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October 27, 2022 DSS Arrests Terror Suspects As Federal Government Says Nigeria Will Not Be Stampeded By Us Terror Alert

DSS Arrests Terror Suspects As Federal Government Says Nigeria Will Not Be Stampeded By Us Terror Alert

Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested two terror suspects at the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday.

The security operatives were said to have shut the entrance and exit gates of the estate while the operation lasted.

Reports say the suspects, said to be siblings, were taken into custody on an allegation of terrorism.

This is coming as  the federal government again, reacted to the updated travel advisory by the United States Department of State and the United Kingdom for their citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria due to terrorism and general crime.

Minister of Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed said it would not be stampeded by whatever any foreign government tells its citizens.

The Minister said as a government, the administration has done better on security in recent past, and therefore assures everybody of security of their lives and property.

Reacting to this, a Global Security Researcher, Professor Usman Yusuff, said the Nigerian Government should not disregard the advisory or treat it with levity, but rather synergise with the issuing countries to forestall its occurrence.

In the interim, the United States has authorised the evacuation of “non-emergency” employees and their family members in Nigeria.

April 4, 2022 Lai Mohammed Says Dangote Refinery Will Be A Game Changer

Lai Mohammed Says Dangote Refinery Will Be A Game Changer

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery will be a game changer in Nigeria’s energy challenge once it comes on stream.

The minister stated this on Sunday in Lagos when he led a team of journalists on inspection tour of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals located at the Lagos Free Trade Zone, Ibeju-Lekki.

He said the refinery will engender huge value addition that would contribute to the increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The minister said the refinery will conserve foreign exchange by putting an end to importation of petroleum products and huge sum paid for subsidy.

He said in addition to creating employment, it will generate foreign exchange through export of finished products.

Mohammed said that there would be availability of petroleum products thus ending petrol queues and attract foreign capital investments.

He said with the total investment above 19 billion dollar in the refinery and 2.5 billion dollar on the Dangote Fertiliser Plant, also located in the zone, the company is leading Nigeria’s industrial revolution.

Mohammed said the coming into being of the massive industrial complexes as the Dangote Fertilizer Company and the Refinery were made possible by the enabling environment provided by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said new businesses were springing up in all sectors owing to a conducive business environment provided by the Buhari’s administration.

Mr Devakumar Edwin, Executive Director, Strategy Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, Dangote Group, who conducted the team round, said the refinery to be inaugurated before the end of the year will meet 100 per cent of Nigerians energy requirements.

He said the refinery will produce Euro-V quality gasoline, diesel, jet-fuel, kerosene and polypropylene for local consumption and also have surplus of each of the products for export.

On employment generation, he said over 30,000 people are currently working at petroleum Refinery project site through various contractors.

He said when operational, the refinery will generate over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs for the youths.

Edwin said in addition to the over 900 indigenous graduate Engineers engaged and trained, more than 100,000 indirect employment of retail outlets will be created.

He said 26,716 filling stations and 129 depot’s would be constructed in Nigeria while over 16,000 trucks for transport will create additional jobs.

On local content development, Edwin said the company had trained over 400 artisans selected from the host communities in the areas of masonry, AC electricians, plumbing, welding, iron bending and auto mechanics.

He said they had trained 900 Engineers in refinery operations outside the country, while another six Mechanical Engineers were trained in a university in Italy.

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October 21, 2021 Lai Mohammed Demands Apology From CNN, Amnesty International Over Lekki Massacre Claim

Lai Mohammed Demands Apology From CNN, Amnesty International Over Lekki Massacre Claim

One Year After The Killing Of Protesters At The Lekki Toll Gate In Lagos State By Security Operatives, The Minister Of Information And Culture, Lai Mohammed Has Maintained His Stand That The Said Killing Was A “Phantom Massacre”.

Mohammed, Who Spoke At A Press Conference In Abuja, Noted That Despite Ample Opportunities For The Families Of Those Allegedly Killed And Those Alleging A Massacre To Present Evidence, No Bodies, Families, Or Convincing Evidence Has Been Shown.

 

But Convener Of Revolution Now, Omoleye Sowore Disagrees With The Information Minister.

 

 

 

 

September 21, 2021 Despite Challenges, Lai Mohammed Says Nigeria’s Unity Unshakable

Despite Challenges, Lai Mohammed Says Nigeria’s Unity Unshakable

Despite its many challenges and ethnic diversities, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria would remain united and unshakable.

He was speaking in Abuja at the opening of ‘Nigeria at 60 Photo Exhibition with the theme “60 Years of Our Togetherness”.

The Minister said the theme has been carefully couched to reflect the unity of this great country in the past 60 years despite its diverse cultures, traditions, practices, languages and challenges.

Lai Mohammed said like other countries in the world, Nigeria has gone through challenging times, but resolve to remain one indivisible entity.


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