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President Tinubu Urges Nigerians to Postpone Planned Hunger Protest

by Sopuru Sopuru
written by Sopuru Sopuru 1 minutes read

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians planning a nationwide hunger protest to reconsider and allow his administration more time to address their concerns. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

Idris stated, “On the issue of the planned protest, Mr. President does not see any need for that. He asked them to shelve that plan and he has asked them to await the government’s response to all their pleas. So, there is no need for a strike. The young people out there should listen to the President and allow him more time to see to the realization of all the goodies he has for them.”

The President’s appeal comes in the wake of calls for nationwide protests from August 1-10, driven by the rising cost of living and economic hardship.

Further details will be provided shortly.

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COP28: After Backlash From Nigerians, Confused FG Breaks Silence On Dubai Climate Junket
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COP28: After Backlash From Nigerians, Confused FG Breaks Silence On Dubai Climate Junket

by Victor Ndubuisi
written by Victor Ndubuisi 1 minutes read

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, unexpectedly disclosed that 422 people were funded by the Federal Government to attend the ongoing COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Idris revealed this in a statement on Monday in response to the issue that surrounded 1,411 Nigerian delegates who had registered for the meeting.

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On November 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja in preparation for the summit, which was set to end on December 12, 2023.

Concerns about insensitivity un light of the economic hardships Nigerians are facing as a result of the withdrawal of the petrol subsidy in mid-2023 are at the heart of the dispute.

 

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FG Planning National Discourse On National Values And Unity – Idris

by Victor Ndubuisi
written by Victor Ndubuisi 2 minutes read

The Federal Government’s decision to organise a national debate to address the concerns of national values and unity has been announced by Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation.

In a Punch interview, Idris stated that the conversation would be different from the constitutional conference that earlier administrations had hosted.

Idris claims that the discussion is solely focused on national orientation and has nothing to do with the constitution.

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He said, “It’s true the Federal Government is planning a national discourse for national orientation. It’s a discourse for us to look at our nation again and decide where we want to be as a nation, and citizens and everybody would key into that.

“Everybody knows what they are expecting from Nigeria and citizens can also do a lot for their country. We need to agree on the kind of nation we want to build. What our founding fathers left for us is gradually being eroded. Trust in the leadership has waned over the years and that is clear.

“We must agree on what we want as a country, where we want to be and then work collectively towards achieving that. There would be a national discourse so that Nigerians would have the consciousness about their country and strive towards keeping that for the benefit of all.”

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The Minister when asked when the discourse would hold said the decision had yet to be taken but that it would hold soon, noting, “The previous ones were for constitutional reforms but this one is about all the key segments of the society coming together; youth, women, elders, religious leaders, professionals. There will be representation. We will come together to agree on the set values that we want to promote as a country so that everybody will move in that direction. The difference is that this is about value orientation that all of us will collectively agree on.”

 

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Tinubu’s Reforms Has Produced Pain For Nigerians – Mohammed Idris

by Victor Ndubuisi
written by Victor Ndubuisi 2 minutes read

On Friday, Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, admitted that President Bola Tinubu’s policies have caused suffering.

Idris asserted, however, that the reforms were carried out for the good of all and that they provide Nigerians with the essential basis for prosperity and economic growth.

The preacher assured them that the suffering they were in would pass quickly.

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He pointed out that the Petroleum Industry Act of 2021’s elimination of the petrol subsidy would free up large sums of money for state and federal governments to spend on public works projects and citizen welfare initiatives.

The minister stated that the goal of harmonising the foreign exchange regulations was to plug gaps that had been taken advantage of over time, resulting in the loss of billions of dollars.

Idris in an interview with Punch said, “The combined impact of these reforms, no doubt, has produced pain for many of our citizens, which the President and the administration have never shied away from acknowledging. No serious government seeks to inflict burdens on its people.

“We are very clear in explaining that these pains being felt are a short-term sacrifice to make for the kind of country that we want and that we deserve.”

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He listed some of the recent short- and medium-term initiatives, such as the N35,000 monthly provisional wage increase for a period of six months, the creation of an Infrastructure Support Fund to allow states to invest in vital areas that would foster business growth, the introduction of a N100 billion CNG bus rollout programme to provide buses powered by CNG, and the formation of a presidential committee to oversee implementation.

 

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'Wait Until 2027 to Remove Bad Leaders' - Tinubu Warns Religious Leaders From Cursing Nigeria
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Tinubu Believes In Press Freedom, He Won’t Gag Media – IDris

by Victor Ndubuisi
written by Victor Ndubuisi 2 minutes read

The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the government of President Bola Tinubu is a firm believer in press freedom and has no plans to muzzle the media.

According to Anaedoonline.ng, the minister made this argument to State House correspondents on Wednesday, shortly after briefing President Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.

According to him, even if the federal government has no intention of stifling the press, this should not be used as an excuse for Nigerians to use unpatriotic language online because freedom of the press entails some amount of accountability.

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Iddris said, ‘That is a very delicate line to toe. While the government, Mr President and all of us in that sector are committed to ensuring press freedom. That freedom comes with responsibility…there is no attempt by the government to gag the press.”

Speaking further, about plans by the Nigerian Press Council to register journalists as a way to sanitise the profession, the minister said, “Well, that is being looked into; you know that Mr President believes in press freedom; he believes in the freedom of expression, and he’s not going to gag the press in any way, shape or form.

“He’s going to work assiduously to ensure that the Nigerian press that has been free is even freer. But this freedom also comes with enormous responsibility.

“You can’t just say what is not right because you’re enjoying press freedom. There will be freedom, responsible freedom.”

 

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