Lai Mohammed

Information Minister mourns, extols ex- Kwara lnformation Commissioner Ogunsola

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed shock at the death of Dr Olufemi Ayodeji Ogunsola, a former...

Post-Covid-19 initiatives for creative industry will be implemented, says Information Minister 

  Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has given avowed commitment for a diligent implementation of the post-Covid-19 Initiatives Committee recommendations for...

Information Minister lauds Nigerian media’s Covid-19 fight, raises hope on FG’s intervention in the industry 

  Impressed by the media’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for increased support and...

Post-COVID-19: Nigeria Advocates Tourism Marshall Plan For Africa To Aid Recovery 

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has canvassed a ‘Marshall Plan’ for the recovery of the Travel and Tourism...

Information Minister inaugurates committee on audience measurement in advertising, wants robust system 

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday charged the newly inaugurated committee on advertising to develop a framework...

FG, Information Minister lauded over COVID-19 stimulus package for media, creative industry

    The Federal Government has been lauded for the COVID-19 stimulus package being initiated for the Nigerian media and the creative industry....

PTF tells security agents: Journalists are on essential service, exempt them from curfew

  …Information Minister to take on Lagos Police Commissioner   The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the...

FG promises nation’s media industry stimulus package

…we ‘ll revive the fourth estate of the realm …also creative, hospitality industry As part of plans to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, the...

COVID-19 Presidential Task Force dismisses N500, 000 daily sitting allowance for members – Lai Mohammed

    …says it’s fake, distracting news   …coronavirus not a hoax     The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic has denied...

Boko Haram, ISWAP want to plunge Nigeria into religious war, says Lai Mohammed

  …real reason they are targeting Christians, Christian villages Irreverent Boko Haram insurgents and their ally, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) are targeting Christians...

Minister mourns death of music icon Victor Olaiya

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has acknowledged the death of  music legend Sir Victor Olaiya on Thursday, calling it a...

FG to Bishop Kukah: Don’t divide Nigeria along religious lines

Incensed by Bishop Matthew Kukah’s comment comparing  the Federal Government with Boko Haram,  the Government has urged him not to indulge in actions that are capable of...

Nigeria’s rising debt profile is nothing to worry about, says Lai Mohammed

… calls Obasanjo, others scaremongers   There is no cause for alarm over the country’s rising domestic and external debts, says Information and...

Border closure: 296 illegal immigrants arrested, as FG recounts gains

The Federal Government has revealed that 296 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the closure of its border on 2 August, 2019. It...

Fake news, hate speech: FG has no intention of stifling press freedom

  In a bid to curtail hate speech and fake news in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday revealed that it is set...

Nigeria needs to do more in terms of quality films- Lai Mohammed

Seeks India’s support for Nigeria’s Film Industry   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has enjoined the Indian Government to...