Hate speech: FG to implement upward review of fines from N500,000 to N5m
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that a committee has been set up to implement the recommendations approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on tackling hate…
Only 30m Nigerians have registered for National ID – Interior Minister
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented that only 30 million Nigerians have so far registered for the National Identity Card. Aregbesola made the disclosure while responding to…
FG does not play politics with security, we’re unrelenting in tackling the challenges – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government affirmed its commitment to tackling security challenges in the country without bias. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, stated this on Tuesday at a…
PDP rejects moves by FG ‘to gag media, freedom of speech’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected alleged moves by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government to “further gag the media, subjugate Nigerians and curtail their…
FG insists P&ID deal is ‘Sham’, confident of ‘fair hearing’
The Nigerian Government has insisted that the Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) contract is fraudulent, following the recent development in the case. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai…
Apologise to Nigerians for ‘willfully distracting’ the Buhari Administration – Lai Mohammed tells PDP, Atiku
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked the PDP and its presidential candidate in the last elections, Atiku Abubakar to apologise to Nigerians for “willfully…
FG debunks reports of explosion at SA High Commission in Abuja
The Federal Government has debunked the report being circulated on the social media of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in Abuja on Saturday, calling the report…
South Africa acknowledges “Afrophobia” fallout as riots overshadow conference
South Africa’s government acknowledged on Thursday that prejudice was partly to blame for deadly rioting that has targeted foreign businesses, as those attacks and reprisals overshadowed a continental economic conference…
$9bn arbitration case: Nigerian risks state asset seizures worldwide
A British judge has said he will grant a firm called Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the right to attempt to seize some $9 billion in assets from the…
FG to license online radio, WebTV in new broadcasting reform
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved wide ranging reforms in the broadcasting industry, including the licensing of online radio and television stations. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…