AT independence in 1960, Nigeria was widely projected to emerge as one of the top performing economies among the then Third World. Because of its enormous human and natural resource base, Nigeria was definitely expected to lead Africa and provide the stepping stones for the continent’s smaller countries to move up. It was because Nigeria failed […]

Degeneration and advance are not fixed processes, but recurring in cycles in the history of every nation”,  — John Buchan, 1875-1940 CONDUCTING a credible and hitch-free national population and housing census in Nigeria is a vital undertaking that must be approached with all seriousness and determination. The essence of government is to provide continuity in a […]

THE story of the nation’s implementation of the digital switchover, DSO, process  appears convoluted and headed towards an uncomplimentary denouement except urgent steps are taken to refocus the exercise.  Yes, urgency should form the soul of the implementation process. DSO is not just only about the benefits of the exercise in terms of quality of broadcasting […]

Setting aside counterarguments, the nation’s media wields significant influence over what people think and how they think. In fact, this influence extends to shaping the very topics that people discuss. As Herbert Altschull aptly put it, the media are “agents of power”.

In 1970-1971, Nigeria increased its contributions to the OAU budget to N150,000, 47 per cent over the 1968-1969 contributions, making it the third largest contributor to the organisation’s annual budget