Bayo Onanuga: Between 'Bolekaja' Publicity and Public Relations By Yushau A. Shuaib Weblink: https://yashuaib.com/2025/10/bayo-onanuga-bolakaja/ I have often emphasised the thin, but important line between journalism and public relations. A journalist thrives on controversy; every confrontation is newsworthy. Public relations, however, demands restraint, maturity, and controlled messaging. It...

Dangote’s Might, PENGASSAN’s Stand and the Road to Fuel Security By Zeenat Sambo The bitter feud between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has once again placed Nigeria’s oil sector at the centre of national anxiety. What began...

Electricity in Health-care Delivery By Salisu Na'inna Dambatta The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on its website that, “Close to 1 (one) billion people in low- and lower-middle-income countries are estimated to be served by health-care facilities without reliable electricity or with no electricity access at...

When a Refinery Becomes a National Emergency: The Dangote, PENGASSAN Crisis and What It Means for Nigeria Prof. Chiwuike Uba On September 26, 2025, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) issued a directive instructing its members to halt crude and gas...

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The Battle for Online Free Speech: Activists, Algorithms, or Authority? By Shuaib S. Agaka At this year's annual Economic Confidential Lecture, Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), called for an inclusive, citizen-centered legal framework to combat cyber attack, online...