One of the unfortunate side effects of over-intellectualising concepts such as rape culture, misogyny and feminism, is that we forget that there are people on the ground, for whom these issues – and their resolution – are a matter of life and death. They have always been a matter of life or death. We forget... Read More

June 19, 2017

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[The Presidential Blog] 10 things Aso Rock wants you to know about the 2017 Budget

When the Federal Government started to take this digital communications business very seriously, we did not take them too seriously. We were plagued by the peculiar Nigerianess that takes one to new heights of cynicism. For that, we apologise. Like who knew the day would come for us to have access to several Medium accounts... Read More

The Presidential Blog

Budget 2017, Digicomms, Medium, the Presidential Blog

May 18, 2017

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[The Presidential Blog] Are you following Professor Osinbajo on Medium?

Yes, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo now has a Medium account where he shares thoughts about some of his official activities with his 16 followers. Actually, he’s only shared his thoughts on one activity as yet because the account is fairly new. Yesterday, he posted a comprehensive breakdown of his thoughts on the 10th anniversary of the Africa... Read More

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Digicomms, Medium, professor osinbajo, twitter., vice president

February 3, 2017

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The Media Blog: Medium is following the money

Medium is pivoting to a subscription model. They’re calling it an “upgrade to your Medium experience” but it’s still too soon for anyone to tell just how true that will turn out to be. What we can say for sure though, is that it’s not remotely surprising. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know the company not... Read More

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digital media, ev williams, Medium

January 5, 2017

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The Media Blog: This Medium investor is doing us ‘boju boju’

Evan Williams wrote his own letter declaring that Medium has to fire 50 percent of team, and ‘re-position’, which only ever means one thing – ‘we got it wrong, we’ve lost money, we now want to try something else. This investor figured out that wasn’t a good enough letter to inspire confidence, and so he... Read More

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Evan William, Media Blog, Medium

August 9, 2016

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The Media Blog: TNC is (possibly) finally ready to wear big boy pants

If you’re a part of what they call the mass market, then TNC (TheNakedConvos.com) isn’t something you will neither care about. Which is the plan. But if you’re part of a digitally connected, influence audience, globally savvy (we’re 100% certain this is in their deck) that’s also young, then you’ve heard of them. Especially if... Read More

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Kenya, Media, Medium, nigeria, The Media Blog, TMB, TNC

August 2, 2016

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Opinion: 5 ways to make Konga great again

by Sheriff Shittu O If you have been following the story about Konga’s brouhaha, I guess you will by now think there is fire on the mountain and we all should run for cover. Well, as a witness to the arena during my stint with Konga, here are a few things that I think if... Read More

Business, economy, Konga, Medium, nigeria, sheriff, Shittu, slump

May 23, 2016

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Feyi Fawehinmi: The horror movie that is Nigeria’s GDP numbers

Written by Fawehinmi Feyi Nigeria’s GDP figures were released yesterday. For people who like to watch horror movies, the numbers were like a dream come true. There was blood everywhere. The infographic below gives a breakdown by sector You can see that those moving backward are stronger than those moving forward. The overall effect is... Read More

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