The Minister said the NFVCB has been directed to engage filmmakers… Ritual killings have assumed a worrisome dimension recently… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Monday directed filmmakers to avoid money ritual contents in their movies. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stated this during a media visit to Daily … Read more
He recalled how the Canadian government condemned the actions taken by the Nigerian government to quell the #EndSARS protest… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has accused the Canadian government and social media giant, Twitter, of double standards in its handling of the truckers’ protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. Following the COVID-19 … Read more
Group sues Buhari, Lai Mohammed over failure to publish Twitter agreement. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Information and Culture for the failure to publish the Federal Government of Nigeria’s agreement with Twitter. Joined in the suit as Respondent is … Read more
Nigeria’s Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has filed a suit before a high court in Abuja challenging publications against him by an online news publishing platform. Eko Hot Blog understands that the said media platform had published two different articles where it alleged the minister’s involvement in a fraud scandal. The articles condemned and … Read more
The opposition party also challenged the APC to publish the names and details of those it claimed to be sponsors of terrorism… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration as a government of liars, for the liars and by the liars. … Read more
PDP said further that the poverty rate in Nigeria is 71 percent as against 32 percent when the APC government took over in 2015… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the list of President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements in 2021 as a ‘joke of the year.’ Minister of Information and … Read more
FG has listed President Buhari’s achievements in 2021. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government through the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has listed 100 achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. The minister made this public at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, admitting that insecurity remained the administration’s biggest … Read more
…the press statement said Lai Mohammed has been neither infected by the virus nor confined to an isolation Centre… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has debunked reports making the rounds in the media that he has contracted the dreadful COVID-19. This was contained a … Read more
The report also said the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, is also affected EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is an outbreak of COVID-19 at Nigeria’s seat of power, with some presidential aides and other government officials testing positive. According to Premium Times, those affected as the Permanent Secretary in the State House, … Read more
Buhari says Lai Mohammed devoted servant, made sacrifices EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on his 70th birthday. Buhari described Mohammed as a dedicated public servant who has made sacrifices for the country. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the … Read more
“…Actually, the rationale for being so hasty in putting countries on the red list is not something that is very helpful.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. … Read more
Mohammed mentioned that the increased demand for streaming services in Nigeria grew amid the pandemic EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has hinted at plans to introduce censorship laws and regulatory framework for Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming services and content providers in Nigeria. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in a two-day conference … Read more
He described the abduction of three policemen and the killing of two of them as an unacceptable attack against the state EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of executing two policemen in cold blood. A statement on Monday by Information Minister, Lai … Read more
Falana faulted Mohammed, saying the action of the minister undermined the rule of law and social justice in the land EKO HOT BLOG reports that human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to order. He stated … Read more
Amnesty International also accused the government of attacking protesters, witnesses, and human rights agencies… EKO HOT BLOG reports that human rights group Amnesty International has dismissed claims by the Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, on the Lagos State panel report on Police brutality and the EndSARS protests, saying his stance is not surprising. The … Read more
Lai Mohammed lists 10 gaps in EndSARS panel report, insists no massacre EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, has tossed the Lagos Judicial Panel’s findings into the trash, claiming there was no massacre at the Lekki Toll Gate. When the EndSARS judicial panel’s findings was presented to Lagos State Governor … Read more
House of Reps Orders Immediate Sack of Lai Mohammed The Lagos judicial panel in its report says Nigerians military and police brutalised and killed protesters at Lekki Tollgate on October 20 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers in the House of Representatives say President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the Nigerian minister … Read more
GATE had accused the government of sponsoring terrorism EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Government has berated a US-based non-profit organization, Global Advocates for Terrorism Eradication (GATE), for alleging that the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari is a sponsor of terrorism in the country. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minister … Read more
The minister maintained that contrary to the article by The Economist, Boko Haram had been degraded… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the fact that bandits are imposing levies on communities does not mean they have taken control. Mohammed said this during a press conference … Read more
Mohammed had, in February, said the use of social media in amplifying fake news had become a form of cancer EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has warned against what he believes to be the growing trend of fake news, saying it can result in the next World … Read more