Monthly Archives: December 2021

NUJ bids farewell to Bonnie, ex-President

SYLVA EMEKA-OKEREKE, publisher “Death is nothing else, but going home to God, as the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity”. Mother Teresa may not have had late Bonnie Iwuoha in mind when she made such assertions, but the truth still remains, that the Ex- NUJ President had continued his journey into unbroken eternity, but has broken his earthly affinity with kinsmen, thus throwing everyone into mourning and wailing. From the media space to political arena, Nigerians have expressed grief and shocks over the demise of Comrade Iwuoha, a media icon, a preacher of great repute and minister ...

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Economy bleeds: GDP remains 10%: More items banned from FX, as Yusuf kicks

Sylva Emeka-Okereke, publisher Nigeria’s economic future portends serious danger, as manufacturing indicators points to a downward trend over the years, despite numerous policies and measures articulated by successive governments. Currently, the nation’s manufacturing sector contributes abysmal 10 percent on average to the Gross Domestic Products, implying that the real sector has remained largely import- dependent, which has made it vulnerable to external shocks. This is in addition to weak competitiveness of the sector, hence the manufacturing firms have low value addition, weak backward and forward integrations, as well as low job creation potential. Beyond its weak competitiveness, the Central Bank ...

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FX scarcity impacts top 2021 CICAN’s forum

BY SYLVA EMEKA-OKEREKE, publisher The stage is set for Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria’s (CICAN) annual forum, designed to bring stakeholders together to brainstorm on major issues affecting the real sector of the nation’s economy. Scheduled for Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, this year’s event would focus on the impacts of scarcity of foreign exchange on local industries. Time is 4pm. Tagged, “Impacts of Forex Crisis on the Real Sector and MSMEs “the forum would attract captains of industries, economic experts, SMEs operators, as well as financial institutions in the country. In ...

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Media Capitalization: Agenda for Nigerian Editors’

BY SYLVA-EMEKA-OKEREKE As Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, in conjunction with the US Embassy kicked-off its six-zonal, media-based town hall workshop in Lagos state; the expectations of media practitioners are very high. They are expected to see robust discussions on possible ways to capitalize the groaning media industry, as the much-talked press freedom could only be guaranteed with viable media sector. Tagged, ‘’Agenda Setting for Sustainable Democratic Culture’’, the first-leg of the capacity-building for Editors took place at De Rembrandt Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, November 2, 2021. It is however expected to take place across the six geo-political zones ...

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