The Nigeria Media Merit Award, NMMA has said that it would continue to strive to recognise and reward excellence in the practice of journalism in Nigeria. Yemi Akeju, chief administrator of the organisation gave the assurance in Ikeja, during an official visit to the office of TELL Communications Limited, publishers of TELL Magazine, Nigeria’s leading…
The CBN-Reset: Will The Reform Go All The Way?
Of recent, the debate has been about the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) intention to redesign Nigeria’ s National currency, the Naira, and reprint the three largest denominations and calling in the old notes for cancellation. The debate, essentially, has been about whether this is a good or bad policy. Like anything else, every good…
Alleged Marginalisation: Niger Delta Group Threatens Showdown With FG Over Appointments Into Amnesty Programme
The Niger Delta Volunteers for Good Governance (NDVFGG) has threatened a breach of public peace to register its protest over perceived marginalisation of Edo and Delta States in the appointment of principal officers into the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The NDVFGG vowed to mobilise for “a total lock down of economic activities” within the Niger…
Concerned Delta REC Seeks Journalists’ Support in Sensitising Registrants to Collect Over 300,000 Unclaimed PVCs As He Inaugurates INEC Press Corps
The partnership between Nigeria’s election umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and media practitioners in Delta State, was on recently taken a notch higher with the inauguration of INEC Press Corps, IPC, where the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Monday Udoh-Tom, a cleric, charged journalists in the state to help create awareness for registrants to…
Insecurity: U.S Asks Staff to Work from Home
The staff of United States embassy in Abuja stayed at home on Monday for fear of expected terrorist attacks in Nigeria’s capital city. Only a very few expatriate staff were allowed to come to work and they moved in amoured vehicles in fear of the expected attacks. The Department of States, on Sunday, October 23,…
Peter Obi and his Enemies
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 17 October, 2022) Peter Obi’s enemies are very clever and audacious. They are determined to ruin him and the promise of his movement. Imagine, they appointed for him a certain Mr. John Ezeigbe Ughulu as his campaign coordinator for Lagos State. Lagos is a Yoruba state in the…
Truss Becomes Shortest Ruling British Prime Minister
Liz Truss, the woman who emerged as the third British Prime Minister in history has resigned. She resigned on Wednesday after the cabinet she put together fell like a pack of cards and she was reduced to a redundant leader. She is leaving after 45 days in office. Truss had sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor…
Enugu State Labour Party Gubernatorial Crisis Worsens
A gloomy cloud is thickening around the electoral sky of Labour Party, LP, in Enugu State. If not dispersed with wisdom, it will rain disaster for the party in the gubernatorial election as they may not have any candidate to challenge the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate. Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate, may…
Ekiti: Fayemi Out, Oyebanji In
Biodun Oyebanji, the winner of the last governorship election in Ekiti State has taken over from Kayode Fayemi, until recently the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, whose tenure ended Sunday October 16. Oyebanji won at a recent election, which is one of the off-season elections in Nigeria. He ran on the platform of…
Rethinking The Financing of Public Universities in Nigeria
The current Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ) strike in the last several months, has again d to the fore the need to examine the financing strategies for our public universities. The role of Eductation is so crucial to all development, that neglecting it, is out of the question. It is one of…
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