Day: June 21, 2023

Why I’m Longing To Meet Burna Boy, Rema In Nigeria – Bill Gates

Abibat Babalola

+ What Gates’ daughter told him about Nigerian suoerstars ahead of his visit to African nation.     Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has acknowledged the global influence of Afrobeats, saying he was ‘forced’ to look up two of its superstars, Burna Boy and Rema ahead of his latest trip to Nigeria. The American business magnate said her 20-year-old youngest daughter, Phoebe told him he will be lucky to see Nigerian Afrobeats stars – Burna Boy and Rema when he visit Nigeria. READ ALSO: BREAKING:…

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BREAKING: Tinubu, Govs Get 114% Salary Increase Weeks After Subsidy Removal

Abibat Babalola

Shehu said that having considered the impact of the review on the economy, the remuneration of the political, public and judicial office holders in the country was adjusted “upward by 114%.” Even as the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government continues to urge Nigerians to bear the economic hardship occasioned by the sudden removal of fuel subsidy, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114% increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the president, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders. RMAFC is…

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Ethics And Regulation Of The Media In The Digital Era: Prospects And Challenges

Gabriel Nyitse & Jesse Ishaku

The advent of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the Internet has actually redefined and shaped human existence generally. It has ushered us into the era of social media and social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc., as well as digital communication technologies such as computers, iPads, digital and high definition cameras etc. that can help individuals to create, post and share content in real time and regardless of frontiers. This development has altered and revolutionized the way information is produced and consumed, that is why concepts like…

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Journalists At Polaris Bank Seminar Challenged on Depressed Economy Reporting

Ganiyu Amodu

Seasoned journalist has given tips to practicing media professionals on how best to report in a depressed economy at the just-concluded media seminar organized by Polaris Bank Limited, Nigeria’s leading digital retail Bank. Speaking at the seminar, Dr. Akintola Olaniyan, a former deputy editor with the Punch told the participants to adhere to the core news value of objectivity, proximity, balance, and reflection of social, cultural, and moral ethics in their reports of the Nigerian economy which is presently depressed owing to rising debt profile, two economic recessions in the…

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Nigerians To Pay More For Electricity As ‘50% Tariff Hike’ Begins July 1

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerians are to pay more for electricity as implementation of a minor review of the Multi-Year Tarriff Order (MYTO) begins on July 1. Platforms Africa reports that the review, a statutory responsibility of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has been completed, and its implementation scheduled to begin baring any unforseen circumstances. Electricity consumer group, Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, which confirmed this, said it envisaged a 50 per cent increment. READ ALSO: Nigeria President Buhari Fires Power Minister, Mamman, over ‘inefficiency’ Minister Buhari Sacked For Inefficiency Arrested Over N22bn Fraud…

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ExxonMobil’s Ex-Spokesman, Yemi Fakayejo, Is Dead

Damilola Olonade

  “How he died days after his 60th birthday” – Family   “A thoroughbred communication professional, a brilliant lawyer, a good and friendly man who never looked down on anyone,” Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf extols Fakayejo’s virtues     A Nigerian lawyer and oil industry communication specialist, Adeyemi Fakayejo is dead, Platforms Africa reports. Fakayejo, a prominent face, then, at the corporate communications and media relations department of ExxonMobil Nigeria, died, according to the family, on June 17, 33 days after his 60th birthday. He was born…

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Football Legend Christiano Ronaldo Breaks Another World Record

Ganiyu Amodu

Cristiano Ronaldo, the legendary footballer, has received prestigious recognition from Guinness World Records for his remarkable achievement in international football. The Portuguese star, currently playing for Al-Nassr, reached an extraordinary milestone of earning 200 international caps during Portugal’s Euro 2024 Qualifiers match against Iceland on June 20. In honour of this historic feat, Ronaldo was presented with an official certificate by Guinness World Records, officially acknowledging him as a record holder. As a tribute to his accomplishment, he also received a Portugal jersey with the number “200” emblazoned on the…

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Tinubu Starts Better As President Than As Lagos Gov – Bode George

Gbenga Adeoti

The PDP chieftain, who was earlier quoted to have said that he would leave Nigeria if Tinubu wins presidential election, tasked the president to manage the people well   A former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, says the early days of President Bola Tinubu as Nigerian leader is not perfect but reasonably better than his time as Lagos State governor between May 1999 and May 2007. George, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, said though he remains as solid member of…

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Kano Gov Lists His Deputy Among Commissioner Nominees

Aliyu Aliyu

Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, has submitted a list comprising 19 names, including his deputy, to the state assembly as commissioner nominees. Jibrin Falgore, the speaker of the house, confirmed the submission of the list that has 19 names during a plenary session on Tuesday. Aminu Gwarzo, the state’s deputy governor, was included in the list of commissioner-nominees. Also on the list is Baba Dantiye, former president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). Others are Haruna Doguwa, Abubakar Yusuf, Musa Shanono, Aisha Saji, Ladidi Garko, Yusuf Kofar-Mata and Nasiru…

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