Accountant General Defies Court, Minister's Order on Payment to NEMA Spokesperson     The Accountant General of the Federation, (AGF), Ahmed Idris has reportedly defied an order of the court and that of Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on the payment of salary arrears to a former...

FEC Approves N59.35bn For Aviation, Roads Projects         The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N59.350 billion for roads and aviation projects across the country. Three ministers – Babatunde Fashola (Works and Housing), Alhaji Lai Mohammed (Information and Culture), on behalf of Senator Hadi Sirika (Aviation)...

FG Ratifies Nigeria’s AfCFTA Membership, N62.7bn For Kano-Katsina Road         The Federal Government on Wednesday ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Area. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Information...

Senate Tackles Lai Mohammed Over N250m Project       The Senate on Tuesday tackled the Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, over a controversial project fully funded by the Ministry of Finance for execution by his Ministry in the 2020 fiscal year. The project was tagged ERPG 10145116, and...

Lai Takes Responsibility For Payment Of N2.5bn To Pinnacle Former Minister of Information Lai Mohammed is reported to have made a statement to the ICPC investigators taking responsibility for the approval of the N2.5 billion payment to Pinnacle Communications Limited by the National Broadcasting Commission...

Minister Lai Mohammed's N3.5m Fatwa By Lasisi Olagunju Information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has charm and candour. He is sharp with a brilliance competently spiced with disarming humour. But last week, his charm failed him – and he had to pronounce a ‘Fatwa’ on a reporter...