Interview #1
Nnanna Anyim-Ude making sense of Policy and Macro Econonic Stability
Nnanna Anyim Ude, is the Chief Operations Officer of Agon Continental Limited. In this interview, the builder relives his experiences at the last World Economic Forum on Africa, with LEO SOBECHI of The Guardian newspapers. He maintained that Nigeria is yet to show signs of seriousness... [Read more...]
Interview #2
PDP Disagrees with Ondo Tribunal Verdict.
In deed how the cookies crumble. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State Chapter, are up in arms, shouting blue murder over the July 25th judgment of the Ondo Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure. The tribunal had nullified the election of incumbent PDP governor... [Read more...]
Interview #3
CAC Holds Customers Forum
After a protracted delay and numerous abortions coupled with .attacks by our own Che Oyinatumba, the Corporate Affairs Commission held her Customers Forum (CF) at the Obecha Ladi Kwali Hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Abuja. The essence of the CF, is to provide an amiable... [Read more...]
Interview #4
MTN Marks 7 Years of Operation in Nigeria
As part of the activities to mark the 7th year anniversary of GSM operation in Nigeria pioneered by MTN, MTN Nigeria, is organising Police People Marathon to kick off on the 26th of July 2008. This marathon according to AIG in charge of Zone 2 of the Nigeria Police Force, is... [Read more...]
Interview #5
Interview #6
AMREF UN Press Release
AMREF CALLS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE PLANS IN AFRICA, CITES LACK OF DOCTORS, FACILITIES AMREF applauds UN Commitment to Achieving Millennium Development Goals by 2015, but stresses need for additional resources and training NEW YORK, NY - Insufficient numbers of doctors and... [Read more...]
Interview #7
ROTARY – The Polio Challenge
July is a special month in the convivial world of Rotary International (RI), undoubtedly the world’s largest and most influential humanitarian organisation: the Rotary year runs from July 1 to June 30 annually. For “Rotarians” (as members of Rotary in thousands of Rotary... [Read more...]
Government & Politics
Obama and the Nigerian Dream
In the past few weeks I have found it difficult to put pen to paper. With Obamamania and the message of hope and change rising in crescendo against the suffocating gradualism and annoying hypocritical realities of the Nigerian state, I chose to proceed on a self – imposed intellectual exile. I lapped up the historical drama unfolding in North America and indulged in some reminiscences on the Nigerian Dream. The Nigerian Dream? Yes, the Nigerian Dream! That was the title of an article I wrote in my column in September 2007. In that piece I examined the Nigerian Dream in contradistinction to the more popular global reference point: the American Dream.
Until the gangling forty – seven year old senator from Illinois, Barack Hussein Obama, trounced tight – lipped fellow American senator, John McCain [Read more...]
Entertainment & Sports
Nigeria Qualifies For 2008 Olympic Quarter Finals
The Nigerian U-23 gunning for gold in the on going Beijing Olympics booked a place into the last 8 teams in the male football event by beating the short one United States 2-1.
Nigeria in all West-African quarter finals will meet the young elephants of Ivory Coast.
The match comes up on Saturday 16th .
Meanwhile the Nigerian junior Falcon failed to qualify from their group. Despite an early lead in their last match against Brazil, they gave up to a 3-1 defeat.
Involve Now
Joachim Ibeziako Ezeji - a geologist turned social entrepreneur
Involve Now is intended to showcase the activities of NGOs, social entrepreneurs, activists and all community organisers that are contributing in no small measures toward helping Nigeria find the way.
In this showcase, we bring to you Mr Joachim Ibeziako Ezeji, a geologist turned social entrepreneurs.
Who is Joachim Ibeziako Ezeji?
Joachim Ezeji is the Chief Executive Officer of Rural Africa Water Development Project (RAWDP) which he founded in 2000 as an intervention NGO with the aim to improve access to clean drinking water in remote rural communities in Nigeria where access to clean water is severely constrained, particularly those that have been ravaged by oil and gas exploration activities. [Read more...]
Business & Tech
Nnanna Anyim-Ude making sense of Policy and Macro Econonic Stability
Nnanna Anyim Ude, is the Chief Operations Officer of Agon Continental Limited. In this interview, the builder relives his experiences at the last World Economic Forum on Africa, with LEO SOBECHI of The Guardian newspapers. He maintained that Nigeria is yet to show signs of seriousness in the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations especially as it concerns shelter; and in other areas too. Excerpts:
Meeting MDG target on shelter:
People & Culture
Abuja Carnival 2008 Opens
It is no doubt Culture Tourism is gaining prominence like all other forms of tourism ( eco, health sex etc). Culture tourism helps to showcase the vast and different cultural heritage of a people. Nigeria with its diversity of people and culture qualifies as a melting pot of culture and thus boasts of very high potential for culture tourism.
In a bid to harness this potential and its attendant capacity to generate revenue for the country as well as to re-position and re-brand Nigeria; the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation in collaboration with Nigeria - the Heart of Africa project initiated the Abuja Carnival. The maiden edition of the Carnival was held in 2005 and has been held annually. [Read more...]
Talk Point
Talent Development In An Underdeveloped Society: The Frustrations of a Creative Youth in Nigeria
A Paper delivered by Chidozie Chukwubuike on the occasion of Youth Creativity Exhibition and Establishment of Creativity Enhancement Fund at the Imo State Library Auditorium.
Date: Thursday, 13 November, 2008
Introduction
The thought that gave birth to this topic seems to thrive on opposites. First, we see ‘Development in Underdeveloped Society’. Afterwards, we see ‘frustrations of a creative youth’. On the surface, the thought of creativity and frustration, together, strikes one as absurd. However, in preparing this paper, I decided to contextualize it. Beginning with this introductory phase, I went ahead to reconcile the dictionary definitions of the terms that appear in the topic with their practical usage in real life situations in order to arrive at working definitions. [Read more...]
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