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  • Stop using President’s name to solicit favour – FG

    Stop using President’s name to solicit favour – FG

    The Federal Government has warned fraudsters using the name of President Muhammadu Buhari and those of his family members and senior government officials to solicit favour.

    The government also warned the fraudsters to stop using the President’s name for soliciting favour from government establishments or face the wrath of the law.

    The warning is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

    The statement was signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister, Mr Segun Adeyemi.

    The minister said the government was aware that some opportunists had been going from one government organisation to another with notes purportedly recommending them for contracts and other patronage.

    He said the opportunists were using the names of the President, his family members and senior government officials to intimidate those organisations.

    The minister said the president didn’t authorise any government official to write notes recommending anyone for contracts or any form of patronage.

    He warned those involved in such fraudulent activities to stop immediately or face arrest and prosecution by security agents.

    The minister also warned government officials who might be working in collusion with the con men to desist from the act or face dire disciplinary action and prosecution for fraud.

  • N10.3tr loss to piracy unacceptable – Minister

    The Federal Government on Friday described the estimated N10.3 trillion loss to national and global piracy in the creative industry as unacceptable.

    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this  when a delegation from the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) visited him in Abuja.

    Mohammed said the figure, which represented 85 per cent of the N15 trillion worth of the industry, could turn the economy of the nation around if piracy was addressed.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister lamented the trend where about 92 per cent of music and video productions by Nigerian artistes were done mostly in South Africa, Europe and America.

    He said the government would work with the association to stop piracy and provide the enabling environment for the creative industry to thrive.

    He insisted that government would encourage investments in the creative industry.

  • No alternative to Buhari-led administration – Lai Mohammed

    No alternative to Buhari-led administration – Lai Mohammed

    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration is on the right track and there is no alternative to what it is doing.

    The minister stated this at a meeting with the members of staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was on the sideline of the minister’s two-day official visit to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

    “I believe that we are on the right track, there will be some pains, but there is no alternative to what we are doing,” he said.

    Mohammed said that the administration had fulfilled its campaign promises to address insecurity, fix the economy and fight corruption.

    In the area of security, the minister said that when Buhari came on board, 14 of the 20 Local Government Areas of Borno, four in Adamawa and three in Yobe were under the sovereign authority of Boko Haram.

    He said that with proactive measures and soft diplomacy with neighbouring African countries, the U.S., France and the G-8 had helped the country to “decisively deal with Book Haram’’.

    “Today, all the major highways leading to Maiduguri are opened and about two months ago, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) played a league match in Maiduguri stadium,” he said.

    On the renewed agitations in the Niger-Delta region and parts of the South-East, the minister reassured that the government would not marginalise any part of the country, and assured that economic development would go round to everyone.

    According to the minister, the present administration is implementing fiscal discipline and other measures to address the messed up economy it inherited from its predecessors.

    He said with the temporarily painful measures, the government would turn around the adversity to gains and ensure that never again would the nation run a corrupt, clueless and an oil-dependent economy.

    The minister said that the administration had been unfairly accused of placing too much emphasis on the fight against corruption at the expense of addressing fundamental economic issues.

    He stressed that no amount of economic reforms put in place could work unless the “monster of corruption is successfully dealt with’’.

    Mohammed clarified that the administration’s fight against corruption was not selective, and that the government was not probing the 2015 elections campaign funds of the People’s Democratic Party.

    He assured that that the government would continue to remain focus in its efforts to rebuild the country.

    The Minister Consular of the embassy, Mr Sola Akinlude, who conducted the minister round the embassy, said that the official population of Nigerians resident n Spain was about 100,000.

  • Arms scandal report not doctored – FG

    Arms scandal report not doctored – FG

    The Federal Government says the report of the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Armed Forces (2007-2015) is not doctored.

    In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dismissed insinuation in certain quarters that the report was doctored as untrue.

    The statement was signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister, Mr Segun Adeyemi.

    The minister explained that what had been released so far was the report of the audit covering the period 2011 to 2015.

    He added that the committee would commence the audit of procurement from 2007 to 2010 as soon as the necessary documents were available.

    “When the documents regarding procurement from 2007 to 2010 are available and scrutinised, the committee will then issue its report on that.

    “The audit is being done on phases, and the report that was released on Thursday is the third of such,’’ he said.

    Mohammed assured that the federal government’s anti-corruption fight was non-discriminatory and called on Nigerians to keep an open mind as events unfold.

    “No one should attempt to distract from the seriousness of the issues involved in this audit of defence equipment procurement,’’ he urged.

    The minister noted that with more than N185.8 billion and 685.3 million dollar spent on procurement and operations within the period, the irregularities in the awards denied the military from getting value for money.

    He emphasised that the corruption in the defence sector had very serious consequences for the country.

     

  • We are not elected to make excuses, says Lai Mohammed

    We are not elected to make excuses, says Lai Mohammed

    Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has assured Nigerians that the present administration was determined to turn around the economic situation for good.

    Mohammed noted that the administration was aware that it was not elected to make excuses but to put the nation back on a sound economic footing, ensure the security of lives and property and banish corruption.

    He therefore assured Nigerians that the change promised was real, despite the current tough situation.

    Speaking at a meeting with members of Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja alongside four other ministers, the minister reassured Nigerians that the present administration was not lacking in political will, commitment, discipline and prudence.

    Other ministers in attendance are: Dr. Chris Ngige,  Labour and Employment;  Babatunde Fashiola, Power, Housing and Work; FCT, Musa Bello and Trade and Investment, Okey Enelamah.

    Information and Culture minister also noted that for keen followers of the activities of government in the past one year will admit that the administration has made great strides towards fulfilling its campaign promises.

    He said, “As I have said at many fora, our economy, or whatever is left of it after years of serial mismanagement and massive corruption, is in a bad state.

    “Throw into the mix the huge fall in oil price, and you have nothing but a disaster of an economy. But then, this Administration is aware that it was not elected to make excuses but to put the nation back on a sound economic footing, ensure the security of lives and property and banish corruption.

    “We have therefore decided to turn the disaster that we inherited into a blessing by diversifying our economy away from the mono-product of oil, leveraging on agriculture, solid minerals as well as culture and tourism, among others.

    “Let me assure Nigerians that the change we promised is real, despite the tough situation we are in at the moment. It is real because there is no shortage of political will, commitment, discipline and prudence on the part of government, under the dedicated and visionary leadership of President Buhari.

    “Now, make no mistake about it: The road will be rough. But as the saying goes, the darker the night, the brighter the morning. Our long suffering people will surely smile again. Change is no instant coffee. It is a process. We are now laying a solid foundation for our country.

    “By earmarking 30 per cent of our budget to capital expenditure, we are building and rebuilding infrastructure. Through our massive social intervention this year alone, we are catering for the weak among us through the conditional transfer of 5,000 Naira to the vulnerable, we are creating jobs as we move to employ 500,000 graduates and 100,000 non-graduates, we are offering soft loans to market women, men and traders, we are ready to feed 5.5 million school children once daily, and we are providing scholarships to 100,000 students studying Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

    “In total, over 8 million Nigerians will benefit directly, and millions more indirectly, from our social intervention fund.

    “Nigeria will overcome the economic catastrophe caused by years of bad governance, mind-boggling corruption and unprecedented profligacy. But we must not despair. We must keep hope alive.

    “The Buhari Administration has also squarely taken on the fight against corruption and it is winning. Today, the issue of corruption has become topical in national discourse and the corrupt are no longer able to flaunt their ill-gotten wealth with impunity, as they used to do. This is because the government has succeeded in sensitizing Nigerians to the cost of corruption to their lives.

    “For example, it was corruption that prolonged the war against Boko Haram and dispatched many soldiers and civilians to their early graves; It was corruption that ensured that while oil was selling for over 100 dollars per barrel, the country had nothing to show for the windfall; it was because of corruption that even though the national budget has increased from less than a trillion in 1999 to over 6 trillion in 2016, poverty has grown almost at the same rate that the budget has increased; It was corruption that gave Nigerians darkness, instead of light, while successive governments pumped millions of dollars into the power sector.

    “Nigeria’s economy poses a great challenge! Nigeria has lost a huge chunk of its earnings to the massive crash in the price of oil.

    “But the Administration has decided to see opportunities rather than difficulties by working assiduously to diversify the nation’s economy away from oil.”

    Commending Nigerians for their support, understanding and perseverance in the past year, the minister agreed that the country was passing through a very difficult situation at this time, with the loss of over 60 per cent of national income due to the drop in the price of crude oil.

    On his response to the question of the economic status of the country, he said: “Many have asked me if indeed Nigeria is broke. In answering them, I have shunned semantics. I have simply asked them: If a man earning 100,000 Naira a month suddenly sees his salary plummet to 40,000 Naira, what is that called?” he asked.

    Also speaking, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, insisted that the organized labour was duly carried along during the entire consultative meetings held before the recent hike in price of fuel.

    This he explained was why oil workers and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) backed out of the strike called against the deregulation.

    Nigige also disclosed that it was the idea of labour that for deregulation to work, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) must also sell its own petrol at same price as independent marketers‎, otherwise the issue of diversion and smuggling of the NNPC’s product will continue.

    “That’s why TUC backed out because they know this was held and ok and everybody was on board,” he said.

    Ngige lamented that the country which produced oil at OPEC production level of about 2.2 million barrel per day currently produces 1.4 million litres per day, losing about 800, 000 a day.

    The minister also raised an alarm that “We are under-producing and our revenue has been going down.”

    He further disclosed ‎that his intervention saved what could have been resulted in massive lost of job in the oil sector as most oil firms shelved the plans to massively reduce their workforce.

     

  • Buhari condemns increased global risk to journalists

    Buhari condemns increased global risk to journalists

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja condemned the increased global risk to journalists in the performance of their professional duties.

    The President spoke at the opening of the Congress of the Federation of

    African Journalists hosted by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president delivered a keynote address on the theme: ”The Political Change and the Safety of Working Journalists in Africa”.

    Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the risk came in the form of “harassment, arrests, detention and murder”.

    “According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 72 journalists were killed globally in the year 2015, the most recent information available in that respect. Eleven of the 72 who died in that year were killed in Africa.

    “The same year, out of 20 listed deadliest countries for journalists, five were from Africa – South

    Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya.

    “Also, 90 journalists are currently being detained in many countries.

    “It is, therefore, fitting that the safety of working journalists in Africa will be of concern to your organisation, the Federation of African Journalists, ” he said.

    The President said that journalists were targeted not only to restrict the free flow of information, but increasingly as leverage to secure huge ransoms and political concessions through sheer violence.

    He charged the Federation to work with the governments of their countries to remove the existential threats to media practitioners.

    He said the Federation could also work with other organisations committed to the protection of journalists.

    Such organisations according to him, include the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists and the International Press Institute, to eliminate or reduce the risks to journalists

    “It is also important for media institutions to ensure the adoption of best safety protocols for their journalists.

    “They must develop and implement procedures and tools aimed at ensuring the physical and

    psychological safety as well as the digital security of journalists, ” he said.

    The President said his administration saw the media as a partner in progress, and “has never contemplated harassing, not to mention killing, any journalist” .

    “The media represents the eyes and ears of the world and attempt to

    silence it through the harassment, arrests, detention and murder of

    journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf.

    “I can report to this Congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in our country today.

    “The government of the day is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights, “he said.

    The president also noted that his Administration placed preference to security and welfare of its citizens.

    He declared the summit open and wished participants fruitful deliberations.

  • Herdsmen’s killings: Buhari gives Chief of Army Staff, IGP matching order

    Herdsmen’s killings: Buhari gives Chief of Army Staff, IGP matching order

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Abayomi Olonishakin and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase to take immediate steps to secure communities under attack by herdsmen.
    The President also ordered Olonishakin and Arase to go after groups terrorizing innocent Nigerians in communities and villages.
    The President gave the matching order at the presentation of the book, “Who will Love my Country” written by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, in Abuja.
    President Buhari who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, warned that his government will no longer allow the attacks to continue.
    He specifically condemned the attacks said to have been carried out by Fulani herdsmen in Uzo-Uwani local government of Enugu State which claimed many lives on Sunday.
    He said, “Let me start by condemning in strongest terms the attacks by herdsmen in Enugu State on Monday.  I deeply sympathize with those who lost their lives as well as those who lost their property.
    “I have directed the Chief of Defence Staff and the Inspector – General of Police to secure all communities under attacks by herdsmen and to go after the groups terrorising innocent people all over the country. This government will not allow these attacks to continue.”
    On the book, Buhari said that the author saw the need for attitudinal change for the purpose of fighting corruption and impunity and of course the need for Nigerians to love their country.
    He noted that “the author demonstrated in the book that Nigerians can only get the Nigeria of their dreams if they make bold efforts to put the nation’s interest above their individual interest.”
    He said, “We should start with individual attitude of change,  if we change our ways, the society will change for the better.
     “The author urged all tiers of government to undertake programmes and policies that will enhance the living standards of the people and ensure their happiness.
    “The 2016 budget is designed to bring our people out of poverty, enhance their living standards and bring smiles to their faces. The N500billion social intervention fund was designed to among others create jobs for 500, 000 unemployed graduates, provide loans for one million Nigerians including market men and women as well as artisans to start up their business.
    “It also includes feeding of 4.5million students in schools. Nigerians can only have and live in the country of their dreams by shunning corruption and desist from converting public property for personal usage or divert public funds to their private pockets.
    “I commend Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, for investing his time and energy to write the book which is a wake up call and thought provoking.”
    Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd) who chaired the event said that from the title of the book, it is easy to determine that Ekweremadu has set out on a journey of self discovery.
    Gen. Gowon said, “It is a journey that is hinged on patriotism. I will want to believe that the motivation to write this book, derives in that part from the circumstances of our nation’s contemporary history. In itself this could be likened to bad times in which new life cannot be brought forward.
    “Many years back we fought a war to remain united, indivisible nation, this was because we believe and still believe that what bounds us is far greater than what divides us.
    “There is no denying the fact that Nigeria is stronger together and that the future remains very bright. Let us continue to move together as one. Nigeria has a great potential to become great, but it is left for each and every one of us to do our best to ensure and hasten the process.
    “Who will Love My Country?  The truth is no one but you and I. The foreigner cannot love our country the way we will love it. Neither can you love other country more than you will like your own.
    “We shall overcome all challenges if the leadership is committed to truly serve the people, and avoid corruption which I believe that the current leadership will tackle.
    “Definitely not insurgency or Fulani herdsmen’s menace will divide us because with the help of God and cooperation of the citizenry and the gallant security forces, we shall soon conquer.”
    Senator Ekweremadu in his speech asked Nigerians to show more love for the country by rising above tribe, ethnic, religious and political persuasions, with a view to subordinate all the aforementioned interests, to the overriding interest of the country.
    He also called on Nigerian leaders to govern effectively and use power wisely, saying that was the only way to safeguard the citizens’ interest.
    He noted that to love Nigeria, would entail Nigerians to critically revise and reexamine their attitudes,  values, and how they treat one another, which “demands of us some sacrifice.”
    He asked: “Are we going to bequeath to our children a banner stained by corruption, bad governance, ineffective leadership, ethnicity, slacking moral values, decadence, mediocrity, and sloth? God forbid!”
    He said Nigeria needed to return to the path of progress and unity charted by the founding fathers.
    He said: “If you are on a journey and you find out that you are travelling the wrong road, the right thing to do is to turn back and take the right path.
    “We must be ready to surrender our perceived narrow advantages to the general good. We must let go, for unless you release the man you are holding to the ground, you would not also be able to move an inch. Now is the time to offer one another a hand of comradeship and together we can move to the Promised Land.”
    He reiterated the fact that he wrote the book, not as the Deputy President of the Senate, nor as a card carrying member of any political party, but as a patriotic Nigerian, who was concerned about Nigeria’s future.
    He added, “I lay no claims to having the solutions to Nigeria’s problems; I simply want to challenge and inspire Nigerians to rise above ethnic, partisan and selfish interests and focus more on how to build a better country for us and our children.”
    Ekweremadu, further charged Nigerian Leaders to “show fidelity to democratic imperatives of accountability and transparency, respect the laws of the land and respect the rights and liberties of citizens.
    “Nobody can save or help Nigeria but Nigerians. As Timi Dakolo rightly pointed out in his thought-provoking song, Great Nation, ‘We are all we have’. That is the message of this book.  There are no problems Nigerians cannot solve if we act in good faith, guided by the nation’s best interest.
    At the event, where a minute silence, at the behest of Ekweremadu, was observed in honour of those who were killed in Uzo Uwani in Enugu State as well as other parts of the country, the Deputy President of the Senate said “the sad incident further reinforces the need for this book and the ideas espoused in the book”.
    “The primary responsibility of government is the security of lives and properties of the citizens. We must rethink our security system to serve us better”, he declared.
    The book presentation had in attendance a retinue of serving and former governors, ministers, party leaders, federal lawmakers, across political divides.
    It also recorded a high turnout of members of the academia, diplomatic corps, and the civil society.
  • Presidency denies $50m ransom for chibok girls

    Presidency denies $50m ransom for chibok girls

    Nigeria’s information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has denied the report making the rounds that l the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is demanding $50 million from the government as ransom before releasing the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.

    Mohammed said ransom reports are not new in an interview with the Voice of America.

    “It appears we have several versions of this report. The one that we heard was from a source that (Boko Haram) wants to release 10 of these girls for 1 million euros.

    “But the most important thing is that we’ve gone through this route before, and until and when we establish the credibility of this source and the truth behind it, the government will not be in a hurry to make a statement. However, government is using its own channels to authenticate the credibility of this source,” he said.

    Mohammed said accusations that the Buhari administration appears not to be doing enough to secure the release of the more than 200 Chibok girls is not fair.

    “No day passes without the issue of the kidnapped girls not being at the front burner. But these are highly security and intelligence issues, which cannot always be discussed openly,” he said.

    “But I can assure you that for this government, the return of these girls is what is going to bring the final closure on the Boko Haram terrorism and we are working very hard, daily on it.”

    Mohammed’s remarks came after the government announced it has made significant progress in the fight against Boko Haram.

    The administration said it has “technically” defeated Boko Haram. But critics say the militants continued attacks unarmed civilians, including the use of suicide bombers, shows Boko Haram remains potent, despite the government’s reports.

    “Those who say that are being very unfair to us,” Mohammed said.

    “We inherited a very bad situation where the trail had gone cold, despite that every day we send out reports, we receive [information] some of them are phony some of them are just there to excoriate government.

    “But the truth of the matter is that it’s not a matter that the government is taking lightly. Those who want a daily report on what we are doing, of course in security that does not happen. But we have channels of information in which we make available on a need to know basis,” he said.

    Mohammed said Nigeria’s military has been able to wrestle control of territories previously under the control of the Boko Haram militants. He also said the militants have been dislodged from their fortresses, including their main operation center in the Sambisa Forest.

    “What we have today is cowardly attacks on soft targets. … And Nigeria has moved on from that and we are now concentrating very much on the rehabilitation, resettlement of those who are displaced. And I think the fact that one of the most wanted persons all over the world was captured without even firing a shot last week. … I think, is evidence so far of Nigeria’s success in dealing with terrorism,” he said.

     

  • No rift over 2016 budget – Information Minister

    No rift over 2016 budget – Information Minister

    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that there is no rift between the executive and legislative arm of government over the passage of the 2016 budget.

    Mohammed said this on Thursday when he paid a visit to the Corporate Headquarters of the Leadership Newspapers in Abuja.

    “On the passage of the budget, I want to clear the misconception. There is absolutely no rift between the executive arm of government and legislative arm of government.

    “It is not true that the president has refused to assent to the budget. The fact remains that it (budget) is not even before him.

    “The practice really is that when the budget is approved like that, there is what we call headline figure that is approved, then, it will take a few days for the National Assembly to throw up the details.’’

    The minister said it was the original copy of budget that would be taken to the president after the necessary correction.

    He also said that there was no setback in the budget, adding that the Ministry of Budget and National Planning was working closely with the National Assembly to ensure hitch-free passage of the budget.

    The minister said that the signing of the budget by President Muhammadu Buhari would reflate the economy and uplift millions of Nigerians out of abject poverty.

    He said that the budget would focus on infrastructure development which would in turn create jobs for unemployed Nigerians and wealth for workers in the construction industry.

    “It is a budget of social inclusion. It is a budget that everybody is included’’.

    Mohammed said that there was N500 billion provision for social intervention programmes targeted at employing 500,000 graduates, to be trained as teachers and deployed to primary schools.

    He said the programmes also aimed at empowering 370,000 non-graduates such as artisans and technicians.

    “It targets at training one million people such as farmers, market women, traders and entrepreneurs as well as giving them loan to start off.

    “It aims at giving one meal to 4.5 million pupils from class 1 to 3 per day. It is also aimed at giving N5,000 to vulnerable Nigerians such as widows, aged people and disabled people in the rural areas.’’

    The minister said the social intervention programmes also targeted at providing bursary and scholarship for students studying science, technology and engineering.

     

  • Minister to inaugurate committee on motion picture

    Minister to inaugurate committee on motion picture

    Agitataion by filmmakers on the need to have a central professional body like their counterparts at Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) is yielding effort, as the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Thursday, announced April 8, 2016 as date to kick-start the process.

    The Minister will on the set date inaugurate a Ministerial Committee aimed at fast-tracking the passage into law of the much anticipated MOPPICON Bill.

    Scheduled to take place at the Conference Room of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, the 17-member Committee will have the Founder/CEO of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Ms Peace Anyiam-Osigwe as Coordinator, while the Chairman, Audio-Visual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS), Mr. Mahmood Alli-Balogun as Deputy Coordinator. Mr. Tony Anih of the Film Makers Collective will also serve as the Secretary to the committee.

    The committee is expected to review and harmonize the MOPPICON Bill ahead of its submission to the Ministry of Justice and then the National Assembly.

    The committee will also have representatives of the various Nollywood guilds and associations as members. They include Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN) and Producers, Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN), Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP), Screen Writers Guild of Nigeria (SWGN), Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN), Movie Ambassadors of Nigeria, Niger Delta Film Forum and Female Producers of Nigeria.

    Others are representatives of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.

    The Minister had announced the plan to set up the Committee at the 2016 Kannywood Awards in Abuja on March 13th.

    When established, MOPPICON will regulate, administer and control the motion picture practice in Nigeria.