Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has alleged that naysayers in the country are using social media to spread fake news about the Federal Government. Mohammed said this over the weekend at a mini town hall meeting with staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany.
According to the minister, the naysayers, who were hoping to override the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari adminstration, were spending huge amounts of money to spread fake news about the country.“Contrary to the fake news being peddled in the Social Media by the naysayers, President Muhammadu Buhari is putting Nigeria back on its feet,” the minister said.
“That is why Nigerians at home and abroad must ensure they have access to authentic information.“One way is to download the FGNiAPP on their hand-held devices. It is free. The economy is on a steady growth, as attested to be by the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics.“The economy attracted 12.2 billion dollars in foreign investments in 2017, up from $5.38 billion in 2016. That represents 138 per cent increase.
“The economy further consolidated its recovery from recession with GDP growing by 1.92 per cent in Q4 2017,compared to 1.40 per cent in Q3 2017 and a contraction of -1.73 per cent in Q4 2016;. In addition, he said “This means the economy ended 2017 with a growth of 0.82 per cent compared to a contraction of -1.58 per cent in 2016. GDP growth in Q4 2017 was driven by growth in crop production, crude production and natural gas, metal ores, construction, transportation and storage, trade, electricity and gas production.“These are indications that the administration’s diversification effort is working.”
