In the ever-evolving landscape of the digital realm, staying ahead of the curve is paramount for businesses seeking success. As we enter 2024, a new era unfolds, presenting fresh challenges and opportunities for those ready to embrace innovative digital strategies. This comprehensive guide explores key trends and digital...
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The recent visit of the President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri, to the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major-General Barry Ndiomu (rtd), in his Abuja office, has once again indexed the inevitability of sustaining the programme. Lokpobiri who leads the ever vibrant...
I saw the BBC documentary on the late Prophet TB Joshua and his Synagogue church and wasn’t surprised. I have a personal experience too. I’m not sure if this qualifies as the proverbial “case of curiosity kills the monkey.” However, I was aware that Prophet TB Joshua...
One of the primary roles of the media is to set agenda. Generally speaking, the media sets agenda for public discourse and gives the people information they need to explore the complex topics it raises in the context of public concerns. Because of this premise, the perception...
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is circulating a memo to military chiefs and other security agencies to press its case against what it calls “the appointment of unlicensed and unregistered professionals as spokespersons”. It would be best if the NIPR stops embarrassing the country and itself...
Africa in 2024 will be the second fastest-growing economic region in the world (after Asia) at 4%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but behind the headline figure is a less auspicious reality. Fresh conflicts, more military coups, the renewed Israel-Gaza conflict, and the lingering Russia-Ukraine war are...
In the bustling capital city of Nigeria, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) found a visionary leader in Alex A. Okoh. His appointment as the Director General (DG) marked the beginning of a transformative era for the organization and, by extension, the nation’s economic landscape. Prior to his appointment as DG, BPE...
What happens to a nation when its laws fail and many of its citizens lose their fear of its laws? The answer should be obvious: hope for its growth fails and the few who still retain respect for its laws live in grave danger of assault by the majority...
Nigeria has hit another milestone. It has graduated into a hybrid state, a distinction it shares with very few other nations. Simultaneously, Nigeria is at war and in peace. The United Nations has observed that literally the entire northern half of the country is a virtual war...
Fundamentally, poverty alleviation and productive youth engagement remain major challenges of modern economies around the world today. Nigeria is no exception. To cage a poor enterprise culture and mainstream poverty alleviation, a full-blown ministry under the Muhammadu Buhari administration was birthed and carefully designed poverty alleviation programmes and skills...
Since Nigeria is a star gold medal winner in prayers and celebrated spirituality, I think this intervention should be a special focus on the rational prayers for Nigeria. In trying to take up this special task however, my attention was drawn to a verse in the Christian Holy Book: ‘You...
As the global community knocks at the entrance doors of the year 2024, there is an urgent imperative for Nigerian leaders to commence consideration of development in its totality-going beyond cement and concrete (roads, buildings and other things). Those are important but in the year 2024, we should...
An Igbo adage says that when an anomaly persists for one year, it becomes the norm. So slowly, steadily but surely, it is becoming a norm, an accepted aberration, for a president in Nigeria to appoint himself as a minister. It is like saying in a country of...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1950s, but its recent boom has caused exciting wave of interest, as it becomes more accessible to the public with increasing roles in man’s daily activities. Created at a Dartmouth Conference of 1956, AI started as a field study...
On Dec. 28, media reports said the Federal Government had announced the closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation works. According to the report, the section of the bridge will be closed from 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Prior...
By EMMANUEL BENSON, Jos – A serene Christmas Eve morning in the village of Fat Makada, Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, was shattered by a horrific attack that claimed lives, destroyed homes, and displaced countless families. The coordinated assault, carried out by gunmen dressed in camouflage...
This piece primarily stemmed from a recent Nigeria-focused conversation with a Delta state born but Florida, United States of America (USA) based practicing Lawyer who studied in England, Finland, Sweden, and Norway among others. Aside from using the opportunity provided by the conversation to explain how today...
Death is never an easy visitor to accept, and Okwadike’s passing—whom I have known closely since 2001—is certainly not one of those occasions. It all began with the first annual lecture organised by the Oganiru Friends, a group of young Igbo professionals. The theme was: “Reawakening the Igbo...
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR. Fellow Nigerians, Christmas is a special time of the year for all of us. For Christians, this time of the year marks the birth of Jesus Christ and celebrates...
The raging war between Israel and Hamas will not end before tomorrow’s Christmas is over. The unfortunate war has instead yielded two principal casualties: the first is the nativity festivals of Christmas which have made Bethlehem a favourite destination for Christian pilgrims. Home to the historic shrines...