BY MAX AMUCHIE IN THE preceding articles, I have argued that the twenty-first-century newsroom must evolve into a knowledge-producing institution; situated that proposition within a broader intellectual tradition; introduced the Dual Engine Architecture through which journalism and knowledge production become mutually reinforcing; and proposed the Realm of the Long Term together with its Seven Pillars as the institutional foundations of enduring organisations. A natural question now arises. How should the success of such an institution be measured? For decades, the commercial media industry understandably prioritised audience size and print circulation. With the rise of digital journalism, these traditional measures were…
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THE MIDDLE East will no longer be as it was before the imposed war of choice on Iran by the duo of America and Israel. The United States used to be the “monitor” of the region, with Israel as its darling “whip”. The Middle East had been organised to function as the props of the Zionist state. It feeds it. It protects it. The Gulf countries were made to form a multi-layered defence on its behalf, shooting down missiles meant for it while allowing its attacks to pass through. In what way is Iran a threat to America? This shows…
THE CENTRE for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched a digital monitoring platform designed to track data privacy violations, website disruptions and restrictions on social media platforms during elections. The platform, known as ‘PAWSOM-Monitor’, is expected to monitor the digital activities and accessibility of political parties and candidates, with particular attention to possible violations of citizens’ data privacy and restrictions that could undermine equal access to digital platforms during election campaigns. CITAD’s Executive Director, Engr. Y. Z. Ya’u, disclosed this on Friday at a media briefing in Kano, saying the platform would be piloted during the Osun State governorship…
PRESIDENT Donald Trump of the United States signed two executive orders recently in another attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. One order seeks to deny automatic citizenship to certain children whose parents are not U.S citizens, including children of foreign government employees and people classified as “alien enemies.” The other seeks to ban so-called “birth tourism,” a term used to describe people visiting the US for the purpose of giving birth so that their child obtains U.S citizenship. Executive orders set policy but are not legally binding. At the beginning of his second term, Trump signed an order aimed at sharply…
THE PETROLEUM Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda which targets a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Prof. Shu’aibu Aliyu, the Executive Secretary, PTDF and Chairman, Governing Council, said this while inaugurating academic programmes review committee for General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology on Friday in Kaduna. He said the fund had established two specialised institutions to meet the evolving needs of the global energy industry. He said the institutions were General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Kaduna and the…
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases have risen above 4,000 for the first time in the current outbreak, government data showed. The epidemic, the world’s second-largest, has been described as the fastest-spreading on record. Experts believe infections started circulating months before the outbreak was declared on May 15 and that the true number of cases could be much higher than the official tally. The Central African country’s public health institute said in its latest report that the total number of infections had reached 4,053, including 1,850 deaths. Cases have been recorded in five provinces in the country: Ituri, North…
BY OWEI LAKEMFA GIANNI Infantino, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President who stole into office about a dozen years ago on the back of a coup against Sepp Blatter, may be on his way out. He has become like an orphan caught with his hand in the till. The 2026 World Cup had been quite successful. It has also been a commercial success, with FIFA raking in a record revenue of $13 billion to $15 billion. The World Cup, which had thirteen teams at inception, has expanded to a record 48 teams and a total of 104 matches.…
THE CHAIRMAN of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr Mohammed Shehu, has said that Nigeria spent N1.16 trillion on fuel subsidy in 2021. Shehu made this known on Thursday in Abuja in his presentation to the Senate ‘s Public Accounts Committee (SPAC), probing 2021-2023 Audit reports on the oil and gas industry conducted by Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). He also said that N1.20 trillion was deducted from the federation crude sales proceeds. The chairman added that aside the fuel subsidy, crude and product losses also accounted for N16.20 billion, pipeline repairs N22.05 billion and strategic…
INDEPENDENT UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned a fresh round of United States (US) sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force change on “a sovereign State through threats and coercion.” The Human Rights Council–appointed group of experts warned that without swift action from the international community and civil society, Cuba risk becoming a “silent Gaza”. The comparison was recently drawn by four members of the U.S. Congress during a visit to the island in July. Washington has widened unilateral sanctions on key sectors of the Cuban economy since June 2026. The U.S. took measures to block oil…
THE NEWS circle has been dominated for some time by the visit of Catholic Bishops to President Tinubu to draw the attention of Government to their concerns over the policy direction of the Administration. Speaking to the visit in a television interview, the Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has done Nigeria a good turn by boldly coming out and showing that the President Tinubu’s administration is determined to win the 2027 elections “by all means”. All the indicators are blinking red showing a single-minded determination of the Tinubu Administration to use State resources to undermine the credibility of…