At Beyond the Ballot Summit, ALTON pledges a resilient telecom network, by Okoh Aihe
Concluding her keynote on Beyond the Ballot Summit in Abuja, Prof Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika wrote: Generative Artificial Intelligence and Foreign Information Manipulation pose serious challenges to our republic but they are not our destiny because technology is created by humans and human institutions retain the moral authority, legal mandate and practical capacity to defend the truth. […]
Reprieve for NCC as NITDA Bill flounders
By Okoh Aihe IT was the final sandbagging of the Nigerian Communications Communication, NCC. An ignoble fait accompli intricately woven by very devious hearts and presented to an acquiescing group of lawmakers with superficial understanding of how some politicians could deploy terrible politricks to ruin the independence of even one of the most stable regulatory […]
From Adamawa, a redeeming opportunity for NBC
By Okoh Aihe IT is difficult to forecast a closure to the sustained drama happening in Nigeria. In the manner of all beautiful or bizarre shows, before one scene comes to an end, the other is loading with more complicated suspense and details beyond the imagination of any scriptwriter. Or tell me: how would you […]
In the twilight of a government, tech projects guzzle billions
By Okoh Aihe LATELY, there has been a rash of tech contracts, all wearing the accoutrement of patriotism and the insignia of a government that is desperate to leave a fertile legacy for the people. The little problem is that time is running out fast for this administration and it is nigh impossible to bundle […]
Time for BON to help NBC cure its weakness
THE Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, BON, last week, raised a cry that the broadcast industry was facing very uncertain times in the country. Ironically, most of the problems seem to be coming from the curator of the industry, the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, which, by law, is charged with the regulation, protection and promotion of the […]
Broadcasting as beauty and the beast
By Okoh Aihe PAUL Rusesabagina, whose heroics during the 1994 Rwanda genocide inspired the Oscar nominated movie, Hotel Rwanda, is back in the United States, after being released from jail in his country, to spend the rest of his remaining life in peace and never dream of politics in his country again. Resisting a bizarre […]
