He said: “If the spokesman of the Senate wants to meet the spokesman of Government, that says a lot about the trust, understanding and also the confidence between the two arms of government
Browsing: Alhaji Lai Mohammed
Mohammed made the assertion in Lagos at the 8th Alhaji Kafaru Tinubu Memorial Ramadan Lecture, with the theme: “Supreme Sacrifice and the Essence of Followership in Governance
Specifically, the report said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission recovered 145 completed buildings, while the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission recovered 33 completed and one uncompleted buildings
According to available information as at press time on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, will release the details
Mohammed spoke on Sunday on Channels Television
Mohammed said: “What we are showing you today is our own attempt to remind you about the greatness of this country; to remind you that this nation has produced world-class leaders before; that this nation has excelled in every field of human endeavour and the essence is to inspire all of us.”
The loan being requested for is for the Ministry to meet up its obligations to enable the Minister and members of his delegation attend an all important Conference on Tourism for Development in China, that is meant to benefit this country
“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I can tell you that that decision is inevitable if we are to end the crippling fuel scarcity that has enveloped the country, ensure the availability of the products and end the suffering that our people have been subjected to,” he said.
Mohammed said the Federal Government was committed to ending corruption in line with its campaign promise and would be meticulous in driving the campaign
Alhaji Mohammed stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing journalists on the roll-out of the pilot phase of the Digital Switch Over in Jos, Plateau State on Saturday
Mohammed said: “We are indeed in a very interesting period, which calls for full support and use of the FOI Act and which recognizes the citizen’s right to know, promote war against corruption and sustain economic development. If activities of public institutions are subjected to scrutiny, it will be easier to measure their efforts against their goals and our expectations.”
He said: “Today, history is being made, both in Nigeria as a country and in the city of Jos. After 12 years, the country began the process.
“What we have dreamt of, imagined, attempted and what even seemed impossible at a stage, is now happening right before our very eyes.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, the Minister paid tribute to Dr. Mgbemena, whom he described as one of the pioneer staff who nurtured the agency to national and international prominence through hard work, dedication and commitment
The Minister, who met with the UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, on the sidelines of the April 19 to 21 UNWTO Commission for Africa meeting in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday, said the global tourism agency agreed to design a two-year Plan of Action to promote tourism in Nigeria
“This is why we in the Ministry of Information and Culture are working hard to move these sectors from the margins to the mainstream and ensure that the rural poor in particular are factored into the Sector’s architecture.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the minister was accompanied on the visit by members of the Ministerial Task Force for attainment of the pilot scheme and the June 2017 deadline for switch over from analogue to digital broadcasting
At a forum with the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria in Abuja Wednesday, where he announced the April 30, 2016 take-off date for the Jos, Plateau State pilot DSO project, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, acknowledged the misgivings and the concerns expressed by some stakeholders in the digitization process over the DSO
He said: “One of the ways we think we can tackle frontally the many challenges militating against professional and career fulfillment in the movie industry is to have a central body we can always refer to in decisions aimed at improving and modernizing the motion picture industry
“To further this agenda, we in the Ministry of Information and Culture have been putting in place measures to fast track the diversification agenda in the Culture and Tourism Sectors
The 17-member Committee, which will have Peace Anyiam-Osigwe as Coordinator and Mahmoud Alli-Balogun as Deputy Coordinator, will review and harmonise the MOPPICON Bill ahead of its submission to the Ministry of Justice and then the National Assembly