Tag: by Tunde Akanni

Rooting For Hajj With Excellence In 2025, By Tunde Akanni, PhD

Tunde Akanni, PhD

Hajj administrators all over the world are often quick to assert that the preparations for the next hajj begins as soon as the just concluded one is over. Breathing life into this claim may however assume a different coloration depending on the faithfulness of the claim maker. For the current leadership at NAHCON there appears to be some commitment to some exciting vision. Beyond being heavily credentialed, the Prof Saleh Usman leadership keeps signaling strong re-engineering for a the commission that deserves the best NAHCON’s recent activities have underscored its…

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Witness To CJID And Genuine Resilience With Developmental Strides, By Tunde Akanni, PhD

Ganiyu Amodu

At the height of the activities to mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID, the truism of the reward for hard work being more work was unmistakable. It was an auspicious time to showcase the organisation’s efforts on development of Artificial Intelligence , AI tools. Thus, some four gangling, promising young men were called forward to formally present the AI, tools which were the outcome of months of the work CJID had mobilised them to do as teams of techies, journos and analysts. The…

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Leadership Redefined At Oshodi, By Tunde Akanni

Abibat Babalola

“Now, you have called us to duty. We feel honoured to be so called. We are ready to take this community to the heights. Resources, in sha Allah, will not deter us. But I would love to plead with our elders, with due respect, to get ready to buy into new ideas that will reflect global best practices. We may disagree at some point, but our common interest must be constant and that is to develop Oshodi by modernizing the facilities we can all proudly call our own. “We are…

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Oladiji And The Fresh Fervour For FUTA, By Tunde Akanni, PhD

Tunde AKANNI

“Kwara Breweries in Offa could not resist the brilliance exhibited by the young graduate in the course of examining their potential recruits. Adenike Oladiji was hired immediately.”   The news of the victorious emergence of our very own Temidayo Adenike Oladiji, FAS, renowned professor of biochemistry, as the first female, new vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure stirred up an uncommon, ecstatic excitement in many of us. As a friend and colleague we now reckon with as a family member, we were more than proud. But almost immediately,…

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Who’s afraid of UNIOSUN?, by Tunde AKANNI

Tunde AKANNI

Like similar relevant posts in the recent past, the advertisement for the position of the Vice Chancellor, University of Osun State found its way to the exalted WhatsApp forum exclusive for Nigerian Communications Professors. In no time, it found its way to a couple of others I share with some other intellectuals. And then, somebody hauled a “prayer” at me, asking if I won’t give that a shot. I smiled away the suggestion. My friend insisted, arguing that testing waters with a rising profile may not be a bad idea…

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Community Relations Agenda for The Incoming LASU VC, by Tunde Akanni

Tunde AKANNI

Still wondering on the idea which  LASU’s current and potential stakeholders, as well as visitors may be consensual about? It’s the spiraling, seemingly insurmountable  failure of community support for the university. Such is this challenge unmistakable that you may simply conclude that it doesn’t seem like LASU is anyone’s pride.  Ubuquitous LASU Radio blaring benefits to the adjoining communities notwithstanding.   So contrastingly sharp against the new LASUITES’ popular lines:  “We are LASU/We are proud”.   To conclude that this is disorienting is an understatement How can you convince anyone you treasure what you cannot showcase? It’s practically…

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