The Federal Government has rejected the 2021 annual World Press Freedom Index that characterized Nigeria as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism, saying Nigerian press remains among the most vibrant and freest in the world. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the rejection Tuesday in Abuja when he…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has reaffirmed his claim that the reported massacre at the toll gate remains the first massacre in the world without blood or bodies. Lai Mohammed stated that one year after the alleged shooting at Lekki tollgate by soldiers, there has been no bodies, no families, no…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is taking loans in order to build world class infrastructure that will benefit generations of Nigerians and reverse the massive infrastructure deficit in the country. The Minister stated this in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday at a town hall meeting to…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria’s resolve to remain as one indivisible entity is unshakable, in spite of the various challenges facing the nation. The Minister made the remarks in Abuja on Monday at the opening of ‘Nigeria at 60 Photo Exhibition’ with the theme “60 Years of Our…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. It was disclosed in a statement from the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday. The team…
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture will collaborate with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to launch a national campaign against drug trafficking and illicit use of drugs in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday when he received the Chairman of the…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated music stars Burna Boy and Whizkid over their Grammy Award victories. The Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, on Sunday night, won their first-ever Grammy Awards. Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, a nominee for a second consecutive year bagged the much-coveted Grammy…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has charged the Ministerial Task Force on the Digital Switch Over (DSO) to ensure that the project offers very rich content for Nigerian television viewers, saying the success of the project depends on the content it offers. The Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is a process…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Steering Committee on the Commercialization of the Nigeria Film Corporation (NFC), with the objective of making the country’s film industry a capital of entertainment in Africa. The inauguration took place in Abuja on Monday and was conducted by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The Minister…
The federal government said President Muhammadu Buhari’s assumption of office in 2015 prevented Nigeria from becoming a failed state, after a long stretch of rapacious and rudderless leadership. In a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister said President Buhari came into office at…