Tag: Okoh Aihe
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Startup Act 2022 as apologia for stale reasoning – By Okoh Aihe
It is obviously quite refreshing to hear things that make sense, and also well presented; far away from the avalanche of campaign dust and induced violence, away from the political drama and hugger-mugger that are building into a depressing trademark of our politics.
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For broadcasting, foreboding times and days of restraints – By Okoh Aihe
I like this feeling of optimism that the various laws spring upon Nigerians as the political fever breaks. You know how the holy books put it: “old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new,” especially if you follow the laws of the land concerning elections or even concerning broadcasting during elections.
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5G: Spectrum Cap, Spectrum Auction and matters miscellaneous – By Okoh Aihe
With the Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum held mid November and the publication of the final Information Memorandum (IM) on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), it is no longer in doubt that the 5G Auction scheduled for December 19, 2022, will hold. All initial doubt and public apprehension pale into insignificance except that they…
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For broadcasting, an early celebration of the death of monopoly – By Okoh Aihe
In moments of soaring confusion, some salient but very troubling issues may just develop unnoticed. Life goes on while those issues could build into a broth that could trouble the body in future. Especially in businesses where every Naira invested is of major interest to the investor, such things could either help the image of…
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A minister’s difficult journey to the National Assembly – By Okoh Aihe
It can be exasperatingly helpless when somebody tries to make a point and nobody seems to understand. So it was the other day as the Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made a passionate appeal to the lawmakers at the National Assembly to, at least, add more funds to his 2023 budget to enable…
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A little alert before another 5G auction in December – By Okoh Aihe
Nigeria is in dire straits. She needs money for daily runs and is bungling on the edge of extreme desperation. Desperation can lead to selling of metal scraps for survival or even selling off national assets, as proposed in the 2023 Budget, what in the case of an individual, is pawning, that is, selling off…
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Telecoms: Regulatory lawmaking as a distractive pastime – By Okoh Aihe
The other day some idle lawmakers went to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a single mission: to intimate the head that they have put in motion the process of merging some parastatals under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The parastatals include: the NCC, National Information Development Agency (NITDA), Galaxy Backbone and NigComSat.…
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Behold Matawalle, the broadcast regulator from Zamfara – By Okoh Aihe
A new broadcast regulator emerged from Zamfara State over the weekend, shutting down some broadcast outfits, including federal government stations, in a most brazen regulatory breach. For covering the political activities of the opposition party, PDP, instead of focusing on the several headaches of the state, perhaps, six stations found themselves in the boiling rage…
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Glo, always a moment to shine with the stars – By Okoh Aihe
On Monday, which was a public holiday, I was determined to control the factors that affect my mood. Reason being that why watching the newspaper review on a.m television, one of the pictures that really grabbed my attention was that of Lokoja submerged in water, followed by a banner headline in Leadership newspaper, After Hell,…
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For Amadi, a tech testimonial – By Okoh Aihe
I have a lot of respect for one of my young friends, and he would not understand why. Not because he gave me a call on Sunday night. Really, that call came with some balm that my spirit needed. At this particular time in our nation, there are so many things to trouble the mind,…