The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting was attended by four other ministers who spoke on the achievements and challenges in their ministries and interacted with those in attendance
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The Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who gave the commendation on the sideline of an interactive session with Civil Society Organisations in Lagos on Monday, said the suspension of the strike was a win situation for Nigeria
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja
Ipaye gave the order on Wednesday
The President gave the order in Abuja in his address delivered by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the public presentation of a book entitled: “Who will love my country: Ideas for building the Nigeria of our dream.”
In addition to the planned collaboration between the Ministry of information and Culture as well as the Qatari television station, he said journalists from the government-owned broadcasting stations could also be attached to Al Jazeera for a few weeks under an exchange programme that will be mutually-beneficial to both
“Our plan is to reposition the public media organizations to make them effective and competitive, irrespective of which government is in power,” Mohammed said during a meeting with the Acting Director General of Al Jazeera, Dr. Mostafa Souag, in Doha, Qatar on Saturday
He said: “We are happy to report that yesterday the fight against corruption received a very robust support from the judiciary when the Chief Justice of Nigeria announced to the world that henceforth the Administration of Criminal Justice Act will become operational
A statement he issued on Saturday reads, “On Saturday morning, I appeared on a Radio show here in Abuja at which I spoke extensively on the issues affecting our country, especially the economy
“We have faced and tackled, with sincerity and courage, both anticipated and unanticipated challenges. Our major security nightmare, Boko Haram, is fast giving way to a sweet dream, while we have not shied away from taking on other security challenges
The stakeholders, including the Advertisers Association of Nigeria, Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria and the Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria, made the pledge during separate meetings with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Lagos
Speaking at a meeting with members of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday, the Minister said it is therefore inconceivable that he would attack the media, as some have insinuated in recent times
The Minister gave the assurance in Lagos on Wednesday when he received a delegation of the continental news agency, comprising the Interim Chairman of the Board, Dr. Ibrahim Daggash, and the Managing Director, Babacar Fall
In a statement issued in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described as unfortunate and unsubstantiated the statement credited to former President Goodluck Jonathan attributing the recent successes in the war to the weapons allegedly bought by his Administration that were delivered after he had left office
He said even when some of the columnists have been critical of the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration, “we have taken away something positive from your write-ups”, adding that as opinion moulders, they have a big role to play in deepening the understanding of issues, especially as they concern governance by the citizens
Soyinka said this when the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, visited him in Lagos
The Third Force in a statement on Thursday said Mohammed’s claim that the military has met the deadline for the defeat of terror group, Boko Haram, was a bare faced lie
“Your coming is very timely because as you know this new administration is determined to wean Nigeria from the addiction to oil. Fortunately we had already made up our mind that we are going to cure ourselves of the addiction to oil even before the price of crude oil crashed to $38 per barrel,” the Minister said while receiving some members of the CCA in Abuja on Tuesday
Mohammed noted that lack of passion of past administrations contributed to failure of the creativity industry in Nigeria
The Minister, who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Ayo Adesugba, was conducted round the burnt facility by the Director General of the NTA, Sola Omole