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- 18 Jul 2021
Lai Mohammed Denies Begging Obi Cubana to Loan Nigeria Money
Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has rubbished the report which claimed he asked Obi Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana, group chairman, Cubana to loan money to Nigeria. Lai Mohammed The news…
- 11 Mar 2021
DSO to Cover Every State- Lai Mohammed
Federal government has assured that no state will be left out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) – the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Lai Mohammed Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 5 Jul 2019
Documents Show Lai Mohammed Okayed N2.5Bn Payment to Pinnacle
Lai Mohammed, former Minister of Information has finally made a statement to the ICPC investigators taking responsibility for the approval of the N2.5 billion payment to Pinnacle Communications…
- 25 Apr 2019
Buhari’s Cabinet to Stay as He Likes- Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has clarified that the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to be held on May 22, does not mean that the cabinet will…
- 26 Jun 2019
N2.5Bn DSO Project: Lai Mohammed Fails to Appear in Court
Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information, on Wednesday, failed to appear before Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo Giwa of the Federal High Court Abuja, to explain his role in the approval of N2.5bn to…
- 26 Nov 2020
Despite Video Evidence, Lai Mohammed Denies N5m Hate Speech Fine
Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has denied announcing an increment in the fine for hate speech from N500, 000 to N5m, despite video evidence stating otherwise. Mohammed, who on…
- 14 Mar 2016
Lai Mohammed Restates Importance of Digitisation to Nigeria
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture as again underscored the importance of the nation joining other countries of the world to maximixe the importance of digitization to the…
- 24 Aug 2020
Lai Mohammed Says Reviewed NBC Code in Nigeria’s Best Interest
Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and culture, has insisted that the recent amendment to the sixth edition of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), as part…
- 4 Sept 2017
Lai Mohammed Mourns Death of Yero, Kannywood Veteran
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture has expressed his condolences to the friends and family of Kasimu Yero, veteran Kannywood actor who died on Sunday in Kaduna. In a statement…
- 15 Apr 2021
Lai Mohammed Says Nigerians Caused Twitter to Snub Nigeria for Ghana
Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, on Thursday said that unfair criticism of the Nigerian government by Nigerians caused Twitter to locate its headquarters in Ghana instead of…
- 11 Nov 2021
Lai Mohammed Tells International Community Twitter is Banned
Twitter was not banned in Nigeria, according to Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture. Mohammed, who was responding to a question from a participant at the Nigerian International…
- 14 Apr 2016
Lai Mohammed Seeks BON’s Support for Digitization Process
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture has solicited the support of the umbrella Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) for the country’s ongoing digitization process in…
- 22 Mar 2022
NBC Staff Accuse Lai Mohammed of Fraudulent Award of 30 Radio Licences
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has been accused by staff of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of securing presidential approval for radio licenses for 30 unvetted…
- 27 Jul 2023
Lai Mohammed appointed special advisor to UNWTO secretary-general
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate-past minister of information has been appointed as a special advisor by Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation…
- 27 Apr 2016
Lai Mohammed Seeks Private Sector Support for Creative Industries
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has called for the support of the private sector for the ongoing efforts to re-position the creative industries so they can contribute more…
- 4 Mar 2021
Lai Mohammed Mourns Sadiq Daba, Calls Him Iconic Thespian
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has mourned the demise of Mr. Sadiq Daba, describing him as an iconic thespian/broadcaster and a giant of his time. Sadiq Daba In a statement…
- 3 Nov 2020
Senate Asks Lai Mohammed to Account for N42m Spent on Travels
The Senate on Tuesday drilled Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, for some hours for spending N19 million on international travel and N23 million on local travel before the outbreak of…
- 1 Jul 2019
NBC Boss, Others Kick Against Appearance of Lai Mohammed in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Defendants in the case of alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) programme, have countered application by the prosecution to present Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 27 Jun 2019
Lai Mohammed Has Case to Answer over N2.5Bn DSO Project- ICPC
Lai Mohammed, former minister of information and culture, is to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital…
- 30 Jan 2016
FG May Probe Jonathan, Others- Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Muhammed, minister of Information and Culture yesterday said that former president Goodluck Jonathan can be probed and that nobody was above the law or too big to be investigated.…
- 9 Aug 2020
Lai Mohammed’s Action to Enforce New NBC Code Suspicious- Iredia, Ex NTA DG
Professor Tony Iredia, former director-general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has said Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and culture must leave the National Broadcasting…
- 2 Jun 2020
FG Cannot Subsidize Television Forever- Lai Mohammed
Federal government has said that it cannot continue to subsidise television forever but will work with relevant stakeholders to design right policy framework and create sustainable ecosystem for the…
- 5 Oct 2017
Lai Mohammed Asks Set Top Box Manufacturers to Give Nigerians Multi-Purpose TV
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture has challenged the manufacturers of Set Top Boxes/Decoders in the country to produce a multi-purpose television set that will help in…
- 18 Jul 2022
Sanwo-Olu, Lai Mohammed to Grace 49th AAAN AGM/Congress
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State , and Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, are among the dignitaries expected to attend the 49th Annual General Meeting/Congress of…
- 16 Mar 2022
Lai Mohammed’s Loyalist Appointed NBC Board Chairman
Alhaji Lateef Bolarinwa, Chairman of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) faction loyal to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has emerged Chairman of the Board of…
- 5 Dec 2019
ICPC Fails to Produce Lai Mohammed as Witness, Closes Its Case in DSO Trial
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday failed to produce Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information, in court, to testify as prosecution witness in…
- 4 Jul 2019
Lai Mohammed, Ex-Minister to Testify in N2.5Bn DSO Project Trial
Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an application to list Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information and Culture, , as prosecution witness in a trial of alleged misapplication…
- 3 Feb 2022
FG Recovers $750m Linked to Corruption- Lai Mohammed
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered at least $750 million in local and foreign currency linked to corruption and fraud last year, according to Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 13 Aug 2020
NBC Board Says Broadcast Code is Illegality Perpetrated by Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, chairman of the Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has described the 6th National Broadcasting Code as an illegality perpetrated by Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 16 Aug 2020
Another NBC Board Member Says Lai Mohammed’s Revised Broadcast Code Invalid
Mr. Salihu Bamidele Aluko, member, board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has stated that the revised National Broadcasting Code is not the regulatory framework for the industry. Lai…