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Africa’s AI Policy Ambitions Ignore Energy, Climate and Labor Concerns
AI strategies across Africa are becoming increasingly ambitious in response to the continent’s growing drive for AI development. This ambition is evident in plans to establish new data centres and expand computing capacity. Currently, at least 226 data centres are operational across 39 African countries, with many strategies outlining the goal of building more.
What Nigeria’s Challenge to WhatsApp’s Data Policy Means for Global Majority Countries
Since July 2024, Meta has been locked in a dispute over data privacy violations with Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The Commission imposed, among other sums, a $220 million fine on Meta, the highest penalty so far instituted against a major tech platform by a global majority country. Meta challenged the imposition and sought reprieve from Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal.
NIMASA floating dock: Reinventing a national asset
The pleasant vibe of a huge Nigerian blue economy potential had been rising in popularity before the arrival of a full-fledged marine and blue economy ministry. Administration after administration touted sundry ideas on how to unfurl the latent capacity. They looked forward to a Nigerian maritime locale that would develop into a regional hub sought after by investors beyond the continent’s shores.
Dakuku Peterside: Cheers to another year of wonderful inspirations
Birthday is a perfect opportunity to remind people how much you appreciate them, a wonderful time to show them how much they mean to you. For Dr. Dakuku Peterside, a great inspirer of people and organisations, widely esteemed for working hard for the love of societal transformation, it is difficult to figure out how to put all the credits surrounding his life in one birthday tribute.
Ken Saro-Wiwa and the new pressure for economic justice
“O my body, make of me always a man who questions!” – Frantz Fanon in Black Skin, White Masks By VINCENT OBIA November has formed an indelible spot on the collective memory of the Niger Delta for nearly three decades. The region and, indeed, Nigeria, have ever since marked a bitter anniversary on November 10.
Ken Saro-Wiwa and the new pressure for economic justice
November has formed an indelible spot on the collective memory of the Niger Delta for nearly three decades. The region and, indeed, Nigeria, have ever since marked a bitter anniversary on November 10. On this day, 28 years ago, Ken Saro-Wiwa, an illustrious Ogoni son, a Niger Delta patriot, an eminent Nigerian citizen, and distinguished environmental justice advocate, was killed by a military cabal headed by Gen. Sani Abacha.
The costs of connection: how data is colonizing human life and appropriating it for capitalism
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Deep Blue Project: Countdown to Maritime’s Big Event
Events have increased in tempo on a positive note ahead of the launch of Nigeria’s comprehensive maritime security strategy, writes Vincent Obia. The assets acquisition and installation phase of the Deep Blue Project moved towards completion on Wednesday with the delivery of one of the two Special Mission Aircraft for the project.
Uganda Election - Museveni Social Media Ban Caps Violent Campaign
Forty-eight hours before Ugandan voters went to the polls the country's Communications Commission (UCC) imposed a social media blackout. It had been a bitter and violent election campaign pitting the 76-year-old veteran president, Yoweri Museveni against Robert Kyagulanyi - better known as Bobi Wine - a 38-year-old pop-star-turned-politician.
Uganda election: Museveni social media ban caps violent campaign
Forty-eight hours before Ugandan voters went to the polls the country’s Communications Commission (UCC) imposed a social media blackout. It had been a bitter and violent election campaign pitting the 76-year-old veteran president, Yoweri Museveni against Robert Kyagulanyi – better known as Bobi Wine – a 38-year-old pop-star-turned-politician.
10 things to know about boarding new Lagos-Ibadan train
The Lagos-Ibadan rail line is a double-track standard gauge rail, the first of its kind in West Africa. It is the first part of a new 2,773km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The newly introduced train provides fully air-conditioned train services. It is important to note that wearing a face mask, and having an identification card – passport, national ID, work ID, or voters’ card – is compulsory to buy a ticket at the counter.
Bashir Jamoh: A burning passion for service (Part 2)
The Deep Blue Project is a brainchild of the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi. The policy intervention takes into consideration the lapses of previous security arrangements and seeks to address them, according to Bashir Jamoh, DG, NIMASA.
Bashir Jamoh: A burning passion for service (Part 1)
A popular African proverb says the morning determines the day. The morning sets the tone for the rest of the day. And experts say morning habits play a significant role in the success of an individual. That is why Dr. Bashir Jamoh’s early steps as Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) merit attention by stakeholders and the public, generally.
IMO Council: Nigeria Fought a Good Fight
BY Vincent Obia It was a strong showing for West and Central Africa’s leader in Port and Flag State Control. Nigeria made a marked improvement on its 2017 record, coming extremely close to election into Category C of the Governing Council of International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and missing the mark by just one vote.
Dakuku Peterside: Props to a creative mentor at 50
Listen to article A 50th birthday is one of the greatest milestones in life. It provides an ideal occasion to honour some of the amazing things a person has done. As Dr. Dakuku Peterside turns 50 tomorrow, one of the most memorable things friends, family, and others who have crossed his path would be celebrating with him is his capacity for mentorship and leadership.
NIMASA: Marking new vistas of economic growth
By Vincent Obia Peterside Dakuku FOR institutions and individuals to position themselves for enduring service to humanity, and to justify the confidence society reposes in them, there must be a critical meeting point between the past, the present and tomorrow. When they objectively play back the past, they are not afraid to learn lessons from where they erred. That equips them with new skills to scale more challenging heights.
NIMASA: Marking New Vistas Of Economic Growth
VINCENT OBIA For institutions and individuals to position themselves for enduring service to humanity, and to justify the confidence society reposes in them, there must be a critical meeting point between the past, the present and tomorrow. When they objectively play back the past, they are not afraid to learn lessons from where they erred. That equips them with new skills to scale more challenging heights.
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How Mainstream Media Organisations Can Advertise for, and Attract, Black, Asian and Global Majority Journalists Authors: Marcus Ryder, Aurora Herrera Job advertisements are an important step in building a more racially diverse workforce at every level of an organisation, and play a critical role in any diversity, inclusion and equity policies.
Piracy: Changing a Wrong Perception of Nigeria
BY Vincent Obia When in December last year Dr. Dakuku Peterside appealed to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) to, “Please, report Nigeria appropriately,” he was making a passionate comment on a country determined to change, and challenging the misrepresentation of its situation by a world information system often lost in the ambiguities of perception.
Cabotage Act: NIMASA’s Bold New Steps to Protect Indigenous Operators
Business/PERSPECTIVE PAGE BY Vincent Obia When recently the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) set its face against violators of the coastal and inland shipping law, after a series of engagements with stakeholders, MT Navigator Capricorn, a Liberian-registered Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, was in plain sight.
IMO Council: As Nigeria looks to return to Category C
Early this month, Mr. Rotmi Fashakin gave a lecture to an in-house audience of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). It was not about CAPITEL-D, an acronym for the new core values taking root at the agency where he serves as Executive Director (Operations).
IMO Council: As Nigeria Looks to Return to CategoryC
By Vincent Obia Early this month, Mr. Rotmi Fashakin gave a lecture to an in-house audience of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). It was not about CAPITEL-D, an acronym for the new core values taking root at the agency where he serves as Executive Director (Operations).
Nigeria, 15 African Countries to Benefit from New UK Education Programme
The United Kingdom on Thursday launched a new education programme for children aged between seven and 14 years, with Nigeria as one of the benefitting countries. Jointly funded and delivered by the British Council, which will contribute £17 million, and the Department for International Development, which will contribute £21 million, Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning will unite pupils in the UK with school children in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Defections Can’t Halt Buhari’s Victory in 2019, Says Campaign Organisation - THISDAYLIVE
The Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation has said recent defections from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not affect the president’s re-election bid.
Nigeria Has 12th Highest Number of Foreign Students in U.S., Says Envoy
By Vincent ObiaUnited States Consul General F. John Bray disclosed yesterday in Lagos that Nigeria had the highest number of students from sub-Saharan Africa studying in the US and ranked 12th among the over one million foreign students in the country. Bray spoke at the Consulate General in Lagos during a pre-departure orientation for Nigerian students heading to US to study. He said 35,364 of the international students in the US were from sub-Saharan Africa.
Nigeria: France Can't Solve Nigeria's Insecurity Problem, Says Macron
Photo: MBuhari/Twitter President Muhammadu Buhari thanks President Macron for his understanding and his commitment towards Nigeria and West Africa. We will continue to work with France for the benefit of both countries, in security, the fight against corruption, the economy, and in tackling the effects of climate change.
Nigeria: AfDB President, Adesina Bags Togo's Highest Civilian Honour
Photo: AfDB African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akin Adesina. By Vincent ObiaPresident of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina was yesterday in Lome,Togo, awarded the Commander of the Order of Mono, the country's highest civil honour, by the Head of State of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé.
Tinubu’s Men Plotting against Ambode’s Second Term, Says Oki
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr Fouad Oki, has alleged that some close allies of the party’s national leader and former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu, are sabotaging the second term bid of the incumbent governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.
Buhari Condemns Zamfara Killings, Orders Troops Deployment
By Vincent Obia, Omololu Ogunmade and Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Daura, his country home, condemned the recent massacre of over 40 innocent persons in Birane village, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar also condemned the Zamfara massacre, saying he is appalled by the continued large scale destruction of human lives by criminal groups.
Stakeholders Settle Differences over Lagos’ New Waste Management Policy
Normalcy is gradually returning to Lagos streets following an agreement on Thursday by refuse collection agencies in the state to work together to tackle the waste problem. The resolution was reached at a meeting by officials of the Lagos State Government, Visionscape Sanitation Solutions, and Waste Collection Operators (WCOs), also known as Private Sector Participant (PSP) Operators.
Group Urges Buhari to Sign Federal Competition, Consumer Protection Bill
A non-governmental organisation, Centre for Social Change and Citizenship Education, has urged President Muhammad Buhari to assent to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill. In a release this week, CENSOCHANGE said the bill, when signed into law, would boost human rights and the anti-corruption fight of the federal government, as well as help the economy.
Nigeria: Group Appeals to Buhari to Approve $13.5bn Zabazaba Deepwater Project
By Vincent ObiaAn Ijaw socio-political group, Patriots of Ijaw Nation (PIN), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the Zabazaba Deepwater Project in order for the country to reap its huge economic benefits and boost local content in the oil and gas industry. PIN made the call yesterday in Yenagoa in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kesiye Newman.
Nigeria’s First Agritech Start-up Firm Secures $1m Seed Funding
Nigeria’s first and leading digital agritech start-up company, Farmcrowdy, said it had secured $1 million seed funding from a range of international and local investors. A release by the company said the investors included Cox Enterprises, Techstars Ventures, Social Capital, Hallett Capital, Right-Side Capital, Tyler Scriven, Michael Cohn, Josephine Group, FC Agro Allied SPV, and Dr. Christof Walter.
Nigeria’s First Agritech Start-up Firm Secures $1m Seed Funding
Nigeria’s first and leading digital agritech start-up company, Farmcrowdy, said it had secured $1 million seed funding from a range of international and local investors. A release by the company said the investors included Cox Enterprises, Techstars Ventures, Social Capital, Hallett Capital, Right-Side Capital, Tyler Scriven, Michael Cohn, Josephine Group, FC Agro Allied SPV, and Dr. Christof Walter.
Adeosun: Nigeria’s Economic, Political Development Tied to Tax Compliance
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said that Nigeria’s capacity to join the league of economically prosperous countries was dependent on the willingness of its nationals to pay their taxes. Adeosun stated this in Lagos at an interactive session for executives and business owners on the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme. She said the most economically and political prosperous countries also had high tax compliance rates.
Nigeria: Jonathan - the Whole Truth About 2015 Poll Yet to Be Told
By Vincent Obia, Tobi Soniyi, Gboyega Akinsanmi and John ShiklamFormer President Goodluck Jonathan said saturday that the true story of the 2015 presidential election was yet to be told. He said he will come out with his own account of what transpired in the election, which he had lost to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and became the first sitting president in Nigeria to lose an election.
Nigeria: Ukam - Corruption in Judiciary Is Alarming
interview By Vincent ObiaLawyers are usually unwilling to admit that there is corruption in the judiciary. But not Professor Tony Ukam, a legal practitioner with 28 years experience?. In this interview with Vincent Obia, he said judges are not angels even though they like to see themselves as divine beings. He also spoke on why it took the south more than 30 years to produce a Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Iyiola Omisore, An Accomplished Professional, Family Man |
Iyiola Omisore leads the way to his study, a small room in his cosy Ikoyi, Lagos, residence with a generous display of his family photographs. He has tried to shield his family from the fierce storms that have rocked his political life in recent years and threatened to eclipse an excellent professional record he has set for himself. Omisore wants to put things in their correct position.
Recession: Advocate Change of Anti-savings Constitution, Instead of Blaming Past Leaders, Akinyemi Tells Buhari
As Nigerians struggle in the current recession, with the federal government blaming past administrations for the hard times, a former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has said the blame for the plights lies in an anti-savings culture promoted by the country’s constitution. Akinyemi said President Muhammadu Buhari should push for constitution amendment to redress the lack of provision for savings, rather than blaming past leaders.
Nigeria: Kazaure's Appeal to INEC to Increase Corpers' Allowances
By Vincent ObiaThe Director-general of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-general Sule Kazaure, on Thursday requested a review of the Memorandum of Understanding between NYSC and the Independent National Electoral Commission to reflect current social and economic realities.
Anisulowo and the Bloodcurdling Insecurity
The kidnap Wednesday of former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, exacerbates the already overwhelming sense of insecurity which many Nigerians currently feel in their country. Anisulowo was, reportedly, abducted in the Igbogila area of Yewaland, Ogun State, about 8.30pm along with her security aides while returning from her farm.
A Nation doomed to fail
Just like many other Nigerians, I was very hopeful at the dawn of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. I campaigned actively for the APC since I saw no hope in the PDP which has all but pillaged this nation since 1999.
Nigeria: On Buhari's Apology for Dissolving Governing Councils of Universities
opinion By Vincent ObiaPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday announced the reversal of the dissolution of some federal universities' governing councils, saying the government found out that vice chancellors can only be chosen by the university councils. "There is nothing wrong in saying sorry and going back on your decision.
Kogi Assembly and Reps Takeover
The House of Representatives on Wednesday took over the functions of the Kogi State House of Assembly following the degeneration of the disagreements provoked by the impeachment of the Speaker, Mr. Momoh Jimoh-Lawal. It was an appropriate intervention to preserve the reputation and sanctity of the Assembly and democracy, generally. But the lower chamber should put necessary machinery in place to quickly resolve the issues so that the state legislators can return to their statutory duties.
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