Now Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Featuring Lawyer and Social Commentator Liborous Oshoma, Founder and Managing Director Cowry Asset Management Johnson Chukwu and Business Editor and Economist Odinaka Anudu.
Featuring Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos State Gbenga Omotosho, South-West Chairman Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Tayo Aboyeji, and Secretary-general the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria Danladi Pasali.
Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education Bem Ben Goong, Enugu State Commissioner for Education Professor Uche Eze and Veteran musician Zaaki Azzay.
Featuring National Commissioner, the Independent National Electoral Commission Festus Okoye, Caretaker Chairman of Ilaje Local Govt in Ondo state Otito Atikase
Featuring Beirut-based Freelance Journalist Nayla Khoury and Adeola Popoola a Nigerian living in Lebanon.
Featuring General manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, State Secretary of the Association of Tourist boat operators and water transporters of Nigeria, Aworetan Ayomikun, and DJ Spinall.
Featuring Zonal Commander (South West) The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Daniel Atokolo, South West Zonal Director of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons Margaret Ngozi Ukegbu, and UK-based Nigerian DJ, broadcaster, and media and entertainment consultant Abass Abayomi Tijani DJ Abass.
Featuring Head of Advanced Centre for Advocacy Development and Empowerment for Muslim Community (ACADEMY) Ameer Shereef Afolalola Mayaleeke and Director Research and Training at the Islamic Education Trust Nuru Lemu.
Featuring Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, Commander of “Operation Safe Haven”, Senior Adviser for Nigeria at the International Crisis Group Nnamdi Obasi, and Activist and politician Ndi Kato.
Featuring President Hepatitis Zero Nigerian Commission Dr. Mike Omotosho, Medical Doctor Joel Akande, and talking-drummer Ara.
Featuring Sokoto State governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Zamfara State governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle and comedian MC Tagwaye
Featuring Infectious disease Specialist and the Chief Medical Director of the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital Professor Dimie Ogoina, Frontline Doctor and public health physician Dr. David Oladele, and Superstar Musician Duncan Mighty.
Featuring Kaduna State Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development and Chairperson of the state’s Selection committee on the Special Public Works Programme Hafsat Muhammed-Baba, and National Secretary Joint Action Front Abiodun Aremu,
Featuring Director of Corporate Communications, Central bank of Nigeria Isaac Okoroafor, Financial Manager and Advisor at Catherna Advisory Wole Ogundare, and Owner of Mobile Screens and Sounds Limited, Tubosun Kola-Daisi.
Featuring Secretary-General of the Nigerian medical association Dr Philip Ekpe, Physician Jude Ero, and Film Maker/Music Producer, Femi Lasode.
Featuring Lawyer and Human Rights activist Malachy Ugwummadu, Environmental and Human Rights activist Annkio Briggs and indigenous music singer Asu Ekiye.
President of the Miners Association of Nigeria Kabir Mohammed, the immediate past President of the Miners Association of Nigeria Alhaji Sani Shehu, Economist and Financial analyst Paul Alaje and Choreographer Dayo Liadi.
Featuring Broadcaster and Team lead of a Free sanitary Pad media campaign Anike Ade Funke Treasure, Women’s rights activist and Executive Director at the Wanda Adu Foundation in Abuja, Wanda Ebe and Flautist and music teacher at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State Mmaduabuchi Gerald Eze.
Featuring Special Assistant to the Deputy Senate President on Legislative Matters Efe Duku, Lawyer and Civil Rights Activist Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi and Art curator and Hotel owner, Chike Nwagbogwu.
Featuring Environmentalist and President of Waste Management Society of Nigeria Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, Secretary to Abia State government, Chris Ezem, and Reggae artiste, Oge Kimono.
Featuring General Manager Public Relations Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Samuel Adurogboye, Head of Corporate Communications Arik Air Adebanji Ola, Media and Communications Manager Dana Air Kingsley Ezenwa, and Saxophonist Tosin Phebean Oluwadare.
Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Oluseun Peter Oguunubi, Educationist Author and Children’s rights advocate Dr Ama Onyerinma, Principal Counsel at Leading Edge solicitors, Coordinator of Bimbo Odunkoya Foundation Aderonke Oyelakin and Nurse at the Mini Isolation Center Ogun State Government House Sam Imole,
Featuring UK based Nigerian Social commentator Kayode Ogundamisi, Journalist Samuel Ogundipe, Actor, Comedian and Social Media influencer Kunle Idowu (AKA Frank Donga) and Respected Novelist, Journalist, and Essayist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.
Featuring Director at Freky Andrew-Essien Care Foundation (FAECARE Foundation) Ndifreke Andrew-Essien, Co-founder of Platinum Intervention care initiative Blessing Onyechedo, President of Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria Daniel Amaechi Onwe, and Nigerian Hip-Hop Superstar M.I Abaga.
Featuring Ajuri Ngelale Senior Special Assistant To President Muhammadu Buhari on Public Affairs, Public & Social Affairs Commentator Liborous Oshoma, and Film Actor and Producer Kemi Lala Akindoju.
Featuring Public Health Specialist working with the Prevention and Diseases Control Centre in Imo State Dr Chidinma Nwosu and Art Curator Kennii Ekundayo.
Featuring United Nations Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) expert John Aham Nwamuo and Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) Tony Okoroji.
Featuring sexual and reproductive health educator and activist Lolo Cynthia, Owner of Silverfox Gentlemen’s club Big Slim, Executive Director of Safe Haven International Margaret Onah, and journalist and author Olukorede Yishua.
Featuring President, Nigeria Infectious Diseases Society ProfessorDimie Ogoina, Executive Director, Journalist Against AIDS, Nigeria Olayide Akanni, Researcher and Professor of Paediatric Dentistry, Morenike Afolayan and Recording Artist and Performer Ranti.
Featuring Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, Political Analyst Babajide Otitoju, and Recording Artist Sound Sultan.
Featuring Lagos state Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Yetunde Aribioke, Chairman, Ilaje Local government in Ondo State Otito Atikase, and Renown Nigerian Artist, Illustrator and Designer, Lemi Ghariokwu.
Featuring Port Harcourt based Commercial Real Estate lawyer and managing partner at OJOKO & OJOKO (Solicitors) Emeka Ojoko, Group managing Director of Adron Homes and Properties Limited Aaree Adetola Emmanuel, and singer-songwriter Baba Dee.
Featuring Nassir El-Rufai Kaduna State governor, CEO Development Bank Of Nigeria Bonaventure Okhaimo, Executive Director Women in Management and Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) Hansatu Adegbite, and Nollywood Actor Wale Ojo.
Featuring Elder Statesman Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Dr Sani Aliyu Daneji, Vice-Chair, Presidential Economic Advisory Council Dr Muhammad Sagagi, and Afro Hip-Hop star Eedris Abdulkareem.
Featuring Founder of Phillips Consulting, Folusho Phillips, CEO Sterling Bank Abubakar Suleiman, and Managing Director Trace TV Anglophone West Africa Sam Onyemelukwe.
Featuring Clinical psychologist Dr Kemi Akintoyese, Administrator of The Vivian Fowler Memorial College For Girls Funke Fowler-Amba, and music star Harrysong.
Featuring Julius Akindele Risk and Insurance Manager Lafarge Africa Plc, Corporate lawyer Temitope Sowunmi, and singer-songwriter Waje.
Featuring Dr Taiwo Olufemi Salaam, the immediate Past Permanent Secretary Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Yetunde Ayo-Oyalowo CEO of Market Doctors Nigeria, and Reggae singer African China.
Featuring Aduke Gomez Lawyer and Chairperson of Art4Life Steering Committee Lagos state, Dr Tomi Ojetunde, Practice Manager at Body Mechanics Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre in Abuja, and Jeffrey Daniel of R&B group Shalamar.
Featuring Bisi Fayemi, Co-founder African Women's Development Fund and leader of First Ladies against Gender-Based Violence, Asia Ahmad El'Rufa'i, Lawyer, Forensic Psychologist and wife to Governor of Kaduna State, DR Kemi Dasilva–Ibru, Founder Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF), and Award-winning actor, Dakore Egbuson-Akande.
Featuring Human and Civil Rights Campaigner Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Human Rights activist Josephine Odumakin, and acclaimed filmmaker Femi Odugbemi.
Featuring Dr Aminu Sulaiman CEO of Clintex Medical Laboratories and Diagnostics Centre Kano State, Founder & CEO of Kaltani Obi Nnanna, and renown comedian and compère Saco.
Featuring Agu Chukwuemeka Director of Consumer Affairs for the Nigerian Shippers Council, Adewale Adeyanju, President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, and folklore singer Adunni Nefertiti.
This episode focuses on the sudden spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the South-East and the similarities or differences in the challenges faced by the five states in the region. Featuring John Okiyi Kalu, Abia State Commissioner for Information, Dr Chinemerem Daniel Onwuleri, a member of NCDC’s rapid response team in Imo state, and Choreographer, Segun Adefila.
Featuring Ayuli Jemide, Corporate and Commercial Lawyer, Bashir Yusuf Leading Businessman, and Steve Gukas, Film Director.
Featuring The General Manager, Public Relations, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA Sam Adurogboye, Roland Iyayi, Chief Executive Officer TopBrass Aviation Limited, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Aero Contractors, Ado Sanusi and Show business organizer and founder of “STAND UP NIGERIA”, Bunmi Davies.
Featuring Consultant Public Health Physician and Senior Research Fellow at Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Dr Dave Oladele Medical Doctor at the infectious diseases department of Lagos state teaching hospital and member of the Lagos state covid 19 response team, Dr Folarin Opawoye and Kano based Journalist Muhammad Bashir and Celebrity TV host of popular interactive Morning show, Morayo Afolabi Brown
Featuring Emeka Keazor Historian, lawyer, author and documentary filmmaker, Tony Nwakalor - Environmental Virologist and Scientific research analyst , Dr. Tuyi Mebawondu, a Public Health Physician and Nwakaego Ihenacho Ogbaro, known professionally as Ego, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
Featuring A/g Accountant General of the federation Isaiah Yesufu, Aperwa Iorwa, National Coordinator Cash Transfer at the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Special Adviser to the President on school feeding programme, Dr. Dotun Adebayo, Olanrewaju Siraj of Civil Society Network Against Corruption, Akeem Lawal, Director of Operations, ICPC and Photo Journalist Bolaji Alonge.
Dr Dotun Adebayo, In charge of the Home-grown School Feeding Programme, Wahab Alawiye-King, Chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), Titi Adeyemi Doro Special Adviser to the President on National Home-grown School Feeding Programme.
This episode takes a look at how the Coronavirus Pandemic has impacted this year's EID celebrations. Human Rights Activist and Philanthropist, Shehu Sani, Shakiru Gafar, Scholar Vast in Islamic teachings and law, German-born Nigerian Musician Adé Bantu.
Executive Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai of Kaduna State reveal their challenges with battling Coranvirus as well as their plans for a post covid-19 reality. Celebrity Guest: Koffi Da Guru
Featuring Molara Wood, Writer and Editor Ouida Books, Dike Chukwumerije , Award-winning Author, Wanda Udabong, Writer and spoken-word artist
Dr Uju Agomoh is the executive director and founder of Prisoners rehabilitation and welfare action
Adetokunbo Mumuni Lawyer and the Executive director of Socio-Economic Right And Accountability Project, SERAP, an advocacy and human rights organization
Deputy Controller of Correctional services and the spokesman for Nigerian correctional service, Chris Njoku
Featuring Segun Awolowo, Executive Director of Nigerian Export promotion Council, Ayodele Olajiga, Co- Founder and CEO FOODPRO, A cashew products processing Company and Segun Arinze Nollywood Actor.
We talk with Femi Omotayo, Managing Director of indigenous OIl Servicing Company AOS ORWELL, Kola Karim Chairman/CEO Shoreline Energy International, Ademola Henry Adigun, Team Leader, Policy and Advocacy Group, Facility For Oil Sector Transparency and Reform ( FOSTER) and veteran entertainer Charlie Boy.
This episode looks at how the pandemic will affect work. Will remote work be the new normal?
Chairman Ogbete Main Market Enugu, Okechukwu Eze, Olamide Balogun, Chief executive officer Box and Cedar, a human resources outfit, Ali Ismail, Secretary of Kurmi market association in Kano and Award-winning Singer Omawumi.
Featuring the following guests: Yewande Sadiku Executive secretary/CEO Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Dr Olusegun Omisakin, Chief Economist, The Nigerian Economic Summit Group and Toni Kaan acclaimed author and Public Relations Executive.
Lawyer and Traditional Religion Dubi Imevbore, Islamic Scholar and Abdurahman Ahmad, Foremost Islamic scholar AbdurRahaman Ahmad and National Imam of the Ansar Ud Deen Society of Nigeria, Pastor of Trinity Centre Ituah Ighodalo and ASA, first Nigerian female Talking drummer.
This episode gives an overview of Telemedicine and its uses during and post-Covid19 pandemic.
This episode looks at how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting Nigeria's food systems and the government's efforts to keep the food value chain alive. Oluwole Apejoye, livestock Farmer, Emem Essien Chief Operating Officer of Crop2cash, a digital finance service provider for over 35,000 farmers in the North, Fatai Rasaq, Agric Policy Expert with One.org, advocacy organisation.
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on the continent's exit strategy from the COVID 19 pandemic and Manufacturer's Association in Nigeria tell us how their members are faring.
Police public relations officer, Lagos command, DSP Bala Elkanah, Chairman, FCT ministerial enforcement and Task team Atta Ikharo, Special Adviser to Ogun state governor on communications Remmy Hassan and Bimbo Esho MD Evergreen Records.
Speaker of the house of Reps Femi Gbajabiamila, Rights activist Aremu Abiodun and Yinka Davies.
Commissioner for Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, Financial Analyst Muktar Muhammed and Afrobeats superstar Niniola.
Strong reactions trail failure of Lagos and Abuja residents to adhere to safety measures following the easing of the lockdown by the FG.
We speak to Abike Dabiri on the status of announced plans to bring Nigerians stranded abroad home. We catch up residents abroad including those working on the front-line of the fight against COVID!9.
As the NCDC announces plans to test 2 million Nigerians over the next few months, we examine how States outside the epicentres of the pandemic in Nigeria, are doing.
The coordinator of the covid-19 response team in Kano refutes allegations about the States mishandling of the disease as a UK based Kano born Doctor writes to the President asking him to declare a State of emergency in the state.
The Minister of State FCT Ramatu Tijani, celebrated Singer-songwriter & Producer Cobhams Asuquo and Civil Society advocate Lois Auta on the challenges facing people with disabilities during the COVID19 pandemic.
Who is to blame for the Covid 19 pandemic, China or America and who should pay? We hear from a former Nigerian Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, Entrepreneur and Investor in China, Karim Alwadi and Afrobeat Musician Dede Mabiaku.
An alliance of NGO's writes to President Buhari and demands that the FG does better in its management of the pandemic.
We turn our attention to Northern Nigeria and its most populous state which has seen a rapid increase in the number of infections. We also speak to the Governor of Plateau State who also doubles as Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum which is demanding a special fund for the region from the Federal Government to fight Covid 19 pandemic
The education system is a finely tuned one but with the COVID-19 spanner in the works, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions have had to scramble for solutions. We hear from examination boards, councils and universities about their plans post-pandemic.
Globally, there has been a spike in gender-based violence and Nigeria has not been exempted with a 56% increase in the first 2 weeks of lockdown. What can be done to tackle this crime and can the country learn from strategies deployed in other places?
We examine rising insecurity amidst claims that it is caused by the economic hardship of the lockdown in parts of Nigeria
Science and survival in the spotlight as a coronavirus survivor shares his story, and an eminent virologist examines the peculiar nature of COVID19.
We examine rising insecurity amidst claims that it is caused by the economic hardship of the lockdown in parts of Nigeria.
AT A TIME OF DWINDLING REVENUES THE GOVERNMENT HAS CRAFTED A NEW BUDGET BUT WILL THE COMPOSITION OF THE NEW SPENDING PLAN HELP NIGERIA NAVIGATE THE TURBULENT ECONOMIC TIMES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WILL IT BE SABOTAGED BY THE SAME OLD ATTITUDE THAT SEES PEOPLE IN PUBLIC OFFICE REFUSE TO MODULATE THEIR APPETITE?
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sports and entertainment sectors in Nigeria has been substantial but operators remain optimistic about long term prospects.
We examine the impact of Nigeria's looming recession on young people who already face a unemployment rate of over 29%. As Chloroquine grows in popularity due to claims it can cure Covid-19, regulators raise alarm over fake versions of the drug.
Nigeria's private sector stepping to help in the fight against Covid-19. Love me jeje in the time of Corona.
Nigeria goes agog with the most outlandish conspiracy theories on the COVID-19 pandemic. Port operations at a time of restrictions and the platform that will bring giver and receivers together to ensure the most vulnerable in Nigeria survive the pandemic.
Nigerian Governors go borrowing, as Covid-19 moves from its epicentres of Lagos and Abuja, to 14 Nigerian states, we visit 3 states to see how they are dealing with the spread. In a Lagos local government that has produced the largest number of the infected, people defy the lock-down order and come out in droves causing traffic jams.
Is Nigeria pursuing the right strategy to contain the Covid 19 pandemic? Why is the lock-down in Lagos and Abuja a blessing for some creatives? Much ado about procedure, we hear about the spat between Nigeria's Center for Disease Control and the government of Akwa Ibom.
We dissect the impact of Covid-19 on the economy, security, health , education and all aspects of our lives in Nigeria as well as how the country is dealing with the disease. In our first edition, we speak to the Managing Director of Sterling Bank, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman on the impact of the pandemic on the economy with a focus on mitigating strategies. A-Lister Nollywood Actor and celebrity Kate Henshaw talks to us about keeping fit during the lock-down. We also look at how various states in Nigeria are trying to curtail the spread of the disease.