President Bola Tinubu would consult further before arriving at a final decision on the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has clarified that the Murtala Muhammed Expressway in Abuja has not been renamed Wole Soyinka Way, contrary to circulating rumors. According to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the administration never considered renaming the expressway. On June...
The Federal Government has said the bribery allegation by Binance is a diversionary strategy to run away from their wrong doings. The Minister of of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji-Mohammed Idris made this known in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Rabiu Ibrahim on Wednesday in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged Nigerian authorities at all levels of government to “stop using repressive and anti-media laws such as the Cybercrimes Act...
As the world celebrates the 2024 World Press Freedom Day, the Federal Government has restated its commitment to protect the rights of journalists and promote responsible journalism in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation made this know in his remarks at the Ministerial Press...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation and Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior on their birthday. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday in Abuja, described Idris as a seasoned public...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said that the erstwhile fuel subsidy was a monster which had deprived Nigerians of a myriad of social amenities. Idris spoke on Saturday in Kaduna at a reception organised in his honour by the Kaduna State Chapter...
Federal Government did not pay ransom to secure the release of children abducted in Sokoto and Kaduna States earlier in March, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said on Monday in Abuja. He said at the end of a Federal Executive Council meeting that President...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Mohammed Idris, has said the Federal Government has attracted 30 billion dollars Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to the real sector of the economy. Idris said this when he met with the business community in Kano on Friday. “These investment commitments covering manufacturing,...
The Federal Government will soon fish out and prosecute kidnappers of school children, information minister Mohammed Idris has said. Idris spoke in Kano on Wednesday in an interactive session with media executives and practitioners organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation. He said President Tinubu had...
President Bola Tinubu has said his 9-month old administration has attracted $30 billion Direct Foreign Investment commitments to shore up the Nigerian economy. Tinubu stated this at the 2023 Leadership Annual Conference and Award on Tuesday in Abuja. The event, with the theme “An Economy in Distress: The...
The Federal Executive Council has adopted the Steve Oronsaye report on the reform of the civil serviceIdri to cut cost of governance. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris disclosed this at the end of the council meeting on Monday in Abuja. He said that some Ministries,...
The Federal Government says it will go after economy saboteurs that are truncating its efforts in providing dividends of democracy and making life better for all Nigerians. This is contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris and made available...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to release about 42,000 metric tonnes of grain including maize, millet and garri. Similarly, the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria has also committed to immediately release over 60,000 metric tonnes of rice to the public. The...
Following recurrent freefall of Naira in the Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it will implement macroeconomic reforms to stabilise the market. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the assurance on Saturday in Minna, at the 2024 Press Week...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu-led administration is committed to implement reforms to curb inflation, ease cost of living and stabilise foreign exchange. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, stated this on Saturday in Minna during the 2024 Press Week of Niger State...
By EZEKIEL OBI , Abuja – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the private sector has a leading role in actualising the Federal Government initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Idris gave the charge at the inauguration of ABG CNG Plant...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has sympathized with the families of the victims of the recent attacks in Plateau and ordered for immediate release of humanitarian relief to the affected communities. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a...
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to restore the lost glory of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), and Radio Nigeria, Kaduna. The Minister of Information and National, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, stated this during his address to the staff of the two stations on Friday in Kaduna when...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the 2023 supplementary budget is a bold and pragmatic response to address the current economic challenges in the country. Idris stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Rabiu Ibrahim, on Thursday in...