Segun Imohiosen
An environmentalist with bias in public communication, Segun Imohiosen is a graduate of University of Ilorin with Second Class Upper in English in 1992. He also bagged Masters in Communication Arts (MCA) from University of Ibadan in 2002.
Born on January 26, 1966, Imohiosen, has worked in various capacities in the private and public service. He was Customers/Client Service officer at Harmony Associate Consultancy. During his youth service, he was attached to Pipeline and Products Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) before his employment into the public service where he was Public Relations Officer in the Federal Ministry of Environment. He is presently in charge of features commentaries at the National Press Centre, Federal Ministry of Information and Communications, Abuja.
One of his remarkable publications is a thesis on "An Appraisal of the Effectiveness of the Communication Strategies Employed to Resolve the Environmental Pollution Crises of the Niger Delta." (MCA Dissertation – 2002) and contributedchapter on communication in the Blueprint on Solid Waste Management in Nigeria.
He has won some awards and certificates of commendation. Notable during his academic pursuit, he won the Best Student in the Department of Modern European Languages. He is versatile on environmental issues and motivational and public speaking.
He has attended various programmes on environment, public relations, and is a member of professional bodies including Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
Articles by this Author
CHALLENGING NITDA TOWARDS ICT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 02/1/2009
- Business and Econony
- Unrated
Considering the move of the administration of Yar’ adua on the strategic platform of operation - the Seven Point Agenda, it is very avid in tandem via the various objectives of different ministries, agencies and departments of government to work in consonance with the realisation of the set goals. This is sufficed in the engagements of all the major stakeholders that are key players in the government to see that the points highlighted are achieved in details.
THIS CRY ABOUT DORA AKUNYILI AS INFORMATION MINISTER
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 01/18/2009
- Politics
-
Rating:
"It will be nice for Nigerians for once to do well on what they are trained for. It is only in Nigeria that somebody who did religious studies will be working at NNPC as a manager for technology or you will find somebody in Nigeria who read theater arts will be a Director of Banking or a person who is a trained as a pharmacist will be made a minister for information as in the case for Dora Akunyili."
Dr. Alhassan Zaku: Setting New Agenda for Science and Technology
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 01/5/2009
- Science and Technology
- Unrated
With the recent cabinet reshuffles of the government of President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, a number of changes took place that generated quite a lot of hues and cries from both within the public service and in the private sector. Of course this ought to be expected since it is the norm. However, in spite of all of these changes, a number of ministers remained within the same ministries but got an upgrading while some others were given new appointments to new ministries and others lost out outrightly.
The Mayhem in Jos Called Local Government Election
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 12/14/2008
- Nigerian Affairs
- Unrated
We seem to be looking over a precipice that anybody regardless of class or status may fall from some day as far as matters like these Jos cases are concerned. At the height of the local government election in Jos the sort of holocaust and carnage experienced only showed the savagery and barbarity of our people still in the 21st century millennium. The Corpers killed when hoodlums invaded their residence in Jos during the crisis that followed the Jos North local government elections in the state were siblings and children of some families in Nigeria.
Health Sector: After PATHS what next?
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 06/17/2008
- Health
- Unrated
In the last six years or thereabout, precisely in September 2002, Partnership For Transforming Health Systems, PATHS, has been in the forefront of public health education and support systems with special interest on safe motherhood, reduction in child’s death and drug to the nation with a strong presence in the communities, more like the avant-garde to the grass root in some states of Nigeria. Precisely Jigawa, Benue, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Ekiti states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) respectively.
THAT ATTACK ON FELLOW AFRICANS IN SOUTH AFRICA
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 05/30/2008
- Special Features
- Unrated
This mayhem should be lampooned, lambasted and be repudiated by the rest of the world. This kind of illicit behaviour is not be fitting for a country so praised for the likes of the Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and a host of other statesmen in that place. I am just very miffed and disappointed at this disgraceful act. These are the kinds of people that make "them" equate some Africans still with the "apes". Good night my African Brothers, who are on the other side, sleep well, till we meet to part no more. O di gbere!
Cultism and Abuse of Freedom on Campus
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 02/12/2008
- Nigerian Affairs
- Unrated
The devilish and nefarious activity of the cultists on the campuses of the Nigerian higher institutions is growing at an alarming rate and becoming increasingly worrisome. The maiming, the kidnap even the killing and many other of such are matters of urgent concern to be addressed. This group represents nothing but evil due to their destructive tendencies. The question that arises is that who are those behind these devious acts, who are their sponsors?
OBJ AND SON : THE TURN OF EVENT
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 01/25/2008
- Politics
-
Rating:
When Kofi Awoonor titled one of his numerous African Writer series novel : This Earth My Brother thus, the thematic focus of this book as at then could pinned down along the line of the challenges that man experiences to survive and succeed .But then I see the title as hanging needing completion ,much like begging to fill the gap. For me, This Earth My Brother seems to be saying “anything can happen”. .
STILL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND OUR ENVIRONMENT
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 01/19/2008
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Unrated
Most major cities of our country have been bedevilled by this bane called solid waste, especially with the challenge posed in recent years by the pure water packaging palaver. I am most familiar with the city of Lagos and it will be most disappointing to you to discover that the economic heart of the giant of Africa is that dirty on the account of solid waste problem.
TOWARDS A BETTER ENVIRONMENT: NATIONAL SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
- By Segun Imohiosen
- Published 12/24/2007
- Business and Econony
- Unrated
As part of the effort and the initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development in order to ensure sound environmental management and protection, in line with its statutory responsibility, held a National Workshop on Electronic Waste on the 26th and 27th of November, 2007 at the Ministry’s Conference Hall in Abuja. The theme of the workshop is: NATIONAL SENSITIZATION/STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP ON E-WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NIGERIA.