Nigeria’s Leadership in the Rabat Process (2025–2026): An Institutional Analysis of the Role of the Federal Commissioner/CEO of NCFRMI under Hon. Dr. Tijani Aliyu Ahmed By Amb. Valentine Opaluwa Ejeh PhD. Peace and Conflict Scholar based in Abuja Abstract Nigeria’s chairmanship of the Euro-African Dialogue on Migration and Development (the Rabat Process) marked a significant…
2027 : Olusoji’s advice and a conundrum of timing. By Ojodomo Godswill In elementary communication class, we were taught to observe mood and time. A good message with poor timing could be disastrous. The purpose of communication is for the recipient to understand the message in the full context of the sender. The encoder-decoder loop…
Nigeria’s telecom operators will face tougher expectations in 2026, as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) moves to tighten accountability across the sector while pushing for deeper investment and better service delivery. In its 2026 newsletter, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the NCC makes it clear that while operators remain the “engine of investment…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signaled a major shift in how radio spectrum will be managed in the country over the next five years, as it unveiled plans for a new Spectrum Roadmap (2026–2030) and proposed guidelines for opening the lower 6GHz and 60GHz bands for unlicensed use. Speaking on January 19, 2026,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has commenced consultative engagements with critical stakeholders prior to the launch of its National Spectrum Roadmap 2026 — 2030, as well as the opening of new spectrum bands in support of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for a trillion dollars digital economy. The proposed National Spectrum Roadmap 2026–2030…
The Member representing Omala Constituency, Hon. Umar Yahaya (Connect), has extended his warm congratulations to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on the occasion of his two years in office. Hon. Umar described Governor Ododo as a man of integrity, humility, and action, whose leadership continues to reflect a…
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kogi State Specialist Hospital (KSSH), Lokoja, has congratulated Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo on his second anniversary, lauding his efforts to improve the state’s healthcare sector. The ARD president, Dr David S. Omeiza, in a congratulatory message on Tuesday in Lokoja, commended the governor’s implementation of the Doctors’ Interventional Allowance,…
By Uredo Omale. On behalf of the Governing Council, Academic Board, Management, staff and students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, I heartily congratulate His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State and Visitor to our institution, on the remarkable occasion of your second anniversary in office. Your Excellency, within two (2)…
APC stalwart, Prince Olusoji urges Okuns to jettison Governorship ambition to 2031 As the build up to the 2027 general elections gathered momentum, the people of Okunland have been advised to shun divisive tendencies and organize themselves into a formidable political force, that is capable for negotiating power in 2031. This is just as he…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State has welcomed over 500 defectors from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Social Democratic Party (SDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), and other parties in Kogi Central Senatorial District. The defection ceremony, held at the official Flagoff of Hon. Abdulkabir Okaka Ohiani Itopa, an aspirant for the Adavi…