Estimated Reading Time: 1The Federal Government is seeking power to license and regulate private broadcasting in the country using the internet and other online outlet. Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the submission at a public hearing on a bill to amend the National Broadcasting Act organised by the[Read More…]
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Just In: Lai Mohammed says Twitter has reached out for negotiations
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Federal Government says the management of tech giant, Twitter, has reached out for dialogue. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said this on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council. He claimed that the ban has so far been very[Read More…]
PDP Lawmakers move to sue the federal Government over twitter ban
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to lift the ban on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, or it will take legal action against the government as soon as possible. The PDP caucus described the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria[Read More…]
‘Because Nigeria is facing security challenges, does not automatically make the country a failed state’ – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Federal Government says for anyone to declare Nigeria a failed state on the basis of its security challenges, is “preposterous’’. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this in response to a recent declaration by the Council on Foreign Affairs (CFA) in the[Read More…]
‘Despite Buhari’s efforts, naysayers have refused to see progress’ – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 1Nigeria’s minister of information, Lai Mohammed says despite the government’s best efforts, “naysayers” have refused to see progress. According to the minister, the security challenges confronting the country will not define President Muhammadu Buhari’s legacy. “I want to state emphatically that while more attention has been given,[Read More…]
‘Fake news has caused depression, ruined homes’ – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 2Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has spoken on the need for Nigerian media houses to have fact-checking desks, citing the adverse effects of fake news. The minister warned that fake news generates not only dangerous consequences for the country but it also affects interpersonal relationship[Read More…]
‘That is what you get when you demarket your country’ Lai Mohammed answers why Twitter snubbed Nigeria
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has accused Nigerians and the media of being responsible for Twitter snubbing Nigeria and deciding to have Africa headquarters in Ghana. Twitter Inc on Monday announced that it is opening shop in Ghana, a move many in the Nigerian[Read More…]
‘Insecurity in Nigeria is fuelled by Malcontents’ – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Nigerian government has said that the incessant insecurity in the country is being deliberately fuelled by some malcontent so as to trigger full fletch chaos across the land. Information and Culture Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. “The[Read More…]
Digital Switch Over: Nigeria will realise $1 billion from spectrum sale – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says over $1 billion would accrue to the government from the sale of the spectrum after the completion of the Digital Switch Over (DSO). The minister stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he featured on the News Agency[Read More…]
Nigerian brands producing ads abroad must pay N100k each time it airs locally – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 3Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, says Nigerian brands will have to pay N100,000 every time their foreign-produced adverts are aired on TV stations showing in Nigeria. Speaking on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme on Monday, the minister explained that the brands must pay the[Read More…]
