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Nigerian TV stations directed to have sign language in their news is what disability inclusion looks like
About 30 million people are living with various forms of disability in Nigeria and considering the ways ableism manifests individually, ...
APC youths wants Buhari to sack Lai Mohammed, Niger governor meets Buhari over Kagara abduction | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: APC youths ask ...
Lekki Shooting: Lai Mohammed asks Amnesty International for proof | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Lekki Shooting: Lai Mohammed asks Amnesty International for proof Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has demanded that Amnesty ...
FG alleges support of terrorists by foreign entities | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
FG alleges support of terrorists by foreign entities Nigeria’s Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday, 4 January ...
#YNaija2020Review: Lai on DJ Switch, Pastor Chris on 5G, “Honorable minister it’s ok”…10 Worst Quotes we heard this Year
Just. Stop. Talking. 10. “The man in question, he has not been proven to be a serial woman beater. If ...
CACOVID budgets N100bn for Police equipment; renovation of stations | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
CACOVID budgets N100bn for Police equipment; renovation of 44 stations The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, has budgeted N100 ...
‘We’ll regulate, not shut down, social media’- Lai Mohammed | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
‘We’ll regulate, not shut down, social media’- Lai Mohammed Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, has declared that the federal government ...
All you need to know about #KillSocialMediaBill
Social Media is considered a seamless but faulty source to pass and get information. In recent times, Nigerians have found ...
Lai Mohammed reiterates plans to regulate social media because #EndSARS happened
The organisation of one of the most successful protests in Nigeria’s history, #EndSARS, has hit blood arteries and the pain ...
War Against Social Media: Desmond Elliot joins throng of politicians demanding social media regulation | #TheYNaijaCover
If you were ever in doubt, the events of the past few days have shown that Desmond Elliot has earned ...
Lai Mohammed’s suggested ‘undemocratic methods’ are becoming worrisome
One of the most recent popular statements made by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is that social ...
Lai Mohammed is keen on stifling voices, his latest attempt is a confirmation
Free speech, like many other fundamental human rights, has become a recurring debate in Nigeria and of course, this doesn’t ...
#EndSARS protest is ‘war’ fought with aid of social media – Lai Mohammed, Buhari reappoints INEC chairman | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, has described the #EndSARS protest as a “war” fought with the aid of social media. ...
#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Buhari’s insistence on remaining silent is creating wide spread anxiety
Almost everyone in the public eye, a celebrity, an influencer, a politician or sometimes an athlete, tend to have a ...
#EndSARS: Despite protests, police begin SWAT training, ‘We will not allow anarchy in Nigeria’ – FG | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Despite the ongoing nationwide protests, the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mohammed Adamu, has declared the training of the new police ...
NLC declares nationwide protest over fuel price hike; Despite protests, FG forges ahead with Water Resources Bill | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said that protests and strike action will commence, on Monday, across the country over ...
Borrowing to subsidise electricity is grossly irresponsible – Osinbajo, Ogun announces automatic promotion for students | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
The Federal Government says it is grossly irresponsible to continue borrowing in order to subsidise generation and distribution of electricity ...
Osagie Ehanire, Akpabio, Malami…See YNaija’s best and worse performing Ministers for July
Nigerians may finally be heaving a sigh of relief in no time, as latest statistics from the Nigeria Centre for ...
This is no hate speech: Is Lai Mohammed on a mission to silence Nigerians?
In Nigeria, certain aspects of fundamental human rights of its citizens have been compromised at some point in time. As ...
Marketers push for hike as petrol sell for N150 per litre | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol may sell for N150 per litre in August as marketers are pushing for an upward review. This ...
Policing speech, not the pandemic or the suffering of Nigerians is what gets the federal government going
You would think that after the comprehensive protests to the Nigerian Senate’s attempts to pass into law a hotly contested ...
#BBNaija: Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed reportedly made moves to stop show from airing
The Big Brother Naija show since its debut season has become the biggest reality TV show in the country. It ...
The YNaija Ministers’ Effectiveness Rankings: Here are the good and worse performers for May
The month of May marks the first anniversary of the Muhammadu Buhari led administration’s second term in office. Although, his ...
Lai Mohammed finally joins the bandwagon of politicians punishing journalists for free speech
Want to understand just how much trouble Nigeria is in? A sitting Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has ...
YNaija Ministers’ Effectiveness Ranking: Sunday Dare, Nwajiuba, Aregbesola occupy top spots for April
This month is unique in the life of the Muhammadu Buhari cabinet as it clocks six months since the Ministers ...
Lai Mohammed is taking his role as minister of (mis)information very seriously
If we had to rank the injustices Nigerians have had to endure during President Buhari’s government, we would choose the ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: ”Awareness is victory”- Busola Dakolo reacts to Court’s decision to dismiss rape case against Fatoyinbo
Busola Dakolo has reacted to the decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital in Abuja to dismiss her ...
Like taxes and death, the Nigerian government has come again about regulating social media
It feels like with every cycle of oppressive behaviour, the Federal government remembers that social media is a tool of ...
The YNaija Ministers’ Ranking for October
Into the last quarter of 2019, and the trajectory of President Buhari’s new ministers is beginning to shape up. Particularly, ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Lai Mohammed still insists that Boko Haram has been technically defeated
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that he still stands by his 2015 claim of Boko ...