I’m surprised’, Tinubu’s spokesperson breaks silence on UberFacts viral tweet (Tribune) Bayo Onanuga, one of the spokespersons to president-elect, Bola Tinubu has expressed his displeasure at the ‘excitement’ generated on social media by a tweet made by a foreign media…
Alleged Treason: FG’s allegations against me and Datti fictitious and malicious — Peter Obi
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the last presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that he was saddened, on reading the press statement by the Nigerian Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The Minister had, in a…
Terra Academy trains 2,000 scriptwriters, stage lightening experts
No fewer than 2,000 Nigerian youths have graduated from the Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA), having studied scriptwriting, stage lighting and more. Mrs Bolanle Austen-Peters, founder of Terra Kulture and TAFTA, during TAFTA maiden graduation ceremony in Lagos, emphasised…
NFVCB trains 50 content creators on OTT streaming
The National Film and Video Censor Board (NFVCB) on Tuesday in Lagos began a two-day training for 50 aspiring content creators and entrepreneurs in understanding the modules for Over -The- Top (OTT) streaming and its components. Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, Executive…
President Buhari appoints Dembos as NTA Director-General
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. According…
*Protest as abductors kill LAUTECH student, hotelier (Punch)*Arise anchor Rufai Oseni apologises for driving on BRT lane (Nation)
Protest as abductors kill LAUTECH student, hotelier (Punch) Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, and some town youths are currently staging a public protest in Ogbomoso. Our correspondent gathered that the news of the alleged killing of…
FG, firm collaborate on local content in movie industry
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday interacted with Amazon Prime Video towards building capacity of Nigerians for local content in movie production. The minister held a closed door meeting with a delegation from Amazon Prime…
Nigeria signs agreement with Germany for repatriation of 1,130 Benin bronzes – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday said that Nigeria had signed an agreement for the repatriation of 1,130 Benin bronzes from Berlin in Germany. Mohammed during inauguration of The Art Hotel in Lagos, said that…
How 1,130 looted Benin Bronzes got to Germany – FG
The Federal Government says many of the1,130 looted Benin Bronzes to be repatriated to Nigeria from Germany got to German public institutions via trade and donations The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Friday in…
We’ll lift Twitter ban ‘in a matter of days’ –FG
The federal government said the ban on operations on microblogging platform, Twitter, will be lifted “in a matter of days”. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave this update after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting…
