DSS, NITDA, KDSG Bag African PR Awards 2021 The Department of State Security Service (DSS), the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) and Kaduna Ministry of Internal Security have bagged Certificates of Excellence for 2021 African Public Relations Awards which recognized Superior Achievement in Branding...

NERC Okays N756bn Investments For 11 Power Firms       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved N756.74 billion Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) for the next five years in their Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). The projected investment directives were requested for by...

PR Wise: The Presidency, Pantami and Mbaka By Yushau A. Shuaib In public relations practice, decision-making processes on an issue and crisis management are always the toughest before any act of communication can be effectively executed. Unlike journalism that feasts on bad news, which is what sells,...

Nigeria Faces Serious Debt Sustainability Risk - LCCI       The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed concerns that Nigeria faces serious fiscal sustainability risk over its national debt profile. LCCI noted that the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio, which the government is using as a measure...

NNPC Refineries Idle For 19 Months, Record N177.21bn Loss       In 19 straight months of not processing any barrel of crude oil, the government-owned refineries in Nigeria recorded a total loss of N177.21bn, the latest data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have shown. An analysis of...

Pantami: The Imperative of Fact-Checking In New Media Reportage, by Inyene Ibanga     It is not news that a Daily Independent newspaper story with the headline, “Disquiet As America Places Nigerian Minister On Watch List”, claimed that the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, had been...