All Set for News Express’ 6th Anniversary Lecture •AGN President, other Dignitaries Attending

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Notable Nigerian online Newspaper, News Express, is holding its 6^th Anniversary Lecture and Economic Stakeholders Forum today at the main hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to the organisers, the event would also be used to unveil the News Express Special Print Edition, an all-gloss periodical magazine.

The Publisher of the titles, Mr Isaac Umunna, revealed in a statement that more dignitaries have confirmed their attendance. Among them are the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas Ejezie; international music icon and business tycoon, Dr Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli (MFR); top Nollywood stars; Controller of Prisons, Lagos State Command, Mr Tunde Ladipo; NTA Director, Mrs. Helen Onma Odeleye; and a representative of Mr. Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“The event would be chaired by Chief Goddy Uwazuruike, eminent lawyer and President Emeritus of Aka Ikenga think tank, while four eminent Nigerians would deliver speeches on the Lecture theme, Transparency – Bedrock of Sustainable Development,” Umunna said. He named the lecturers as the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos State, Kehinde Bamigbetan; Executive Director of Media Law Centre, Richard Akinnola; and the AGN National President, Emeka Rollas Ejezie.

“The programme starts by 11:00 a.m. and is open to members of the public,” Umunna said.

He described the News Express Anniversary Lecture and Economic Stakeholders’ Forum as “an annual programme that has an established trend of bringing together important business and political leaders from across the country, as well as multifarious professionals and influential media stakeholders.”

News Express, which debuted on August 29, 2012, is one of Nigeria’s most popular and influential online dailies. It is read by hundreds of thousands of people around the world and records annual traffic of upwards of 100 million.