Once upon a time, there was an Access Gap Map prepared by the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF. The map showed details of remote sites in the country or locations in not-too-distant environments where telecommunications services were not available. The Nigerian Communications Act, NCA, 2003 recognises these areas or groups in Section 113 as unserved, underserved […]

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is back at his old pastime of canvassing an African approach to global practices. For those who need a reminder, it was he who said that an African approach should be followed in dismantling apartheid in the heydays of the struggle for majority rule in South Africa. Obasanjo called for the use […]

Democracy is often cast as the antithesis of authoritarian rule — a beacon of liberty standing firm against the shadows of oppression. Yet, history tells a more intricate tale. Authoritarian regimes rarely storm the gates; instead, they slip quietly through the corridors of power, emerging not as abrupt usurpers but as offspring of the very systems […]

From last week, continues the narrative on the life of the Nigerian journalist, his contributions to national development over the years, right from the emergence of the earliest media houses in the country In January 1970, the The DAILY TIMES published an editorial pleading that Nigeria must adopt left hand drive policy.  On January 30 of […]

Nigerian journalists, wearing medals of bravery in fights against colonialists and politicians    and, bearing the scars of battles  against  military dictatorship, are marking the 70th anniversary of their union. No, journalism in the country did not start seven decades ago. It was the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, that was established at that time. Proper […]