By Elvis Eromosele The information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Nigeria has seen significant growth and development in recent years. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the sector contributed 18.44 per cent to the nation’s GDP in the second quarter of 2022. Experts argue that the country’s youth-dominated 210 million-strong population is driving demand for ICT products and services. The government has made significant efforts to promote the development of the ICT sector and increase access to ICT infrastructure and services. This has included initiatives such as the National Broadband Plan, which aims to increase broadband penetration…
Author: Elvis Eromosele
Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player, and one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. The death of the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player was confirmed by his daughter, Kely Nascimento on Instagram. Pele had been undergoing chemotherapy on a regular basis since he had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021. He also had difficulty walking unaided since an unsuccessful hip operation in 2012. In February 2020, on the eve of the coronavirus pandemic, his son Edinho said Pele’s ailing…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the proposed Fourth Mainland bridge project. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Mr Ope George said at a briefing at the PPP Office in Ikeja that the project, which is a proposed PPP transport infrastructure development, would comprise the construction and operation of a greenfield tolled road and bridge with a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour, including the development of adjacent real estates. He further said that the bridge would become the second longest in Africa with three…
New HIV infections are rising in an alarming number of countries, regions and cities around the world. There were 1.5 million new HIV infections in 2021—1 million higher than the 2020 target of 500 000. To support countries in driving down new infections UNAIDS and partners have brought together HIV prevention experts and implementers from the 28 countries with the highest rates of new infections to establish why they are failing to decline at scale, to discuss solutions and to help countries set ambitious prevention targets. The 28 countries which account for three-quarters of all new HIV infections around the…
By Elvis Eromosele In primary school, we were taught that a failure to plan was a plan to fail. Yet, as adults, many of us struggle to plan. The approaching New Year gives us an opportunity to change the narrative. Here are my top tips for successful New Year planning in 2023. You can thank me later. Reflect on the past year: Take some time to think about what went well and what you could have done differently in the past year. This can help you identify areas where you want to focus your efforts in the new year. This…
By Elvis Eromosele Every end of year, we look forward to the new year with expectations. We expect the new year to be, well new and different. 2023 is no exception, it will be new and different. While everyone will like to have a sense of what to expect in the new year, I wrote this piece for public relations practitioners, it is a sneak preview of how the practice will evolve in 2023. Here are my top 5 public relations trends to watch out for in 2023 (there is a surprise for you at the end. Please don’t spoil…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved three Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects to be executed by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). This is contained in a statement by Mrs Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). Yarling said the projects, under the regulatory guidance of the ICRC, were projected to generate over 1.1 billion dollars to the Federal Government during the concession period. She said the projects included the Eastern Offshore Waste Reception Facility, Central/Western Offshore Waste Reception Facility and a Floating Dry Dock Yarling said the projects were approved by…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to Nigeria’s parliament for approval to restructure debt owed to the central bank comes with plans to take on an additional loan of N1trn, which would raise the amount owed to 23.7 trillion naira or $52 billion and place further pressure on public finances. On Wednesday, the administration asked that senators allow for the restructuring of so-called ways and means borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria, converting it to 40-year bonds at 9% interest, Senate President Ahmed Lawan told lawmakers, citing a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari. The loans stood at 22.7 trillion naira as…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated 103 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP) in the North-East in the last three weeks. While reviewing the progress of military operations on Thursday in Abuja, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said that the troops also apprehended 22 terrorists, including four commanders and 18 collaborators within the theatre during the period. He disclosed that the troops rescued 30 abducted civilians while 280 terrorists and their families comprising 29 males, 73 females and 148 children surrendered to the military across the theatre of operation. According…
At least 230,000 indigent and vulnerable residents of Lagos State are currently benefitting from free health insurance coverage sponsored by the state government through the Eko Social Health Alliance (EkoSHA). The beneficiaries include those at the elderly and orphanage homes, vulnerable persons living with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, sickle cell anaemia, and victims of domestic and sexual violence spread across the 57 local government and local council development areas. At the media launch of EkoSHA, held at the Providence Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi explained that EkoSHA is an alliance of private institutions, public institutions, development and…