Will there be garlands for NTA? By Okoh Aihe
THE Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, got its fair share of the wave of federal appointments as Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, last Friday, announced the appointment of seven Executive Directors. The announcement led me down the path of nostalgia, a wishful past when NTA was the king of broadcasting […]
For a broadcast czar, it’s 365 days into eternity, by Okoh Aihe
In the evening of May 29, 2023, I found myself paying tributes to Dr Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi. “They didn’t know you and they never will,” I wrote. The broadcast czar and unrepentant exponent had just undergone a most unexpected apotheosis and emotion was very thick in the air. He had completed his final episode of life which […]
A writer in search of NTEL, by Okoh Aihe
MY friend wasn’t happy with me last week. How can you be writing technology and you allow these operators to run away with my money? But how would I be clairvoyant to know your little fights with the operators? My friend loves gizmos and is hooked on any organisation that promises good data bundles. So he […]
From Rehoboam syndrome to Cybersecurity Tax, by Okoh Aihe
THERE is always something new to talk about in this part of the world. If it is not fuel queues which remain stubborn irrespective of the removal of subsidy about eleven months ago, it’s about the increase of tariff on electricity, a product that is hardly available in the market or even the soaring cost of […]
In plain irony, government remains a disruptor of digital economy, by Okoh Aihe
CLICHES often find expression in some happenings in this nation. The more things change the more they remain the same. That was the position of French writer, John Baptiste Alphonse Karr in 1849. His words are very much alive in Nigeria today with uncanny accuracy. The big news last week from Kaduna State, which was nasty […]
For Multichoice, a call for restraint and reason, by Okoh Aihe
There has been a swirl of news around Multichoice lately. On one hand, Canal+, the Vivendi owned French pay TV giant, has made a hefty $2.9bn offer to buy the South African headquartered Multichoice, which has operations across Africa. Big money at play, you may want to say. On the other hand, Multichoice Nigeria, which is […]
