About Me

Alhaji Lai Mohammed was born into the family of Alhaji Mohammed Adekeye in 1952. He earned a bachelor’s degree in French from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1975, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Lagos and the Nigerian Law School in 1986. Alhaji Lai Mohammed co-founded the legal firm of Edu & Mohammed in 1989, being a Senior Partner. Lai Mohammed is a popular Nigerian politician. In October 2002, he was the Alliance for Democracy gubernatorial candidate in Kwara state. Furthermore, he served as Chief of Staff to former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Also, he was the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). On November 11, 2015, he was sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari as Minister of Information and Culture following his appointment and successful screening by the Nigerian Senate, and he currently serves in that office. Alhaji Lai Mohammed is an astute businessman, who has served as the Chairman of Optmedia Limited, a subsidiary of Afromedia Plc since December 18, 2008. He has also served as the Director of Afromedia PLC since May 2011. Alhaji Mohammed is also a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), and has worked as Public Relations Officer for almost 10 years with the Nigerian Airport Authority, now Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

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