storage. The minister said the ultra-cold freezers to store the Pfizer vaccine candidate doses upon their arrival in the country had already been acquired before the companies…

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FG accuses Kukah of stoking hatred against Buhari

Aminu Imam

Warns religious leaders against making inciting, provocative statements The Federal Government has asked the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, to refrain from stoking the embers of hatred. Picture caption: Lai Moh’d The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who gave the caution in a statement issued yesterday, said a religious leader who has never supported President Muhammadu Buhari should not use disproved allegations against him. While the minister did not mention the name of Kukah, it was clear that he was referring to the bishop, who…

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COVID-19: No fresh lockdown over second wave – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of a second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who gave this clarification when he featured on a radio programme in Abuja, said the directives and position of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 at its briefing on Monday, did not translate to partial or total lockdown as reported in some sections of the media. He allayed the fears of Nigerians and some listeners that called-in…

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‘We won’t allow reckless use of social media throw Nigeria into turmoil’- Lai Moh’d

Aminu Imam

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that the federal government will not allow ‘reckless use’ of social media to cause crisis in the country. This statement was made by the Information Minister while speaking at a meeting with title editors of newspapers yesterday in Lagos. While lamenting the influence of fake news during the #EndSARS protests, Lai Mohammed said the government would seek ways to ensure responsible use of social media, but said there were no attempts to ban its use. There were attacks on police stations…

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Lekki shootings: FG threatens CNN over ‘unverified’ report

Aminu Imam

…‘Documentary is biased’ – Coalition …‘We stand by our story’, replies CNN The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed yesterday said that the Cable News Network (CNN) should be sanctioned for its investigative report on the October 20 Lekki shootings. Recall that the CNN on Wednesday released an investigative report alleging that the Nigerian Army used live bullets on protesters during its intervention in the #EndSARS protests that occurred in Lekki, Lagos State. Following the military’s denial of the shooting and killing of the protesters, CNN had released an…

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Lekki shootings: FG threatens to sanction CNN over report

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday said Cable News Network( CNN) should be sanctioned for its investigative report on the October 20 Lekki shootings. The CNN,on Wednesday released an investigative report alleging that the Nigerian army used live bullets on protesters during its intervention in the #EndSARS protests that occurred in Lekki, Lagos State. CNN said a forensic probe of the bullet casings recovered from the scene of the incident revealed that live bullets were fired at the protesters The minister described the report published by…

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We will not allow anarchy in Nigeria – Lai Mohammed

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Saturday when he featured on a late night Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) news programme, “Weekend File” The programme entitled, “EndSARS Protest: The Way Forward,” was monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The minister said Saturday’s assassination attempt on the Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, while addressing the protesters was…

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