The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday when he received a delegation from TVC Communications, owner of TV Continental.
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The Minister made the call when the Chief Executive Officer of TVC Communications, Andrew Hanlon, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.
The Minister said this at a mini town hall meeting with the staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain and a cross section of Nigerians living in the European country on Saturday.
The Minister stated this during an interactive session with a cross section of Nigerian community and members of staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain.
Put it this way. It took Kachikwu three weeks after he made his first statement on December 14, promising to end the scarcity within 48 hours, and all the high-level promises that followed, to find out that the system was broken and there was a gap that needed to be fixed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the public presentation of the “Policy Framework and National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism’’.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the switch over from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting was performed by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and the minister.
Mohammed said the facts that Maiduguri, which used to be the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency, could host football leagues as well as the town hall meeting, were clear indications of successes recorded in fighting insurgency.
Mohammed gave the assurance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State at the sixth graduation ceremony of 100 male and female entrepreneurs trained by the Empowerment Support Initiative and the Niger Delta Development Commission
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the reassurance on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of a two-day training workshop for the media and stakeholders on: “Conflict-Sensitive Reporting and Safety of Journalists.”
He said in 2017, a total of N1.8 billion was appropriated for the ministry, but he could not provide breakdown of the budget performance to the dissatisfaction of the lawmakers.
The exchange of banters comes a few days after the two ex-military rulers engaged in a face-off
The Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Mallam Ishaq Modibbo-Kawu, disclosed this at the DSO Stakeholder Retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the warning at the Digital Switch Over Stakeholders’ Retreat in Uyo.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the planning committee for the hosting of the African Tourism Ministers.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said while the Federal Government is working hard to address the situation with a view to preventing a recurrence, not just in Benue State but everywhere across the country, it is incumbent on the media and public commentators not to engage in actions that can aggravate the crisis.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, cautioned against “incendiary comments, unrestrained use of pictures and footages that offended human sensibilities” in the coverage of the crisis.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, the Minister said His demise has robbed the nation’s Creative Industry of a great icon, a creative genius and a passionate advocate of the industry.
The Minister stated this at the grand finale of the 2017 celebration of Ijakadi (traditional wrestling) festival in Offa, near Ilorin in Kwara State.
The Minister of Information, Culture and and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, expressed this position at a news conference in Lagos.