NCDMB, EMADEB, Dangote, NCAA, Setraco, UBA, NCC, others listed as conference partners
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| Former Governor Liyel Imoke keynote speaker |
Kogi State will host the highly anticipated 8th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Reverton Hotel, GRA Lokoja.
The conference, themed "Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity, Power Deficit, and Transitioning to Digital Economy," has attracted a host of prestigious partners, including, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB); Emadeb Group and Dangote Group.
Others are the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA); United Bank for Africa (UBA); Setraco Nigeria Limited; Access Bank Plc; Zenith Bank Plc; First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau
The conference will feature renowned experts discussing strategies to address Nigeria's pressing challenges in power management, digital economy, and security. Previous GOCOP conferences have hosted distinguished speakers like Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Mr. Boss Mustapha, and Professor Mahmood Yakubu.
Kogi State's selection as the host symbolizes its commitment to national discourse and finding solutions to critical issues facing the country. The event is expected to attract a large audience and generate insightful discussions on the way forward for Nigeria.
Chairman of the 2024 Conference Planning Committee, Danlami Nmodu, mni noted that major highlight of this year’s conference, is a business luncheon with GOCOP partners on Wednesday, 2 October, at the same venue, while the conference itself would hold on Thursday, October 3.
The keynote will be delivered by former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyle Imoke.
Nmodu noted that the 8th edition would be chaired by former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Alhaji Yusuf Mamman, with the former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (Retd) and the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida as Guest Speakers.
A Professor of Political Science at the Federal University Lokoja, Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, and an edutainment communicator and veteran broadcaster, Ms Debrah M. Ogazuma are panellists.
Recall that GOCOP conference 2023 was chaired by the JAMB Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof Ishaq Olarenwaju Oloyede, while the first Nigerian Professor of Capital Market, Prof. Uchenna Joseph Uwaleke, was the keynote speaker.
Previous speakers at the annual conference include Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto who delivered the 2019 lecture on “Economy, Security and National Development: The Way Forward."
In 2021, Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, keynoted the conference in his capacity as chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19. He spoke on: “Post Covid-19 Pandemic: Recovery and Reconstruction in Nigeria.”
In 2022, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, delivered the keynote entitled “2023 Elections: Managing the Process for Credible Outcome.”
GOCOP was established to ensure that online publishers uphold the tenets of journalism.
Membership of the Guild is a constellation of editors and senior journalists who, having distinguished themselves in their various positions in the print and electronic media, ventured into online publishing which is both the present and future of journalism globally.
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