Actor, Tayo Faniran, has alleged that gatekeeping, favouritism and personal sentiments are making it difficult for some talented actors and filmmakers to get the opportunities they deserve in Nollywood. Speaking with Sunday Scoop, Faniran said his position was based on his personal experiences in the industry, adding t…

…sector,” he said. He appealed to media organisations to strengthen their editorial gatekeeping processes to ensure that reports lacking sufficient merit or verification do not gain traction in the public domain. According to him, the media remained a critical stakeholder in the Federal Government’s efforts to reform th…

…style her makeup artist wanted to try, particularly the "fox eye" technique. "I'm not gatekeeping," she said, adding that she has always been beautiful and simply chose to enhance her appearance as she gets older. Zari also encouraged people who want cosmetic enhancements to do what makes them feel confident, while urg…

…political, governance and policy situations. This calls for an intentional disciplinary gatekeeping from the political science community of practice. I highlight three critical levels the gatekeeping must necessarily address. One, there is the need to urgently rebrand the discipline in ways that make its scholarship mo…

…that might seek to govern them. When does democratic administration become democratic gatekeeping? This belief has always appeared somewhat irrational. Citizens can be emotional. They can be misinformed. They can be impatient, contradictory, and unpredictable. They sometimes embrace bad ideas and reject good ones. Yet…