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The Nigerian government will leverage on the creative ability and talent of Nigerian youths to promote the campaign for attitudinal change and national re-orientation, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. A statement issued from his office in Abuja on Sunday said the Minister announced the plan on Saturday in Kaduna, […]

I, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo wish to state that my attention has been drawn to a news story on Channels Television of 10th December 2015. The impression being conveyed is that I was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and I failed to honour the invitation or even respond by letter to […]

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I want to begin by appreciating the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation for its impact on the development of ideas through its annual lecture series. The fact that the themes of the lecture series have focused on critical puzzles bordering on human development lends credence and justification for the sustenance of the lecture […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a one-week ultimatum to former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo to appear before the Commission on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, else he would be declared wanted. Tompolo is being investigated for his involvement in the sale of parcels of land worth about 13 […]

The Federal Government on Friday kick-started the process of launching a national security campaign to counter insurgency across the nation, especially in the North-east, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. The Minister met with representatives of relevant agencies in Abuja in an effort to design a national communication strategy for the […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated his earlier statement that under the present administration, all Nigerians will have equal access to the publicly-owned media without any inhibition. He made the reassurance in Abuja during an interactive session with members of the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics […]

The Executive Board of the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) yesterday, met with the President of the Senate to discuss the Frivolous Petition Bill, which has been widely reported and labeled as the “Social Media Bill.” The president of the organization, Mr. Olufemi Awoyemi, who was accompanied by a member of the Executive Committee […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to apologise to Nigerians for claiming recently that recovered Abacha loot was transparently spent while she knew that $322 million (about N63 billion) of the recovered funds were inappropriately released to finance the fight against Boko Haram. SERAP’s statement Thursday […]

Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, said on Thursday that over 99 percent of commercial bus drivers, popularly called danfo drivers, are hypertensive. According to him, this health challenge is as a result of the issues associated with traffic congestion such as pollution of the environment.  Mobereola, who was represented by Dr. […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to religious leaders to play the leading role in de-radicalizing the North-east and ensuring peace nationwide, in view of the fact that peace is a key ingredient of development. Declaring open the Peace Conversation with Relious Leaders, organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) […]

Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc (owners of African Independence Television, Raypower and Faaji FM) was on Thursday, asked to remain remanded behind bars. He could not secure his freedom at the resumed hearing of a case of N2.1 billion arms fund he allegedly received from the office of the National Security Adviser for publicity. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari declared Wednesday in Abuja that the return of persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency to their home communities will begin in earnest next year. Speaking at an audience with a delegation from the International  Rescue Committee (IRC) led by former British Foreign Minister, Mr. David Miliband, President Buhari  said that his […]