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February 13, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Who got paid to print this National Assembly budget hearing banner?

While many of you may have all your attention on the speeches and deliberations at today’s public hearing of the 2017 National Budget by the joint sitting of the Nigerian Senate, House of Representatives and other agencies, we could not pass up this detail that caught our eye.   NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA... Read More
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February 13, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: ‘We hope to increase the efficiency of the government’ – Senator Bukola Saraki

The 3-day joint hearing of the Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives on the 2017 National Budget kicked off today. The public hearing is a convergence of members of the legislature, government agencies, ministers and members of the public to ensure that the budget process is participatory. Heads of ministries are also to defend... Read More
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February 13, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Hon Dogara’s full speech at the public hearing of the 2017 National Budget

The National Assembly is holding a public hearing on the 2017 National Budget today and it has invited ministries and government agencies to defend their budget allocations. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has just given his opening address where he stated that the hearing is a fulfilment of the goals set by... Read More
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February 13, 2017

Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (13)

1.  We’re going to be learning lessons from the 2016 US elections for a long, long time. www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/data-driven-campaigns-democrats-need-message-214759 2. First Russia, now Iran? http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/319141-americans-must-be-wary-of-irans-influence-over-us-media 3. Journalism in Trump’s America. https://medium.com/@lewispants/i-was-fired-from-my-journalism-job-ten-days-into-trump-c3bc014ce51d#.suhtb89cy 4. The ‘fall’ of Medium. http://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-meltdown-of-evan-williams-startup-medium-2017-2 5. Stories about failure are always the most useful. https://medium.com/@CardsAgainstHumanity/why-our-super-bowl-ad-failed-2af66e6a976c#.gthbi71hv Have a great week everyone!
The Media Blog
February 12, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Solomon Dalung’s unexpected visits to NYSC camps deserves some commendation

The last deployment cycle of the NYSC did not play out too well for the scheme nor the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung. During that cycle, at least three Nigerian students whose resume put them in the class of very promising rising stars, unfortunately, lost their lives under very questionable circumstances. While the... Read More
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February 11, 2017

Eye on Ambode: Lagos to train one million residents on coding by 2019, more

It’s another Saturday and we have a full recap of the activities of Lagos state’s Governor Akinwunmi Ambode through the week. Governor Ambode kicked off the week at the 14th Annual Lecture of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) in Onikan where he delivered a speech. It was at this event he reiterated his administration’s... Read More
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February 10, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: How South African lawmakers denounced President Zuma as “rotten to the core” (WATCH)

We’ve had more than a fair share of brawls in Nigeria’s National Assembly in the past but we are yet to see a massive opposition protest against a sitting president like what the case was in South Africa’s parliament on Thursday. South African President, Jacob Zuma was to deliver a keynote speech at the Parliament... Read More
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February 10, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Professor Osinbajo will be visiting Bayelsa State today

As part of a continuing tour of the Niger Delta oil-producing communities, with a view to finding a lasting solution to the peculiar problems of the region by engaging with the people and communities, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will be visiting Bayelsa State, the home state of former President Goodluck Jonathan. He will... Read More
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February 10, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Just how many LGBT Nigerians are there?

Generational changes are certainly making coming out easier for everyone, young and old in Nigeria despite anti-marriage same-sex laws. Recently, TV personality Funmi Iyanda shared a powerful story about her friend, Akin, who after 51 years was finally ready to come out of the closet and he joins many other Nigerians -some of whom use social media as a platform to unveil their... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
February 9, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Minister Kayode Fayemi declared wanted

The Ekiti State House of Assembly sitting in Ado-Ekiti has issued a warrant of arrest against the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi in connection with contracts awarded during his tenure as the State Governor. The State Assembly had summoned the Minister to appear before it to answer questions and defend himself regarding an alleged a NGN... Read More
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February 9, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: So, who’s next in line for this presidential phone call?

We’ve been watching with passive amusement as some of the top government officials fall over themselves to inform us of their phone conversations with President Buhari, all so we can quit the idle talk about his death and health. Since this is already looking an unfolding drama, we won’t hesitate to help write the rest... Read More
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LGBT
February 8, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: ‘We Are Flowers’ – An anthology celebrating LGBT life in Nigeria

Featuring a  collection of creative non-fiction, poetry, art work, photography by straight and LGBT artists, this is the first volume of the annual anthology project, 14: An Anthology of Queer Art, titled We Are Flowers. Launched by 14,  (a group made up of Nigerian artists and writers who aim to create a safe space for resistance and expression... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
February 8, 2017

We have your receipts: Didn’t the Presidency assure us this was just a vacation?

It’s been a very confusing 10 days for the whole of the world apparently. While Americans are dealing with a Trump who desperately needs to prove a point, here in Nigeria we are dealing with a President desperate not to prove any. Meanwhile, his army of media assistants have been desperately trying to quell “rumours”... Read More
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February 8, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Have you started considering your post-Buhari options yet?

Disclaimer: This is no wicked, callous, hateful or unkind post intended to “kill” our President. Wait, why do we have to explain this again? Anyway, if you are one of the people that experienced the painful ordeal that shrouding the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s sickness in secrecy visited upon Nigerians (or those who have read... Read More
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February 7, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: The day power failed the powerful

Some news sites had the prefix “Breaking”, others had “Just In” while a few others just simply reported it without drama. What’s the news here though? There was power failure at Room 324 in the Senate Building while ambassadorial nominees were being screened by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. It was reported that they... Read More
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February 7, 2017

The Media Blog: We’re already laughing at this “The Republic” TV show

Nicole Amarteifio made a name for herself, and a successful TV show, by ripping off Sex and The City. But, An African City worked because while she blatantly copied the format of the legendary HBO show, she was able to, within that framework, tell stories specific to Ghanaian women. Well, some of them anyway. And... Read More
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February 7, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Who else has noticed the weirdness on Minister Fashola’s Twitter?

We do not mean to add any more than bad roads, housing deficits, darkness, and allegations of corruption to former governor Fashola’s plate right now but if he hasn’t, he may have to check in with his Japanese friends about what’s been happening on his Twitter account. There have been random incidents of Japanese tweets... Read More
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February 6, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] This Nigerian has proof the Presidency lied about the photos they posted

There’s a storm gathering at the doorsteps of the Presidency – the President, his media team and the wife of the President. The Governor of Ogun State and Daisy Danjuma may also be complicit. Funny, those pictures of him and his wife in London were actually taken in 2015, and it's strange that his spin... Read More
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February 6, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Has Senator Murray-Bruce seen his Twitter timeline recently?

We’re completely appalled by how low Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has gone with his Twitter account. When did it become okay for a sitting Senator of the Federal Republic to associate himself with useless Twitter banter? We didn’t have reason to be worried when he took to promoting the ideals of former president Goodluck Jonathan and... Read More
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February 5, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: The president will be away for a while, so what now National Assembly?

The National Assembly received a statement from the Presidency today informing them of President Buhari’s desire to extend his 10-day leave indefinitely. STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: https://t.co/bMSmglkiBC pic.twitter.com/K9sff8E18U — Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) February 5, 2017 The upper and lower chamber will sit on Tuesday so we expect that both houses will make the president’s indefinite... Read More
The Legislative Blog
February 5, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] The President is no longer coming back tomorrow

Despite the Minister of Information denying reports about the President’s return being hampered this morning, President Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina has just released a statement informing us of the President’s extended vacation. See below: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: https://t.co/bMSmglkiBC pic.twitter.com/K9sff8E18U — Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) February 5, 2017 Who’s surprised though?
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February 4, 2017

Eye on Ambode: Anti-kidnapping law signed, 174 blocks of classrooms to be renovated, more

It’s another edition of Eye on Ambode where we bring you a recap of all the activities of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode through the week. On Wednesday, Governor Ambode signed three major bills into law: the Prohibition of the Act of Kidnapping Law, Sports Trust Fund Law and Sports Commission Law. The Prohibition of... Read More
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February 4, 2017

#WAFBEC2017: It was indeed an immersion in God’s word

The fifth West African Faith Believers’ Convention (WAFBEC) officially came to an end on Saturday, February 4 with a prayer meeting and a communion service. Over the nine days, worshippers were immersed in teachings from various speakers at the Covenant Place, Iganmu, venue of the meeting. A total of 56 messages were preached during the... Read More
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Bukola-Saraki-YNaija
February 4, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki meets road transport workers

Senate President Bukola Saraki received the National Executive Committee of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Abuja on Friday. Besides honouring with the position of Grand Patron of the association, the National President of RTEAN, Abubakar Sadiq said the purpose of the visit was to see ways of partnering with the National Assembly... Read More
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February 3, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] No lie, this Minister of information is just tired of all these

At this point, this is just unfair. The burden of defending his government may have started kicking in. He’s had to deal with silly Nigerians wishing their president dead all week (make that two) and now somebody named Tuface is trying to conduct “a shake-down” at whose cost? If this tweet we just read doesn’t... Read More
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February 3, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Is Minister Lai our Kellyanne Conway?

Honestly, at this point, we cannot help but ask. Just last week, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, decided to take out the frustrations that the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, has been feeling over the wrongly-timed vacation of his boss on the whole of Nigeria. He went from being gobsmacked at our ability to... Read More
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