Tag: PhD

A Jacksonite’s Happy Return for Annual Lecture, By Obinna Ezeobi, PhD

Obinna Ezeobi

    As I stood on the podium at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium (PAA), the most revered venue in the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), it seemed surreal for a few moments. The last time I was in the hall was 25 years ago. Back then, I was a young, lanky undergraduate, and you only step into the legendary hall during convocation ceremonies, inaugural lectures, and similar important events. At such occasions, one will be fortunate to sit or stand at any corner at the facility. But this time I…

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Lagos Television News Editor, Falilat Okunnu, Bags PhD

Damilola Olonade

What to know about the thesis that earned the Radio Netherlands Training Centre-trained broadcaster highest degree in communication at Lagos State University   A news editor with the Lagos State Television (LTV), Falilat Wuraola Okunnu, has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in communication. Platforms Africa reports that Okunnu successfully defended her Ph.D thesis in broadcasting at the School of postgraduate studies, Lagos State University (LASU). Her PhD. thesis examined the relevance of children television programmes to the educational development agenda of Lagos State Government. CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner,…

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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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Is Divorce Hereditary? What Genes Got To Do With Family Collapse

Abibat Babalola

Real reasons divorce will likely continue in some family lineages than others. You want to read the outcome of a study by a professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Here   Adult children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves, compared to those who grew up in two-parent homes, research has shown. Now, a forthcoming study in Psychological Science suggests that the reason may have more to do with nature than with nurture. In other words, an increased risk for divorce may be coded in our…

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How Strategic Were 2023 Presidential Campaign Messages?, By Ganiu Okunnu, PhD

Ganiiu Okunnu, Ph.D

The 2023 presidential election had been conducted and result released. Although the result of the poll is still being challenged by some of the opposition parties, mainly the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and their presidential candidates, the nation’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had presented certificate of return to winner of the poll, former Governor of Lagos State and presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Like previous presidential elections, the 2023 election has had its share…

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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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Meet James Edet, PhD, 44th President in NAPE’s 46 Year-History

ADEOLA YUSUF

He has a Ph.D. from the University of London, 26 years ago. This is the Platforms Africa close-up on James John Edet, the 1983 University of Calabar-trained geologist, who shall be at the helms of affairs at the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) in the next 12 months   Dr James Edet, Manager Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Research & Environment, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited, has been inaugurated as the President of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE). Dr. Edet was sworn in as the 44th NAPE President at…

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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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How to Reassign Power in the Humanitarian Sector, by Wale Osofisan, PhD

Wale Osofisan

  When we analyze leadership in the humanitarian sector, we often see images of mostly white men, a few white women, and, if one looks hard enough, one may be lucky to spot a few black and brown men and women working within western cities such as New York, London, Paris, Geneva, or Washington, DC. This is not exclusive to the aid sector. As of 2020, a review of FTSE 250 companies found that 69 percent have no ethnic diversity on their boards. These are the people who have the privilege of…

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