“Dasuki refused to account for $1.2 billion transactions made in one day”

The Federal Government has accused former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki of making N1.2billion transactions in one day without explaining what the deals were about. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told reporters in his Oro hometown in Kwara State that releasing Dasuki and Shi’ite leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky without extracting information from them […]

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Dasuki, Elzakzaky cannot be released now

The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Lai Muhammad has stated that the detained former Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria Ibrahim Elzakzaky cannot be released now as both are being held on the grounds of national security. The minister in an interaction with journalists at his home […]

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FG vows to bring purveyors of fake news to justice

The Federal Government on Sunday said that it will not relent until it has exposed those behind the fake news phenomenon in the country and bring them to justice. In a statement in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that those behind the fake news had the intention of destabilising […]

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“Nigeria out of recession in manufacturing, Agric, others”

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, has defended the performance of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration with regard to the economy, saying its impact has been positive. He said this is more so considering the situation the administration met. Mr Mohammed said this on Tuesday when he appeared on Channels Television’s breakfast […]

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FG to make ‘use of local consultants’ in projects crucial

The Federal Government is to adopt a policy that will make it mandatory for local consultants to be involved in their projects across the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made this known on Friday in Abuja when a delegation of Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) visited him. He […]

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Chibok girls: FG warns Jonathan against casting blame

The Federal Government has forewarn former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop casting blame over the issue of the Chibok girls who were abducted under his watch. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, called Jonathan’s action an unnecessary distraction from ongoing efforts to secure the release of the girls who remain in captivity, almost […]

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Federal permsec carts away 40 SUVs, says Lai

A former Federal permanent secretary, abbreviated as permsec, retired from office recently and carted away a total of 40 brand new SUVs and other vehicles. The startling revelation was made today by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while explaining President Muhammadu Buhari’s well-articulated strategy in the fight against corruption in the country. Mohammed was […]

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$30bn Loan: FG will resubmit loan request, says Lai

President Muhammadu Buhari will resubmit the request for his administration to borrow $29.96bn from external sources to the Senate despite the setback the borrowing plan suffered at the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday. This was disclosed to correspondents by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. […]

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Lai Mohammed describe past administration as sick and corrupt

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, on Friday described the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration as sick, weak and corrupt. He further  said the victory of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2015 presidential election saved the country from total collapse. According to The Nation, Mohammed was in Kano alongside five other ministers for a Town Hall […]

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Fuel Price Hike: ‘We have no choice’

The Federal Government on Monday said that it had no choice than to liberalize the price of petrol. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja, justified the increase in the price of petrol to N145, He also faulted a claim that the new price regime […]

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Electricity staffs comes for Minister over power outage claim

MINISTER of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, has come under fire over a statement attributed to him that the unions in the power sector were sabotaging power infrastructure, leading to outages. Workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees challenged Mohammed to a public debate on the problems in the power […]

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Nigeria govt to partner with its youths as Social Media Week ends

INFORMATION and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has pledged federal government’s determination to partner with the youths to ensure the actualization of their God-given potentials. Drawing the curtain on the fourth edition of the annual Social Media Week in Lagos at the weekend, Mohammed said that Nigeria has great options in the creative industry that can […]

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