TGIF

-

​it’s weekend, what do you plan on doing with your weekend?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

CWC LAGOS: A HOPELESS REALITY

-
Image
  The federal government's vision to establish a well-coordinated and regulated drug distribution system across Nigeria is one of the most vital reforms in our healthcare sector.  Designed to eliminate the chaos of open drug markets and improve public health outcomes, the Coordinated Wholesale Center (CWC) project was meant to bring order, safety, and accountability into the pharmaceutical supply chain. CWCs are designated hubs where pharmaceutical wholesalers can operate under strict regulation, ensuring the quality and safety of drugs sold to the Nigerian public.  In 2012, the federal government approved four pilot locations for the CWC project: Sabongari drug market in Kano, Idumota in Lagos, Headbridge in Onitsha, and Ariaria market in Aba. Today, Sabongari in Kano has successfully relocated and is operational. Onitsha and Aba have made significant progress. But Lagos, the commercial nerve center of Nigeria, has become the tragic exception. In Lagos, about 902 Idumota...
Read more

FROM DARKNESS TO DAWN: WHY LABOUR PARTY, GOVERNOR OTTI MUST REJECT THE APC’S POISONED OFFER

-
Image
By Innocent Sunday Okeke  The recent coordinated attempts by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu to pressure Governor Alex Otti into defecting from the Labour Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be condemned in the strongest terms. This desperate ploy is not just an assault on Governor Otti’s administration but a brazen insult to the collective will of Abians who voted for a new direction after enduring over two decades of failure, deception, and outright betrayal under the leadership of these same men and their cronies. It represents the clearest indication yet that the old political order, sensing its own irrelevance, is determined to use every weapon at its disposal; blackmail, manipulation, and propaganda, to pull Abia back into the cesspool of corrupt governance.  These men, whose records in public office are littered with scandal and ineptitude, are now arrogantly attempting to dictate the direction of a government that has been perfor...
Read more

Amplifying Youth Voices in the Fight Against Misinformation: A Call to Responsible Journalism

-
Image
 On the 14th of April 2025, the Office of the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Electronic and Creative Media, in collaboration with Africa Check, convened an intergenerational dialogue in Owerri, Imo State.  Themed “Amplifying Youth Voices and Accelerating Action Against Disinformation and Misinformation”, the event was held at Hotel the Copperfield and brought together journalists, bloggers, social media influencers, and security agencies including the Nigerian Police, Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigerian Correctional Service. The event served as a timely intervention in the era of digital misinformation, bringing stakeholders together to discuss practical ways to curb its spread.  One of the key facilitators, Dr. Ngozi Chuma-Umeh, Associate Professor of Law at Imo State University, highlighted the dangers and legal implications of misinformation and disinformation. She reminded participants, especially media professionals, of the risks of libel, slander, and defa...
Read more