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The scourge of corruption has in the last couple of decades, gained prominence in public discourse due to its seemingly pervasive presence in society and in diverse economies and cultures. This can be attributed to factors such as lack of proper governance and ethical challenges inherent in some corporations and governments. Corruption is a problem…

“Public relations tells beautiful lies, crisis communication tells ugly truths”. When your organisation is faced with a scandal that is in the public domain, should you tell the truth, some of the truth, all the truth, and to everyone? Is it not the role of corporate communication to preserve the positive image of the organisation…

Nine years ago, before the Boko Haram insurgency hit the northeast states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, life was normal for the millions of Nigerians...

Beware of what you consume on social media. That space is a theatre of the absurd. From matters of no consequence to serious issues, when trends break on social media, one is guaranteed an inventive spin of all shades.

The Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, is winding down his administration of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital city with six months left in the four-year cycle...

That Nigeria has one of the highest number of children without access to education with about 13.2 million out-of-school children is no longer news. The statistics are staggering and hard to deny given the number of children hawking or begging on the streets everyday. Last month, an official of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)…

On a certain day in 1978 at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), a young 100-level Faculty of Law student ‘turned up’ for his first tutorial class. They were 10 in number waiting for their lecturer to take them on their first tutorial session. Shortly after, a young female lecturer showed up, did a headcount and…

Angered by the rate at which Nigerians suffer from water-borne diseases, President Muhammadu Buhari last Thursday declared a state of emergency on Water...

On Monday, July 23, Mariam Abiola told the police how she has killed four persons for her gang leader, each person's life only worth ₦10, 000. Runaway Abiola, 20, a member of Eiye confraternity, according to the police, was recruited into the gang by a certain Sodiq. She had dreamed of being gainfully employed in…

Angered by the rate at which Nigerians suffer from water-borne diseases, President Muhammadu Buhari last Thursday declared a state of emergency on Water, Sanitation and Hygienic sector (WASH), just as he noted that the nation has been ranked number two in open defecation globally.

That Nigeria has one of the highest number of children without access to education with about 13.2 million out-of-school children is no longer news.