Tag: Okoh Aihe
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Digital language for Imo youths – By Okoh Aihe
When I was much younger, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late political sage, in a moment of political flamboyance and philosophical exactitude, had said life was a “continuum.” It was the time children still rush to their dictionaries searching for words that could build up their vocabularies.
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A Minister’s tech dreams and the enemies within – By Okoh Aihe
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, is having a great time under the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That is the way we see it in this part of the world.
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Let truth heal the rotten process of SIM/NIN harmonisation – By Okoh Aihe
I was just wondering, why can’t we perform very simple tasks as a nation without unnecessary perambulation? The NIN/SIM harmonisation was planned to be a very simple exercise, just for only two weeks. But disharmony has never been so much on the stroll than in this exercise which has become so obfuscated that reason and…
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The many “sins” of Asue Ighodalo – By Okoh Aihe
Let me make this declaration that if Asue Ighodalo belonged to any other party outside of the PDP, I would still have written this material as a proud Esan man just to address some issues so manifestly manipulated by politicians who trade on falsehood to earn some advantage.
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Between NBC and MRA, what happens to regulation now? – By Okoh Aihe
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) got a dip in reputation and responsibilities last week when a Federal High Court in Abuja shaved it of its capacity to ever place a fine on any of the broadcast stations it regulates.
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All that talk about MTN and Globacom – By Okoh Aihe
What should be a normal business dispute between two mobile operators, MTN and Globacom, has provided a fertile ground for pseudo patriots and even ignoramus to spew all kinds of comments that can further poison relationships in the industry.
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RMD, NGX, NOLLYWOOD and monetisation of content – By Okoh Aihe
I saw Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) flanked by members of his family, Nicol and Tega, ring the closing bell on the last trading day at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NGX) in an atmosphere one would want to relish forever. It was pretty cool.
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Giving broadcasting a fresh start in 2024 – By Okoh Aihe
While a comprehensive housekeeping is going on at the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) – internal movements of staff, transfer from the head office in Abuja to other parts of the country or even outright uprooting from one area of specialisation to a completely new one
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SIM/NIN harmonisation, the genie lives on – By Okoh Aihe
The inability of the nation to complete the SIM/NIN harmonisation programme introduced by the government a couple of years ago is a clear illustration that there are no simple processes or even stories in our part of the world.
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Between two young minds, a pledge to revamp the telecoms industry – By Okoh Aihe
The story of their meeting excited me. In my mind’s eyes, I have always pictured two friends meeting, not a boss and a subordinate, but two friends with corresponding minds and interests but also with transcendental knowledge of the millennial generation on tech issues, to discuss the fate of an industry and a regulatory agency…