“Not a single journalist is in detention in Nigeria today. The government of the day is not a threat to the media and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights,” he said at the session devoted to a debate on the implementation of the document on the “International Declaration On The Protection of Journalists”, which was presented at the Congress
Browsing: Alhaji Lai Mohammed
It would be recalled that Mohammed, now, Minister of Information and Culture, held sway as the party spokesperson during its years as opposition until the party emerged winner in the last presidential election
“After missing an earlier deadline for Digital Switch Over (DSO), Nigeria has committed to achieving DSO by June 2017. Let me state here, for the avoidance of doubt, that we will not miss that target
Political communication has been defined by David L. Swanson and Dan Nimmo as “the strategic use of communication to influence public knowledge, beliefs, and action on political matters
He said: “We believe that in terms of human resources, talent and equipment, even in terms of exposure, there is no reason why the publicly-funded media should not do better than any media houses in Nigeria and I am happy that you have blazed the trail by coming out to win these awards.”
He said: “My immediate suggestion is for us to declare piracy as an economic crime, have a regulatory direction, domesticate most of the international conventions on piracy, review and strengthen existing copyright law as well as make the punishment for copyright more stringent so as to discourage pirates
Alhaji Mohammed said he visited the two newspapers in a dual capacity as the Minister of Information as well as Culture, noting that part of the mandate of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, an agency under his ministry, is to preserve indigenous languages, which is the same thing that the indigenous newspapers are doing
Speaking while receiving the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria, Ambassador Gu Xiaojie, who paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister said that is why the Nigerian government holds its relationship with China very dear.
Mohammed said: “China is a veritable development partner with Nigeria.
Briefing newsmen in Lagos, he said: “The total for every ministry has remained exactly the same as what was submitted to the National Assembly
Mohammed said at a symposium organized by the Gani Fawehinmi Students’ Chamber of the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos: “In response to the ongoing anti-corruption efforts of the government, an increasing number of voices have emerged in defence of suspects being indicted for various acts of corruption by the courts of law under the banner of upholding the Rule of Law
Mohammed said this while briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the Federal Executive Council meeting
“Yes, they may be operating in one or two areas, but they are doing so from a position of weakness, unlike in the past when they brazenly took over territories, hoisted their flags, deposed and imposed emirs and even collected taxes
Adeleye, a journalist, author, media entrepreneur and founder of SAFFGLIA, said the lecture, to address leadership failure in Africa, is conceived to be presented at an intellectual setting in the presence of top business executives, government officials, including ministers, governors, scholars, future leaders and the media
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the disengagement on Monday
“We’ll do everything to encourage the Arts. Within our little resources, we’ll make sure that arts thrive,” he said, while assuring that this will be a new era of better rapport between artists and the Ministry of Information and Culture, as well as with the management of the National Theatre
Mohammed added: “When I met with the News and Political Editors in Lagos on Sunday, I said, among other things, that the government is aware that in fighting corruption, corruption will also fight back. I also said that those who stole us dry are powerful. They have newspapers, radio and television stations as well as online platforms, and an army of supporters to continuously deride the government’s war against corruption
He said the affected staff members, who were between grade levels nine and 16, were already helping the police investigating the alleged job racketeering
Mohammed said: “We have kick-started the National Security Awareness Campaign, which is aimed at rallying Nigerians to support the war against terrorism and to ensure that they own the war, as well as the National Sensitization Campaign Against Corruption, which is dedicated to alerting Nigerians to the evils of corruption, with a view to rallying their support for the government’s anti-corruption battle
The minister saidthe song would form the nucleus of the campaign, focusing on the need for every Nigerian to start working towards the desired change in the country
Mohammed said: “The Federal Government is delighted that the anti-corruption war being led by President Muhammadu Buhari has been acknowledged and applauded on a global stage