Tag: Mohd Idris

Dont downgrade, scrap States’ Information Ministries - Minister Idris appeals to Govs.

Aminu Imam
Minister Idris appeals

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has appealed to some state governments considering the dissolution or downgrading of their Ministries of Information to reconsider the decision. The Minister, who made this appeal in Kaduna yesterday, stressed that the ministries are not just administrative bodies but key drivers of public engagement, national orientation, and societal cohesion. The Minister, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant (Media), Rabiu Ibrahim, spoke at the 48th National Council of Information and National Orientation, with the theme: Enhancing Public Information Management for Inclusive…

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‘Why FG hasnt announced centres for sale of rice’ Minister

Aminu Imam

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that although the bags of rice to be sold by the Federal Government for N40,000 were available, sale centres cannot be announced, for fear of being hijacked and hoarded by “people who have money’. The Minister stated this while fielding questions from newsmen, following a press briefing at the Radio House in Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the Federal Government, through the Minister on Monday, said it had created centres across the country where Nigerians could purchase 50kg bags of rice…

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CSU Certificate: “Tinubu sincere to Nigerians”, Says FG

Aminu Imam

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu was sincere to Nigerians in alleviating the hardship being faced in the country. Idris made this comment at a Business lunch organised for him and other ministers by the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) on Thursday, in Abuja. Drawing reference from the recent negotiation with the labour union, the minister said that the government delegation had to get back to the president when labour unions were adamant that the least they will take is N40,000. After back…

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N80bn Money Laundering: EFCC nabs Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris

Aminu Imam

Nigerias Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, has reportedly been arrested over alleged money laundering and diversion of public funds. Those familiar with the development said Idris was intercepted in Kano by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), yesterday evening and was flown to Abuja, the nations capital, for interrogation. According to sources, the EFCC has for some time now been investigating a case of diversion of at least N80 billion in public funds which were allegedly laundered through some bogus contracts. The companies used in laundering the funds have…

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