Sunday, May 5, 2024
  The future of humanity and of our planet lies in our hands. It lies also in the hands of today’s younger generation who will pass the torch to future generations.   Years ago, an earlier generation of world leaders came together to create the United Nations. From the ashes of war...
  Captivated by the need to live its values and drive the vision for which it was set up as Nigeria’s premier Collecting Society in 1984, the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) recently engaged Stakeholders including clients, Professional Associates, the Media, Agencies, Advertisers, ICT, Internet and Brand Marketing practitioners...
  “Character assassination is at once easier and surer than physical assault; and it involves far less risk for the assassin. It leaves him free to commit the same deed over and over again, and may indeed win him the honors of a hero in the country of his victims.”...
“…I get so lonely especially when business is bad and there’s nobody to talk to. I get the feeling that I’ll never sell anything again, that I won’t make a living for you, or a business…”   …Willy, Death of a salesman, Arthur Miller 1949 In the summer of 2004,...
  On Tuesday May 16, 2017, I was at the presentation of the Edelman Trust-barometer report for 2017. Edelman Trust Barometer is the Annual Global Study to measure trust across four key parameters of Government, Business, Media and Non Governmental Organizations. The report is based on an online survey in...
It gives me great pleasure to address you at the onset of our 29th Annual Conference, tagged APRA Morocco 2017. I welcome you to the lovely city of Casablanca and this very hospitable country.   APRA as you all know is the umbrella body for the practice of public relations in...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed appeared on a live CNN program anchored by Richard Quest recently. During the interview, Alhaji Mohammed was asked which country makes the most delicious Jollof rice in Africa. To the surprise and disappointment of many Nigerians, (or maybe not) the...
Quite a few people have sought my opinion on this. I have read what is the PR Practitioners' displeasure and the purported response of the fed ministry of finance. This is not a full response, but a brief comment.   Without mincing words, the government should have gotten a competent Nigerian...
The award of a brief to a foreignfirm for the public relations campaign for the Debt Management Office of Nigeria in its effort to sell Eurobonds has understandably drawn the ire of the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN). PRCAN protested, and the Ministry of Finance has responded,...

UBA: Outperforming

  By: Taofik Salako United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is on the top list of companies with well-rounded performance. UBA’s top-of-the-chart performance at the stock market combines with considerable growth in all key fundamental indicators to make the bank the best performing banking stock in recent period. Capital Market Editor...