Tag: Alhaji Lai Mohammed

Let’s Work Hard to Justify Mr. President’s confidence, Minister Charges Staff

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has charged the management and staff of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to work harder to justify the confidence of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister, who made the remarks in Abuja on Wednesday at his inaugural meeting with the Permanent Secretary and directors of the ministry immediately after he was sworn in by the President, said his re-appointment and subsequent posting to the ministry was a mark of confidence reposed in him by the President. “My charge to all…

APC sacks Saraki-controlled Kwara executives

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The National Working Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissolved the Kwara State Executive of the party, finally breaking the control of Senate President Bukola Saraki on the party affairs in the state. The party’s National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole and its National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni announced this on Monday in Abuja after the NWC meeting. The party said a caretaker committee to be led by Bashir Bolarinwa shall be appointed to head the state Executive Committee. The caretaker committees would also be constituted in the…

FG CONDEMNS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INVASION,ORDERS PROBE

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The Federal Government has expressed shock at the invasion of the National Assembly and the subsequent snatching of the Senate mace by thugs on Tuesday.   In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the security agencies have been directed to immediately unravel the circumstances surrounding the breach of security that led to the invasion.   He said the security around the National Assembly complex would also be reinforced to prevent a recurrence.    

Terror Attack Alert: FG assures of Adequate Security Measures in FCT

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The Federal Government has assured of adequate security measures to thwart any possible terror attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and elsewhere around the country, saying there is no cause for alarm despite the latest travel advisories by some Western countries. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the security agencies have not let down their guard, despite the fact that there has been no terror attack in the FCT since the Buhari Administration assumed office. ”We know…

DON’T MOCK US, MINISTER CHARGES MEDIA

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The Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the media to fully support the administration’s fight against corruption, saying the fourth estate of the realm cannot afford to sit on the fence as far as the battle to rid the nation of corruption is concerned. Declaring open the 68th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja on Monday, the Minister said while the media should not hesitate to criticise the government’s strategy for the war against corruption, when necessary, it should…

Emir of Dutse Commends Minister for Promoting Culture, Tourism

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The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, has commended the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for his leadership role in the promotion of tourism, culture and peaceful co-existence in the country. The Emir made the commendation on Thursday in Dutse, when the Minister paid a courtesy visit to the Emir on the sidelines of the 9th National Council Meeting on Tourism, Culture and National Orientation holding in the Jigawa capital. “We understand the enormity of work you are doing with regards to promoting…

We have Drastically Cut Rice Importation- Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has drastically cut rice importation and moved Nigeria very close to achieving self-sufficiency in rice, a major staple food in the country, in just two years. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister -quoting figures from the Thailand Rice Exporters Association said rice importation from Thailand, which supplies the bulk of the parboiled rice being imported into Nigeria, dropped from 644,131 Metric Tonnes to about 21,000 MT between September 2015…