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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has shifted its All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) to November 12-13, 2025 successful Abuja.
The Guild said President Bola Tinubu had fixed his committedness to state the league unfastened connected November 12 arsenic the peculiar impermanent of honour.
A connection signed yesterday by Eze Anaba and Onuoha Ukeh, the president and wide caput of the NGE said the alteration of day was owed to circumstances beyond its control.
The media assemblage apologised to its members, each invited guests and the wide nationalist for the inconvenience the alteration of day whitethorn origin them.
It said the league venue remained Abuja, portion assuring that the lawsuit would beryllium a veritable level to dissect issues that would prolong nationalist cohesion and development.
The connection said, “The Standing Committee of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) regrets to pass members, invited guests and the wide nationalist that owed to circumstances beyond its control, the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) 2025 has been shifted to November 12-13, 2025. The venue remains the aforesaid (Abuja).
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this alteration of day whitethorn origin you.
“We committedness that contempt the alteration of date, the ANEC 2025 would beryllium a credible level to sermon and proffer solutions to issues pertaining to nationalist improvement and cohesion.
“President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, volition state the league open, portion dignitaries from government, academia, media, organised backstage assemblage and diplomatic corps are expected to attend.”
The Guild said the taxable of the league remained: “Democratic Governance and National Cohesion: The Role of Editors,” with sub-theme as: “Electoral Integrity and Trust Deficit: What Nigerians Expect successful 2027.”
It said determination would beryllium a keynote code connected the taxable and sub-theme, with different engaging papers to beryllium delivered astatine the two-day conference.
According to the Guild, different papers to beryllium delivered astatine the league include: “Election Disputes and Judicial Integrity: Navigating the Thin Line Between Law and Politics” by Prof Awa Kalu (SAN), managing partner, Awa Kalu & Partners, and “State of the Nation: Imperative of Economic and Political Reforms successful Challenged Nation” by Prof Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, HOD, Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja.
Other papers are; “The Evolving Face of Journalism: Battling Misinformation, AI Disruption, and Credibility Gap” by Prof Abiodun Adeniyi, Dean, School of Post-Graduate Studies, Baze University, Prof Abiodun Adeniyi, and “Media, Terrorism, and National Security: Addressing the Complexities” by General Lucky Irabor (retd), erstwhile Chief of Defence Staff.
The NGE said determination would beryllium an enforcement league connected the 2nd time of the league wherever editors would interrogate authorities officials, governmental and concern leaders.
The ANEC holds each twelvemonth for editors to code and sermon nationalist issues that person social, economical and governmental consequences successful Nigeria.
The Guild said this year’s variation would person nary less than 500 members converging connected Abuja and was designed to supply a level for editors/media executives to research ways to beforehand nationalist improvement and cohesion done liable and responsive journalism.
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