Japheth Omojuwa: Princess Stella Oduah – One thing to thank Jonathan for (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa They are forced to live in the shadows of the successes of the 2nd term performances of the Obasanjo years when Nasir El-Rufai and Oby Ezekwesili made huge differences. Now some ministers have to litter the city with billboards just to get the people to know they are indeed still around. In... Read More

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August 14, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: #TheFutureAfrica – The opportunities and dangers ahead (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa As we look at #TheFutureAfrica we must bask in the euphoria of where we are compared to where we used to be, but in basking let us always remember that there is a future ahead whose challenges are yet to be met and start meeting them even today. All the trade numbers... Read More

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August 7, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: When will the poor Nigerian matter? (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The biggest ethnic group in Nigeria is the Poverty group. The group defies religion and ethnicity. This group cuts across every region and language in Nigeria. The Nigerian conversation never runs out of options. There is always something attracting our attention as it should be. The unfortunate thing about the Nigerian conversation... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa’s 20-year-olds and the future of freedom (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The deregulation of the media on the continent via social media and cable television have brought Africa closer to itself and the world closer to Africa. Young Africans now see very clearly that freedom is not a gift from a dictator but a right they own as humans. Some 50 per cent... Read More

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July 24, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Charity, as the opportunity cost of poverty (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa We are not better off collecting stipends from our politicians than we’d be if we freed up our national wealth building infrastructure that’d benefit far more people. It is very easy to look at the pay of Nigerian legislators and accuse them of injustice like I did in today’s Punch newspaper. It... Read More

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July 17, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: These lies are in line with President Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The time has come for the Nigerian government to come clean. Stop lying about an imaginary transformation agenda when of a truth things are only getting worse. Our country has been in the doldrums for decades, one would be asking for too much to expect President Jonathan to correct the ills of... Read More

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July 10, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: The APC, Tinubu and its suicidal PDP dance of shame

by Japheth Omojuwa If the APC wants to be taken seriously, there are realities it must take without kid gloves. Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be politically powerful but he is not the type you want to represent your image. He has not been proved to be corrupt but there is a strong perception of corruption... Read More

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July 10, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: The Rivers coup and Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The President in his usual brilliance is fast helping to redefine the root of mathematics. First it was the janglization of mathematics with the equation 16 > 19 (16 is greater than 19) and now we have a new one in Rivers where 5/32 = 2/3… Andy Murray won his first Wimbledon... Read More

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July 3, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa and Germany on a new path of partnership – A personal report (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Africa and Germany are looking to build a future together, that future gained a lot of energy over the past two weeks. It’d need more of such commitments backed by strategic action after the bla bla of conferences to work. Germany wants to make an imprint in Africa and it looks to do this... Read More

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June 26, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Barack Obama’s American business in Africa (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Africa is a land of opportunities. The only sad part of this is that most Africans are not aware of this reality. President Barack Obama is not in Africa because of what the United States can give to Africa, he is in Africa because of what the United States can get from... Read More

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June 22, 2013

Are you ready? The Future Awards in partnership with Information Nigeria holds the Online Business Master Class [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene Owing to its tremendous success in 2012; The Future Awards Central Working Committee have announced that The Future Awards Online Business Master Class will hold a second edition on June 28 in Lagos, Nigeria. The Online Master Class 2013 is part of the pre-awards activities for The Future Awards, Season 8 and... Read More

June 19, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Citizenship participation is a necessity in the fight against corruption (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Corruption will continue to grow in size and effect as long as citizens remain detached from fighting it. I am a believer in the power of technology as a tool to fight corruption. Corruption has been with Nigeria for a long time but some would argue it has never been this daring.... Read More

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June 12, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Education in Nigeria and the zombie generation (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa How can you change a nation if all your life you were taught to “do as you are told”? The Nigerian educational system has failed and it is currently failing. Virtually everyone agrees with this. Sadly though, when government more often than not looks to fix the system, they throw more money... Read More

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June 5, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Chief Gani Fawehinmi, protests and change in Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa I never at anytime say, insinuate or suggest that social media was doing more than Chief Gani Fawehinmi did. The video says it all. Certain things happen so that we can put certain phenomena into perspective. Before perspectives though, stating the absolute truth is necessary especially considering the misinformation going around. The worst... Read More

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May 29, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa’s emerging pharmaceutical revolution (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Government should provide the environment for pharmaceutical businesses but like other businesses, government has no business in this business. Governments’ business is regulation. The pharmaceutical industry in Africa is experiencing something like a revolution. This is not just about the fact that over the years the influx of fake drugs into the... Read More

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May 22, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: What Lagos and Lome can learn from Dakar (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Anytime I arrive Nigeria through Lagos the question always gets at me; will I ever want to return to this country if I was not its citizen? My answer has never been in doubt. I have been traveling though West Africa. I have not seen a lot but I have seen enough... Read More

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May 15, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa Rising and the new trade conversation (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Africa’s development will always be limited by its foundation. There would be no development without the right infrastructure to drive it. Is Africa truly rising? It depends on where you are looking at it from. If you look at it from where we used to be then you’d say we are indeed... Read More

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May 10, 2013

Tope Olofin: 5 habits of highly successful Nigerian bloggers (Y! Superblogger)

by Tope Olofin You may not be a great writer, but the ability to get your message across to your audience is the key. Mean what you write and write what you mean. Human beings are creatures of pattern. Without it, we will live in a world of chaos and total anarchy. Like we don’t... Read More

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May 8, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Shaping Africa’s prosperity from within (Y! FrontPage)

The other thing that struck and impressed me was the fact that young people from across the continent agreed that when you give the average Nigerian enough support, you’d make millionaires of its many people. It will be one of the least reported parts of the World Economic Forum for Africa sessions holding in Cape... Read More

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May 1, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Governance in Nigeria and its many distractions (Y! FrontPage)

More than any nation in the world, we should know that our government only knows how to fail at doing business on behalf of the people. It is not enough that Nigerians are desperate to feel the essence of democracy beyond excuses and promises, they now have to watch those at the helm show little... Read More

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April 24, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Terrorism – Force has failed (Y! FrontPage)

If we pacify those with the guns today, the same seeds that brought them to fruition will come to roost again. Whatever we do, time is not on our side. These deaths must stop! RIP to the innocent souls lost at Baga. The Nigerian government was the last institution to take a position on the... Read More

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April 17, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: The Jonathan gov’t must earn the loyalty it demands (Y! FrontPage)

Every government must earn its loyalty. The current government does not deserve the loyalty of Nigerians because it has not been loyal to the majority of Nigerians. One will always be loyal to Nigeria but one cannot guarantee loyalty to its government at anytime. Loyalty to a system is earned not given. Sophists of repressive... Read More

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April 10, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: #TFASymposium thoughts – Our common debt and Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

I believe without an iota of doubt that the young people present at The Future Awards Symposium are enough to change the destiny of this country in its entirety; politics, economy, socio-cultural and all. There are people who will be justified if they don’t care what happens to Nigeria, they will not be breaking any... Read More

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April 9, 2013

Chude Jideonwo, Japheth Omojuwa, Deolu Akinyemi headline the Daystar Business Forum

by Isi Esene The Daystar Business Forum is organising a forum focusing on the Social Media Evolution in the country and its impact. The forum seeks to leverage on the economy of new media in an emerging economy like Nigeria. The Social Media Business seminar featuring Chude Jideonwo, a communication entrepreneur and new media consultant;... Read More

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April 3, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Jonathanians and the truth they must embrace (Y! FrontPage)

This is where the Jonathan administration has failed in its communication. By constantly accusing these genuinely angry Nigerians as being the voice of the opposition… This means that, they will subconsciously adopt the opposition. President Jonathan said the opposition party sponsored those who appeared at Ojota, Lagos to protest his decision to raise fuel prices.... Read More

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March 27, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Nigeria’s Vision 20: 2020 and new realities (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The time has come to embrace this reality and do something different. The World Economic Forum’s global competitive index for Nigeria does not reflect any sign that our vision is being fulfilled as we go on. The National Planning Commission is responsible for the planning and design of the National Vision 20:... Read More

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March 20, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: New media was not created to solve Nigeria’s problems (Y! FrontPage)

There are indeed many sides to new media. It will not by itself change Nigeria but it will at least reveal us to ourselves. Nigerians have been directly running their country’s affairs for over 52 years now. The cumulative result of these 52 years is that today Nigeria is one of the most insecure place... Read More

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March 13, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: #OccupyNigeria – Fueling the Nigerian awakening for active citizenship (Y! FrontPage)

We cannot continue to throw our empty bowls before the West and expect that we will attain prosperity on their charity. We must endure the pain and pleasure of earning our own wealth and prosperity, and enjoy the fruits of our own labour. #OccupyNigeria: Fueling the Nigerian Awakening for Active Citizenship As presented at Free... Read More

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February 27, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Nigeria, if a better tomorrow must come (Y! FrontPage)

We must learn to use our supposed enemies to fight our own battles. There are times we will need them to open doors we cannot open just because we do not yet have the keys they have. It is possible to have a country of many activists but it not possible to change a country... Read More

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February 13, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: The seamy side of Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

Nigeria is critical to the rest of the continent and if Nigeria does not get it right, Africa will really not make more progress. – President Barack Obama Nigeria is not just the most populous black nation, it is indeed the heart of Africa. This is not just by its geographical positioning and expression but... Read More

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