By Philip Agbese Sometime in 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari effected a change in the leadership of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Not many understood the president’s mind, as it were. Not many also knew that the president wanted more from the operations of NEMA, being that critical government agency saddled with the responsibility of […]
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Audi, Pam, others for TheNigerian News’ awards
Some distinguished Nigerians, including the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi and the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christians Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam will be conferred with awards of excellence at the fifth anniversary of UK-based media group, TheNigerian News. While Dr Audi will be recognized as “Security Icon of the […]
Naming Ambassador Buratai as Icon of Patriotism in Africa and Matters Arising
By Kolawole Abe “A good name is better than bags of gold.” Miguel de Cervantes I choose to start this article with the quote by Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world’s pre-eminent novelists, because my excitement knew no bounds when […]
Breaking: Transportation, Aviation correspondents launch maiden Journal in Abuja
The maiden edition of the Abuja Transportation and Aviation Correspondents Association, ATACA Journal will launch in Abuja on December 16, 2021. The Journal, which is the first of its kind, is packed with transportation and aviation industry stories and insightful interviews that speak to happenings in the Industry. The Association which began in 2015, has […]
ITF, NCC bosses to receive TheNigerian News Awards of Excellence
The heads of the Industrial Training Fund and Nigerian Communications Commission have been nominated for awards of excellence by UK-based media group, TheNigerian News. According to the company, the awards will be received by ITF’s DG, Sir Joseph Ari and NCC’s Executive Secretary, Prof Umar Danbatta respectively at its fifth anniversary. In a statement signed […]
Akume: That National Chairman APC Deserves in 2023
By Philip Agbese There would hardly have been anything to deeply excite my spirit passionately had I professed membership of any other political Party, outside the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC) in this age. I am infinitely fascinated by the ululations of its alphabetical combinations , with endearing hagiograpic connotations, particularly the word, “progressives.” […]
NEDC gets TheNigerian star award nomination for national intervention, recovery
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has been nominated for an award of excellence by UK-based media group, TheNigerian News. In a letter addressed to its Managing Director, Mohammed Goni Alkali, the company said the NEDC will be recognised as Most Outstanding Agency for National Intervention and Recovery. According to the company, NEDC alongside other […]
Cleaning the Augean Stable at the NBC
By Toby Prince The National Broadcasting Corporation is a regulatory agency. As such, it must never be seen that regulatory agencies are complicit in enforcing standards, especially in the critical broadcast industry in Nigeria. It was, therefore, a worrisome situation when it was observed that the agency was enmeshed in untoward practices as enshrined by […]
NYSC, DG nominated for TheNigerian star awards
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim has been nominated for an award of excellence by UK-based media group, TheNigerian News. Ibrahim will be recognised as “Pathfinder of Youth Empowerment” at an event to mark the company’s fifth anniversary. The NYSC Scheme will also be conferred with an award as “Most […]
NBC and the Freedom of the Press
By Niyi Adesina The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has come under some undeserved scathing criticism in recent times and a lot of these upbraiding are targeted at the Director General of NBC, Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, possibly because the world class reforms he stands for has ruffled feathers across board. It is interesting that those […]