The Federal Government has hailed the United States for removing Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns, calling the decision fair and just. In a statement issued in Paris, France, on Thursday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed reiterated his earlier stand, when Nigeria was put on the list last…
i The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says his recent trip to the United State of America was fruitful and successful despite deliberate and sponsored fake news by detractors. The minister said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) before he departed Washington, DC, for Lagos. NAN reports that…
The Federal Government has demanded a full and unconditional return of the 1,130 Benin Bronzes that were looted from the African nation in the 19th century and domiciled in German museums. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the demand in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, during separate meetings with the German Minister…
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has accused leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu of living a five-star life abroad and wearing designer clothes while on the run outside the country for over four years. Lai Mohammed stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday on the re-arrest of the…
The Federal Government has stated that CNN deserves to be sanctioned over its report on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday, during a briefing on the aftermath of the protest, described the CNN…
The Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde has debunked claims alleging that Governors of South Western States are in support of the Social Media Bill. The governor who debunked the claims during the inauguration of the Oyo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality, Violation of Rights of Citizens and Unlawful Killings, said the…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said while previous administrations talked about modular refineries, but only President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has succeeded in ensuring its establishment. The minister, who stated this at the pre-commissioning inspection of the Waltersmith’s 5000 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery located in Ohaji-Egbema in Imo,…
The Federal Government on Monday said in spite of the recent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, and the service-based tariff review of electricity cost, the prices in Nigeria still remained among the cheapest in Africa. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Abuja on Monday said…
Following recent harassment of its citizens in Ghana by the Ghanaian authorities, the Federal Government has disclosed that it will no longer tolerate such behaviour. The Federal Government is said to be urgently considering various options aimed at improving the situation. According to a statement released by Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture,…
The federal government has said the rehabilitation of the Radio House in Abuja should be completed in a few weeks’ time. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made this known on Monday during a tour of the project. He said this was the first major face-lift on the 14-floor building since it was…