PRESENTATION AT THE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE NIGERIA GUILD OF EDITORS BY: NASIR AHMAD EL-RUFAI, OFR THURSDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2011 A worthy opportunity I thank you for inviting me to this conference. I consider the invitation a worthy opportunity to be in the midst of distinguished gentlemen and ladies of the pen who literally have [...]

By Attahiru M. Jega, OFR Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) A Keynote Address at the 7th All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC, Benin 2011) on Thursday, September 22, 2011 Preamble Let me begin by thanking the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) for the choice of theme for this Conference, and for inviting me to share [...]

MEDIA, LABOUR AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY By Issa AremuCOMRADE ISSA AREMU MNI. GREETINGS AND APPRECIATIONI congratulate Nigeria’s Guild of Editors (NGE) under its 2008democratically constituted and democratically run Executives led by MrGbenga Adefaye of Vanguard newspapers NGE for its regular interactiveforum across the vast landscape of our great country. I bear witness o [...]

VISION 20 2020: Economic Growth & the Nigerian Editor By Dr. Shamsudeen UsmanHonorable Minister/Deputy Chairman National Planning Commission 1. Introduction 1. The Vision 22. Concept of Visioning  3. Similar Visions 2. Understanding Nigeria’s Vision 20 2020 11. Vision 2020: An Enormous Task 2. Vision 2020: Why we are Confident 3. Key Goals 4. Critical Success [...]

Yar’Adua’s 7-Point Agenda and Vision 2020: Political slogans or Economic Growth Mechanisms? By Tanimu Yakubu Ph.DChief Economic Adviser to the President PROTOCOLS I wish to commence by thanking the Nigerian Guild of Editors for affording me, as representative of the Yar’Adua Administration, this opportunity and others in the past to communicate to the Nigerian populace [...]

The Niger Delta: A Vision to Nigeria’s   Development By Ledum Mitee IntroductionLet me at the outset express my sincere thanks to the organizers of this conference for considering me worthy of participation in this assemblage of moulders of the nation’s public opinion. I am equally gratefully impressed by the caliber of those with whom I [...]

ICT REVOLUTION AND VISION 2020: THE POSITION OF THE NIGERIAN EDITOR By Ernest Ndukwe, EVC, Nigerian Communication Commission Let me thank the organisers of this conference, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, for this great moment to share my thoughts with you on what I consider a very relevant topic, ICT Revolution and Vision 2020: The [...]

 VISION 20:2020 imperiled unless we solve the Niger Delta problemssays Emmanuel Uduaghan Protocol I believe it is obvious if I say it gives me immense pleasure to be invited to be part of this special occasion of the, Nigeria Guild of Editors conference here in Kaduna. It actually does, that is why I am here, [...]

WHAT IS THE COLOUR OF YOUR PHOTO POLICY?By Boye Ola Photojournalism is dead and alive in Nigeria. It is an interesting, but amusing scenario. The local media is not weak in their usage of pictures. They could sometimes be over generous. Page after page splashed with photographs in silence obedience to the industry dictum that [...]

Goodwill message to BON by NPAN President Jibola Ogunsola on Yar’Adua’s 7-point Agenda Protocol: The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, CFR; the Honourable Minister of Information, Chief John Odey, the Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, Mallam Abubakar Jijiwa; other protocols observed, distinguished ladies and gentlemen. On behalf [...]