Tag: Lai Mohammed
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FG not treating bandits with kid-gloves – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is erroneous and misleading the accusation in certain quarters that it is treating bandits with kid-gloves. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this on Tuesday when he featured on Nigeria Television Authority programme, “Good Morning Nigeria’’. Speaking on renewed onslaught against bandit on the programme monitored…
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Buhari govt orders GoTv, Startimes to migrate to freeTv platform – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has directed GoTv and Startimes to migrate their signals to the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture explained that the directive was in line with the Digital Switch Over (DSO) process. Disclosing this on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister said the laws of…
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First National Theatre Festival of Unity, a great initiative — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the General Manager, National Theatre, Lagos, Prof. Sunday Ododo, for organising the first-ever Festival of Unity, with the theme ‘Healing Nigeria’. The minister, represented by Dr Olalekan Fadolapo, the Register/Chief Executive of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), described the initiative as “great’’,…
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#EndSARS: FG not panicking over UK lawmakers’ demand for sanctions – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is not panicking over the demand for sanctions by the United Kingdom lawmakers. The PUNCH reports that the UK lawmakers had on Monday debated over alleged human rights abuses during the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria and demanded sanctions on government officials and security agents…
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Buhari’s poverty alleviation, job creation programmes best in Nigerian history – Lai Mohammed
President Muhammadu Buhari’s several initiatives targeted at jobs for the youths and alleviating poverty among women and vulnerable groups remain the best in the history of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this in Kaduna at a meeting of the Northern Governors Forum with traditional rulers on the aftermath…
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Why FG is commercialising NFC — Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is reforming and commercialising the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) to address the agency’s teething challenges and reposition it for improved performance. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known on Monday in Abuja while inaugurating a Steering Committee for the Reform and Commercialisation of the Corporation.…