GOCOP Family Enlarged at 5th Annual Conference …NewsmakersNG in the House

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More members were admitted into the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Thursday, including the NewsmakersNG.

The induction was part of activities at the fifth annual conference of GOCOP held at Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja in Lagos on October 7.

The Conference was chaired by Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while the keynote speaker was the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha.

The SGF who was represented by the Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, spoke on the theme “Post COVID-19 Pandemic: Recovery and Reconstruction in Nigeria”.

The new members of GOCOP inducted at the occasion included Mr. Toni Kan, Publisher, thisislagos.ng; Dele Fashomi, Editor-in-Chief, IQ4 Media Ltd; Sir Folu Olamiti, Publisher, Newspot; Ignatius Chukwu, Editor-in-Chief, Silver News Online; Victoria Ibanga, Editor-in-Chief, The Next Edition; Ayo Olesin, Editor-in-Chief, The NewsMatrics; Rose Moses, Editor-in-Chief, Newsmart; Dipo Kehinde, Publisher, NewsmakersNG; Joan Chioma Obinagwam, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Confiance News and Biodun Durojaiye, Editor-in-Chief, The Lagos Times.

Others include Tajudeen Abdulkareem, Editor-in-Chief, Credible News; Sakibu Olokojobi, Editor-In-Chief, FrontPage; Dumebi IfeanyiChukwu, Publisher, POLITICS NIGERIA; Oluwadare Mayowa, Editor-in-Chief, Global Financial Digest; Shola Oshunkeye, President /CEO of The Crest; Muhammad Danjuma Katsina, Publisher, Katsina City News; Olumide Bajulaiye, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Dispatch Newspaper, and Hassan Gimba, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Neptune Prime.

Equally inducted were Celestine Okafor, Dr. Iseoluwa Ige, and Francis Chukwudi.

Speaking at the occasion, the new President of GOCOP, Maureen Chigbo, restated the group’s commitment to professionalism, integrity, national development, and capacity building.

According to her, GOCOP is out to promote the advancement of journalism as a profession and the economic wellbeing of members.

Meanwhile, some of the new members have expressed joy at their induction.

The Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Confiance News, Chioma Obinagwam, expressed hope for GOCOP’s continuous promotion of professionalism among other virtues.

Dipo Kehinde, NewsmakersNG Publisher, stated: “We are all looking up to the leadership of GOCOP to continue to build an association of responsible and highly professional journalists.

“The leadership must continue to mind the ethics, culture, and business of news media, as it strives to promote activities that will contribute to the professional advancement and economic wellbeing of members.”

Rose Moses, Publisher of Newsmart expressed happiness over her membership: “I am glad to be admitted as a member of this distinguished body of online publishers. I congratulate the members of the executive, both past and present, for the good work they are doing in maintaining ethics and professionalism and for the successful hosting of the conference. I have no doubt it’s going to be a pleasurable experience.”

GOCOP is a registered non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit organization, comprising owners of online publications who previously worked as professional journalists in major mainstream media organizations.

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