Project Policy Proposal For National Policy On Culture And Future Development Of Creative Media & Media Art In Nigeria.
Nigeria is a country with over 200 million population, over 50 languages and over 250 dialects and ethnic groups. Its present National Policy On Culture was enacted into law in 1988; and since then it has not been reviewed in view of the socio-economic and digital revolution in the art, culture, media-art and creative industry in Nigeria. There was neither internet nor mobile phones in Nigeria with its current communications superhighway when the policy came into effect. The future developmen...
Fake News, Hate Speech and Journalism Ethics
Fake news which is simply false information, untrue story or fabricated news has become a household discussion everywhere in the world. As fake news is false information. Hate speech which is offensive speech, writing and other forms of expression and depiction via pictures, caricatures, graffiti, satire, cartoons, music, films etc. is strengthened and leverages fake news to go far. Hate speech incites and undermines tolerance and social cohesion in a society. It increases hatred and violen...
Ethical Dilemma, Journalism Practice and Remedies.
The ethical dilemma comes in different shades. It ranges from editors and journalists slanting a story to cover real issues by giving prominence to a good side of a story without balance, helping the government and other officials in disinformation propaganda to launder the image of the government, and receiving gratification to downplay news stories. The list is endless. Ethics is primarily being bound by a moral principle. The journalism profession has come a long way with its embedded mora...
Conflict and Insecurity in International Relations-The Humanitarian Challenges and Sustainable Development Retardation. The Nigerian Experience
The conflict and insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the North-East of the country, apart from Boko Haram terrorists and insurgents; is aggravated by other equally social menaces of kidnapping, banditry and cattle rustling among others. The impact of protracted conflict and insurgency has affected both human development and capital-infrastructural development with many people including women and children displaced in addition to being faced by humanitarian challenges of water, sanitation, ...
Meaning And Application of Professionalism In Nigerias Media Practice-Issues and Challenges.
Nigerian Journalism today, is in deep crisis of credibility. As a result of individual, organizational, environmental and societal challenges, most of the cherished norms and values of the profession have been abused, violated and debased. A return to the traditional values of truthfulness, neutrality and impartiality may return the lost glory… According to Adaja, (2012) citing Zandberg and Neiger (2005) citing a survey done among Israeli Journalists in 2003 by Tsfaty and Libio, (2003), “...
Lasswellian Model and Process of Mass Communication in Nigeria
Lasswellian model of mass communication has been able to show in clear term that monopoly of mass communication process serves the dominant force of every society. Since it suggest a one line of communication which was debunk by two and multi-stage theory of communication, lasswellian model has shown in an unmistakable manner the chequered history of Nigeria media development in terms of its adjustment to different vagaries of the environment in the face of the explosion in community broadcas...
The Role of Public Relations in the Maintenance of Industrial Harmony
The project focuses on the importance of public relations in engendering corporate peace and harmony. Industrial harmony presupposes a situation where the employees and management co-operate willingly for corporate objectives. In the review of various literatures, it is explained that crisis in industrial relations environment will no doubt has a multiplier effects on the economy and other negative consequences. There will be a loss in national output, fall in Gross Domestic product (GDP) a...
Total Quality Management As a tool for Organizational Effectiveness in the Nigerian Public Service
It is not news to say that the image of public service is fraught with red tapism, tribalism, nepotism, quota system, ethnicity and geo-political zone concept. In fact, the issue of federal character (1999 Constitution, S. 14(3) which is a deliberate policy of federal government aimed at ethnic balancing in public sector (Inyang, 2000:142) has resulted in the sacrifice of professionalism, quality service, merit, and standard for a myopic, selfish and patronage public service. It is widely e...
The Challenge of Ministerial Appointments in Nigeria
The issue of ministerial appointment in Nigeria has become a “special meal ticket”, where whosoever gets the plum appointment is made for life or better still, as some people would say, has arrived. The person begins to call the shot, easy money follows, and becomes connected with people in the position of authority and most importantly, juicy contracts come his/her way. This is so because appointive or elective position in Nigeria confers on the person a special status.
Postgraduate
University of Lagos
January 2009 to December 2012
Postgraduate
University of Lagos
January 2006 to November 2010
Graduate
Kaduna State University
July 2016 to Present
Undergraduate
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
October 1995 to July 1999