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Highlights from the South East Citizens' Engagement Series (August 2025)
Our Town Hall Meetings, also known as Citizen Engagement Series, fall within the first and second pillars of our agenda. They are designed to create platforms for us to meet, engage with and listen to the people of Nigeria, across the six geopolitical zones.
Enjoy these updates from our Citizen Engagement Series in the South East of Nigeria, held in August 2025.
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The Minister
Mohammed Idris
Prior to his appointment as Minister, Idris — a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations — was the Founder, Chairman and Publisher of Blueprint Newspapers; Founder and Chairman of Bifocal Group, a public relations consultancy; and Chairman of Kings Broadcasting Limited, owners of the Abuja-based WE 106.5 FM.
He was also, until his appointment, the General Secretary of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria (NPAN).
Fellow
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations
Founder
Blueprint Newspapers
Chairman
Kings Broadcasting Ltd
“If you spread falsehood, misinformation, disinformation and fake news, there is no way it can be called press freedom.”
Mohammed Idris
Minister of Information & National Orientation · World Press Freedom Day
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Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Housing Programme Expands Access To Homes, Improves Living Standards — Idris
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope housing programme is expanding access to homes and improving living standards,…
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17 Oct 2026
Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Housing Programme Expands Access To Homes, Improves…
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope housing programme is expanding access to homes and improving living standards,…
Read more15 Oct 2026
2027 Election: Information Minister Warns Against Vote Buying, Voter Apathy…
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called on Nigerians to reject voter apathy, vote buying and electoral violence, stressing that every eligible citizen…
Read more14 Oct 2026
Niger State: Tinubu’s ₦1.8tn Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora Highway To Boost Trade, Agriculture,…
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the Federal Government’s ₦1.8 trillion reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora Road will boost trade, agriculture…
Read more11 Oct 2026
Information Minister Hails APC Mobilisation In North Central, Calls For…
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has commended the mobilisation and solidarity demonstrated at the All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central campaign flag-off in…
Read more9 Oct 2026
Information Minister Commends Bago’s Development Drive, Hails ₦1.5tn Federal Highway…
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation and Chairman of the Niger State Development Forum (NSDF), Mohammed Idris, has commended Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago for his administration’s…
Read more31 Aug 2026
My Speech At The Launch Of ‘Hire From Nigeria’ Campaign
It is a pleasure to join my colleagues, the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, and the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji…
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