Pivot Nigeria: Reframing the Lens is a nationwide thought management platform created to reset Nigeria’s repute agenda. Powered by HighStakes Public Relations Professionals (HighStakes PR Professionals), Pivot Nigeria catalyses dialogue to encourage pleasure, amplify genuine narratives, and co-create a stronger, extra balanced Nigeria narrative. The inaugural Pivot Nigeria Conference held lately, introduced collectively thought leaders, innovators, journalists, entrepreneurs and youth to emphasise the pressing want for Nigerians to personal and form Nigeria’s narrative. The convention blended high-impact keynotes, panels and hands-on co-creation labs to encourage motion.
Urging attendees to turn into ambassadors of fact and optimism for Nigeria, Pivot Nigeria convener, Victoria Uwadoka-Anyianuka set the tone: “We are not here to complain or to lament; we are here to reframe the lens on how we see ourselves as Nigerians. Changing how others see us starts with how we present and represent ourselves. Our mission is to challenge the prevailing narratives, to spotlight authentic stories, and to co-create a narrative that reflects Nigeria’s true story.”
The conviction that Nigerians should first change how they see themselves earlier than in search of exterior validation echoed all through the day, from the keynote and plenary periods to the co-creation labs. The convention centered on tradition as capital, who tells our story and why it issues, reconciling criticism with dedication, and the position of the media in altering the narrative.
Mr. Richard Mofe-Damijo, Nigerian actor, lawyer, filmmaker, and cultural icon popularly referred to as RMD spoke in regards to the paradoxes of Nigeria: “Nigeria is a beautiful country. It is a great country. On the one hand, it can frustrate you to the point where you feel like ‘I’m getting out.’ But on the other hand, it can give you so much that you’ll be wondering why it took you so long to unlock the keys that give you entrance to the bountiful opportunities that you find in Nigeria.”
He added that Nigeria, as a rustic, wants to return to the drafting board, to see who we’re, “It is when you have articulated who you are that your people can see.”
On his half, Mr. Emeka Mba, Founder and CEO of AfiaTV stated, “Who tells your story and how it is told is often how you are seen. Too often, our stories are told by outsiders. Building inclusive national narratives, consistent cultural diplomacy, and deliberate policies to rebuild trust are essential to shaping how the world perceives us. If you look at emerging news platforms like AfiaTV and News Central, there is a deliberate editorial direction, a recognition of the power the media wields, and the duty it has to project balanced, accurate, and responsible portrayals of Nigeria, particularly to international audiences.”
Speaking in the identical vein, Rosemary Egabor-Afolahan, Director, Commercial and Communications, News Central TV stated, “The story of Nigeria, in all its complexity, courage and brilliance, must no longer be told by others, through filters of fear or foreign bias. It must be told by us: boldly, responsibly, and completely. For far too long, the image reflected of Nigeria has been distorted, reduced to the cliches of conflict, corruption, disease, and despair.”
Emphasizing the essential position of the media in altering the narrative, Rosemary added, “At News Central TV, we took a stand. We chose to change the narrative not by ignoring the challenges, but by contextualizing them, by highlighting progress alongside problems, and most importantly, by amplifying voices that are too often silenced and overlooked.”
Pivot Nigeria convention contributors transformed concepts into motion within the co-creation labs and proffered options: reclaim Nigeria’s story by way of citizen motion; promote balanced, indigenous storytelling; embed civic training and nationwide values at school curricula; leverage inventive industries (movie, music, style, tech) as soft-power engines; push for stronger accountability in governance; and scale Pivot Nigeria by way of campus ambassadors and neighborhood chapters to maintain consciousness in regards to the foreign money of repute as capital.
Nneka Isaac-Moses, Meche Isaac-Moses, Nina Anyianuka, Temitope Aina, and Nneamaka Nwadei highlighted narrative energy as a instrument of diplomacy, commerce, and cohesion, urging collective motion by the media and all stakeholders to reclaim the Nigeria story.
The “Pivot Nigeria: Reframing the Lens” initiative is a name for residents, creatives, media homes authorities establishments, the personal sector and the diaspora to interrogate and reframe their presentation and illustration of Nigeria, and to make use of their on a regular basis platforms (together with social media) responsibly to replicate a balanced, genuine Nigeria narrative.
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About Pivot Nigeria:
“Pivot Nigeria: Reframing the Lens” is a nationwide thought-leadership platform created to reset
Nigeria’s repute agenda. Powered by HighStakes Public Relations Professionals (HighStakes PR
Professionals), Pivot Nigeria catalyses dialogue to encourage pleasure, amplify genuine narratives, and
co-create a stronger, extra balanced nationwide narrative
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About HighStakes Public Relations Professionals:
HighStakes PR Professionals is a communications and repute administration agency dedicated to
shaping narratives, managing reputations, and connecting people and organizations with
stakeholders, communities and alternatives to allow sustainable success.
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