By Paul Okade jr
Nigeria is filled with unsung heroes, people who are doing exploits in their chosen field and yet despite their numerous achievements they have failed to catch the attention of the national media and brought centre stage unto the national spot light. This is one of the reasons why I decided to go into the media sector. I want to bring Nigerians an alternative to the negativity and cynicism which currently fills the airwaves. There’s a particular shop I go to from time to time in Valencia Spain and the day the shop owner discovered that I was Nigerian the first thing he said was “BOKO HARAM”. Now each time I walk into his shop that’s the first thing he says. I was so disheartened because in a country with a population of close to 200 million people, they’re so many positive and progressive things taking place on a daily basis which unfortunately do not get reported in either the national or international media.
The media is a powerful tool for shaping the perceptions of people. We only need to look at America, a country that has dropped more bombs than all other countries combined to see how they have mastered the art of media propaganda, and their journalists know only too well how to make America look like a saint whilst demonising other nations. It’s only in Nigeria where we have journalists who cannot seem to find anything positive to report about the country.
Thankfully, a new generation of journalists are on the rise and I am privileged to be amongst them, and I have a passion burning deep in my heart to report and propagate “positive news” so that we can begin to break the stronghold of cynicism and negativity which has occupied our media space for far too long.
When I came into contact with Ibrahim Mohammed, the CEO of Webland Visionz Nigeria LTD many years ago, I was blown away by his depth in the ICT sector. Ibrahim comes from a well bred and highly educated family from Jega Local Government area of Kebbi State Nigeria. He is the Business Development Executive and Group CEO of Webland Visionz Nigeria Ltd.
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