When war rhetoric came calling, clarity collapsed and Nigeria media lost the story

A former NLNG chief, Chima Ibeneche, once captured the contradiction deftly when he said Nigeria produced “world-class journalists” (the likes of Babatunde Jose, Peter Enahoro, Mamman Daura, and Dele Giwa) but lacked world-class media institutions. The tragedy is that even this compliment is now dated; today, much of the industry can no longer confidently claim either. The problem is not a shortage of talent or courage. It is the absence of strong, well-governed, well-capitalised companies that can protect that talen

A former NLNG chief, Chima Ibeneche, once captured the contradiction deftly when he said Nigeria produced “world-class journalists” (the likes of Babatunde Jose, Peter Enahoro, Mamman Daura, and Dele Giwa) but lacked world-class media institutions. The tragedy is that even this compliment is now dated; today, much of the industry can no longer confidently claim either. The problem is not a shortage of talent or courage. It is the absence of strong, well-governed, well-capitalised companies that can protect that talen