Sudan has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1993.
FireEye, a cybersecurity firm said its initial analysis pointed to a state-sponsored attack.
The United States remains the worst COVID-19-hit nation.
The minister said local media organisations were not living up to their billing.
The TV station is unfazed by threat of sanctions by the Nigerian government.
The cable news giant aired an investigation about the October 20 military attacks on protesting civilians in Lagos.
The information minister advances his discredited claim that there were no military killings in Lagos last month.
U.S Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 were flown into northern Nigeria to conduct the special operation which lasted several hours.
“The young man was burned alive, in yet again another senseless crime against migrants in the country.”
