[The Legislative Blog]: 5 important things Speaker Dogara said at the House of Reps’ resumption

Manasseh Egedegbe: Can improved oil production lift us out of recession?

by Manasseh Egedegbe I don’t like assumptions, but when you don’t have enough data, and when you also have no idea what will happen to y when x happens, then you have to fall back on assumptions. So I decided to pull out my Excel Spreadsheet, after an interesting conversation with a good friend this... Read More

Economics, Energy, GDP, nigeria, oil production

What exactly is Denrele Edun?

Bit of a rocky start we have here. “What is Denrele Edun?” No one asks that. Not if they are sub-Saharan African (thanks CNN Africa). Actually, no one asks that; irrespective of where they are from. You either know who Denrele is, or you don’t. If the latter is the case, then your only excuse... Read More

Bobrisky, caitlyn jenner, Denrele Edun, Laverne Cox, nigeria, sexuality, sticky

Lagos NIPR to deepen communicators’ skill-set with Digital PR Summit

Lagos State Chapter, the flagship branch of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has unveiled plans to deepen the skill-set of communication and media practitioners in new media with Lagos Digital PR Summit; first of its king in Sub Saharan Africa. In partnership with Microsoft, Google, TrendWatching, Red Media Africa and other leading corporate... Read More

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Google, Lagos Digital PR Summit, microsoft, nigeria, NIPR, NIPR Lagos, Olusegun McMedal, public relations, Red Media Africa, social media, TrendWatching

Opinion: Who will stop and search the Nigerian police?

by Ewa Edmund Okpo I learned that the State Government has endorsed a Mass Stop And Search Operation by the Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State following the attempted assassination of Mr. Cletus Ekpo, the transition chairman of Etinan Local Government Area, two days ago. The assassination attempt lead to the death of his... Read More

Akwaibom, Cletus Ekpo, Etinan, nigeria, Police Force

Opinion: Kakonomics – Why Nigerians love mediocrity

kakonomics kækəˈnɒmɪks,ɛk-/ noun the strange preference for low quality outcomes. the word for ‘Nigerians are mad’. “Nigerians are mad.” Sound familiar? How about: “Nigeria is special. Standard laws of economics don’t apply here.” Or: “We have a unique system of doing things, that’s why we need homegrown solutions.” I tend to roll my eyes... Read More

Change begins with me, economy policies, kakonomy, nigeria

Muhammadu Buhari: Making ‘Africa Rising’ a reality in Nigeria

Until a few years ago, Africa Rising was a dominant theme in conversations about the global economy. That enthusiasm has since cooled, so that in newsrooms and think tanks and conference panels, “Africa Rising!” has given way to a more questioning “Africa Rising?” While some of that pessimism may be justified, we do not have... Read More

Buhari, Change, economic investments, nigeria, private sector, recession

Opinion: What Nigeria’s youth can do with political power

by Toyosi Akerele–Ogunsiji This for me is a season of Mixed Feelings. For once, I think our Public Sector Leaders and a few Young Nigerians should swap roles, positions, offices and responsibilities for some months for good measure of service, work ethic, effectiveness, vision and Leadership. Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg, 31, worth over 40 Billion... Read More

economy, nigeria, Nigerian Youth, recession, technology, zuckerberg

Some reactions to Miriam’s love story show that marriage is seen as a prize by too many people

by Joachim MacEbong A series of tweets earlier this morning by Miriam Shehu, detailing how she sponsored her lover’s Masters programme, and was even prepared to relocate, only for him to get married to someone else, is very unfortunate. No one deserves that kind of heartbreak and disappointment. In cases like this one, many will... Read More

Marriage, Masters, Miriam Shehu, nigeria, relationship, Taiwo, Tel Aviv, tweets, twitter.

PODCAST: Osagie Alonge, others moving up; banks owning media franchises and more on The Media Blog Uncensored

Ifeoma Areh is creative director of Wildflower PR & Company, Lekan Olanrewaju is a scriptwriter (credits including Tinsel and Hotel Majestic), and Isime Esene, managing editor of YNaija.com stands in for Tosin Ajibade, founder of Olorisupergal.com on this episode. Together with the host, they talk about everything that’s important in Nigeria’s media space today – Osagie Alonge,... Read More

The Media Blog

cable tv, DSTV, epl, hitv, Ifeoma Areh, Isime Esene, lekan olanrewaju, nigeria, Olorisupergal, Pay TV space, The Media Blog

YNaija Analysis: 5 things ‘Made In Aba’ must do

On Monday, Sam Hart, an SSA to the Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, announced that MadeInAba.com.ng will go live on October 1. Many of us are old enough to remember when ‘Aba Made’ was used as an insult, but going by the reactions to his tweet, all this is about to change. It is just... Read More

Aba, aba made, Abia, analysis, Branding, nigeria, Okezie Ikpeazu

[The Legislative Blog]: “Change will not happen by a slogan” and other things Saraki said at today’s plenary sitting

The Nigerian Senate resumed today from their seven-week recess and in his welcome speech, Senate President Bukola Saraki made some salient points about the economy and how it can be revived, amongst other things. As it was a pretty lengthy speech, we’ve listed some of the most interesting and noteworthy statements with interjections of how... Read More

Featured, The Legislative Blog

#changebeginswithme, Bukola Saraki, Economic recession, nigeria, recess, senate, Senate President

Pius Adesanmi: Do you know how to say Opportunity Cost in your language?

Patience Jonathan’s USD 31.4 million is of no use to anybody in a frozen account. Take that money and use it to pay the salaries of primary school teachers in Otuoke. Or you use it to fund pipe-borne water for Otuoke. Or you use it to renovate primary school classrooms in Otuoke. Or you use... Read More

dino melaye, EFCC, Fayose Dasuki, nigeria, Patience Jonathan, Pius Adesanmi

The Film Blog: For 93 Days’ Steve Gukas, this must be personal

Everyone had a sneaking suspicion that Steve Gukas was a master storyteller. Unfortunately, ‘A Place in The Stars’ came in with so much promise, so much hype, and proved itself possessed of so much unrealized potential that it came crashing down under the burden of a million expectations. And in the cascade of bad reviews... Read More

Featured, The Film Blog

93 Days, gush, nigeria, Okiche, Steve Gukas, The Film Blog

Feyi Fawehinmi: International Exposure?

Nigerians, you people need to let us who've lived in a working system take charge of that country. International exposure is a prerequisite. — T. Rânkïn' (@AfroVII) September 19, 2016 Whenever things are quiet on twitter, my friend Tola — bless her cotton socks — likes to heat up the polity just a bit. As you can... Read More

international exposure, nigeria, Tola Sarumi, twitter.

The Film Blog: ‘Green White Green’ was the real star of TIFF 2016 – but you didn’t hear about it, because… feferity

In the din of the well made ’93 Days’, the well hyped ‘The Wedding Party’, and the badly-bashed ‘Okafor’s Law’ there was the indie film ‘Green White Green’ with the pensive Ifeanyi Dike Jr as lead. Hear the Screen Daily: “a rousing celebration”. We try to avoid being pedantic at The Film Blog (TFB), but... Read More

The Film Blog

93 Days, film, green-white-green, Ieanyi Dike Jr, movie, nigeria, nollywood, TFB, The Film Blog, Toronto, Toronto Review, variety

4 things having constant electricity has taught me

Towards the end of July this year, I observed that for a couple of days we’d had electricity for a week non-stop. And this was in no way aided by power generating sets. The following thoughts crossed my mind: The guy who used to be responsible for switching off and on the button that directed... Read More

black-outs, nigeria, PHCN, power generation

The Film Blog: So is BellaNaija’s Atoke a film critic or not, or just when she says she is?

We love BellaNaija. Family, really. And so, we have to love Atoke. And no reason not to really – she is a fan favourite with the BN audience, with audiences generally, and she has that girl-next-door vibe that’s the soul of blogging. Somehow, that connection didn’t carry through with most of her reporting from the... Read More

The Film Blog

Atoke, Bellanaija, film, film critic, nigeria, Okafor’s Law, The Film Blog, TIFF

[The Legislative Blog]: Vote of confidence or not? Hon Dogara will be on the spot today

Play time is over and members of the Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives will resume their sworn duties today, 20th September. We anticipate a lot of significant discourses coming to the fore as so much has happened since they went off on break on July 21. The recession crept in while the senators and... Read More

The Legislative Blog

Dogara, House of Reps, Jibrin, legislature, nigeria, senate

Opinion: Nigeria – Boosting tourism with local palm wine production

by Olukayode Kolawole I arrived in the forest. I met the forest lord He offers me bush meat I am not here to hunt for bush meat I journey deep down the ocean I met the queen of the coast She offers me fish to eat I am not here to fish either On my way... Read More

burukutu, country, drinks, Marriage, nigeria, palm wine, sellers

The Thread: Is international exposure a prerequisite for change in Nigeria?

Social commentator and music analyst, Tola Sarumi who tweets as @AfroVII caused a bit of ruckus on Twitter today when she posted a thread about international exposure being a requisite for better leadership and governance. The conversation surrounding this thread is informed and worth being the topic of a discourse on a larger scale. Read... Read More

Opinion

citizenship, conversations, international exposure, Leadership, nigeria, thread, twitter.

Cheta Nwanze: Change begins with me

I was once told a story… A man, at the end of his life, called his children together to tell them about his legacy. When he was young he began, he wanted to change the world. As he got older, and he accepted that he could not change the world, he decided to scale down,... Read More

Change begins with me campaign, nigeria, plagiarism, president buhari, WAI

Opinion: Fashola, power and realistic expectations

by Ikeogu Oke Though appropriate, the word “novel” arguably understates the import of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to saddle Babatunde Fashola with three highly demanding portfolios in his cabinet, namely Power, Works and Housing. I am making this observation after reading the interesting piece by Uche Aneke entitled, “Power sector: Great Expectations from Fashola,” published in... Read More

Babatunde Raji Fashola, Electricity, lagos, nigeria, Power sector, president buhari

#30Days30Voices: ‘There is no improvement at all!’ | This man is clearly unhappy with Nigeria’s unsteady power supply

In the last few months, the level of power supply across Nigeria has been a contentious issue with some areas of the country reporting an increase while others have witnessed little or no change. But electricity is not the only problem of average Nigerians especially with the rainy season in full swing. Roads are also... Read More

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#30days30voices, citizen, Electricity, nigeria, Power, road

The Thread: Thinking of leaving your day job? Here are a few things to consider

Social media activist, Japheth Omojuwa has been counselling tweeps about employment opportunities. Seeing as recession is proving itself to be more than just a word in the Nigerian landscape, you might want to pay attention. Kindly see below: Get a new job before you leave. Better to be unhappy and not hungry, than unhappy, jobless... Read More

employment, Job, nigeria, recession

Mark Essien: A collection of ‘cheats’ on how to transform a state in Nigeria

This is a collection of ‘cheats’ on how to transform a state in Nigeria Fundamentals Fix Education: Hire the best teachers. Pay them well. Test them constantly. Make education free and compulsory. Pay for the best students to go to the best private schools. Fix Childhood nutrition: Open ‘food centres’ for children up till age... Read More

corruption, nigeria, Power, sectors in Nigeria, transformation

TFESS comic illustration workshop: Register now!

The Future Enterprise Support Scheme (TFESS) in partnership with Comic Republic presents a 2-day workshop tagged “Comic Illustration Workshop”. Do you see yourself working in the visual arts industry and want the chance to meet with like-minded students and develop your craft? This is for you. This workshop is an introduction to comics and use... Read More

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Gbenga Sesan: The funnel effect in Nigeria’s education system

First, it was Facebook. And now, it’s WhatsApp. You get added to a group, everyone welcomes you, you’re excited about hooking up with classmates… and then someone drops the bomb: we should go back to help the school, you know. Silence. In some cases, the silence is broken. In all cases, especially those groups set... Read More

education, nigeria, polytechnics, unemployment, universities

Opinion: Police is not your friend, not in Nigeria at-least

by Eketi Edima Ette The Police Force. An institution of corrupt bullies that Buhari should look into, instead of telling us how he’s reducing presidential fleet upandan. Something happened on Friday that brought another event to mind. I’d just finished having lunch at Jevinik Restaurant with my sister and my friend, Chigozie. I flagged down... Read More

Abuja, bully, nigeria, Police Force

YNaija Editorial: The urgent need for clarity on Federal Government’s capital expenditure

The 2016 budget process was fraught with delays and controversy, as the late appointment of ministers ensured that the budget was not signed into law until three weeks to the Buhari administration’s first year in office. The budget padding debacle that has overshadowed the recess of the House of Representatives, has also cast the 2016... Read More