Governor Ahmed El-rufai and Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed have warned of the danger of fake news in the country ahead of the coming 2019 general election. Consequently, El-rufai urged the Federal Government to enact legislation that…
Opposition short of ideas, deploying fake news as arsenal – Lai Mohammed (Guardian)
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Monday alleged that the opposition are deploying fake news as weapon against President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration ahead of the 2019 elections. The minister, who made the allegation at a media…
Kwara Berlin Wall broken, says Lai Mohmmed (Nation)
Minister of Information of Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed yesterday described the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s victory in the House of Representatives by-election in Kwara State as the breaking of the Berlin Wall of the state’s politics. Mohammed, the APC leader…
Minimum Wage: Retirees demand increase in monthly pensions (Nation) * Nigerian govt spends N3.5 million monthly to feed El-Zakzaky – Lai Mohammed (PremiumTimes)
Minimum Wage: Retirees demand increase in monthly pensions (Nation) Following the agreement on a new minimum wage of N30, 000, pensioners have also urged federal and state governments to consider a national minimum pension for them. National President of the…
How Lagos police infiltrated den of kidnappers – CP (Guardian) * Buhari keeps Nigeria safer than past govt – Lai Mohammed (Vanguard)
How Lagos police infiltrated den of kidnappers – CP (Guardian) The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, on Monday narrated how operatives of the command infiltrated a den of suspected kidnappers who were planning to kidnap their employer. Briefing…
Looters’ list not a violation of named persons’ rights – Court (Punch)
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, ruled on Tuesday, that the Federal Government’s alleged looters’ list released earlier in the year does not constitute a violation of the rights to presumption of innocence of those…
Atiku, PDP accuse minister, APC of spreading fake news (Punch)
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have accused the All Progressives Congress and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, of spreading fake news. The PDP, therefore, asked the minister and the ruling APC…
Why the Buhari administration engages foreign media – Lai Mohammed (Punch)* Fayemi dissolves boards of agencies, parastatals (Nation)
Why the Buhari administration engages foreign media – Lai Mohammed (Punch) The Federal Government says it is engaging foreign media organisations, networks and think tanks to shape their opinion on the true position of things and to also correct the…
Fake news greatest threat to 2019 polls, says minister (Nation)
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said yesterday that fake news is a threat to the 2019 general elections. Mohammed, who made the submissions in a presentation at The Chatham House in London, said 2019 elections would indicate whether…
Fed Govt shocked as Boko Haram kills aid worker (Nation)
The Federal Government yesterday expressed shock over the killing of another aid worker by Boko Haram abductors. The Islamists made good their threat by killing Hauwa Leman, who worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The organisation…
