The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said that the second edition of Lateef Jakande yearly memorial lecture will hold tomorrow, July 30, 2024. As the Nigerian media contends with harsh economic environment, Chairman of THISDAY and Arise Media Group, Nduka Obaigbena, will share with editors, media executives and other stakeholders the survival strategies for the trying times at the event.

The event, with the theme, “Rapidly Changing Media Landscape: Survival Strategies,” which is slated for 10:00 a.m. at Radisson Blu Hotel, Isaac John Street, Ikeja, Lagos, will be chaired by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, while Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will be the Special Guest of Honour.

In a statement, yesterday, and signed by the NGE President, Eze Anaba and General Secretary, Dr Iyobosa Uwugiaren, the Publisher of Vanguard Media Group, Sam Amuka; former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Ike Nwachukwu (rtd), will be Fathers of the Day.

The yearly lecture, according to the professional body of editors and media executives, is both a testament to the cherished service rendered by Jakande, and an acknowledgement of the significance of having such a conversation for the overall good of the media and the country, Nigeria.

The Guild said that after discharging “uncommon duties” to the Nigerian media, Jakande went on to render appreciable service – as the first civilian governor of Lagos State, and as a Federal Minister of Works and Housing.

According to the NGE, “Sixty-three years after, the NGE – the professional body of editors and media executives – remains a respected organisation among professional associations, and a leader in the media landscape.

It said that the event, aimed to provide a huge opportunity for media stakeholders to interrogate issues affecting the media sector, would be attended by media executives, scholars from the academic, policy makers, politicians, students of mass communication and others.