Media Trust Group, owners of Daily Trust newspaper, Trust TV and Trust Radio, has announced the reconstitution of the Daily Trust’s Board of Economists with the appointment of new members.

Composed of academics and accomplished professionals in the field of economics, the board provides robust insights and forecasts through periodic analyses of national and global economic trends that help to shape decision-making, a press statement by the media outfit said.

The reconstituted board is to be chaired by Dr Shehu Yahaya, the pioneer Chairman of the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) and erstwhile member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.

Dr Vincent Nwanma, an award-winning journalist and financial sector analyst, will serve as the secretary.

Other board members are Prof. Binta Tijjani Jibril, Prof. Aliyu Sanusi Rafindadi, Prof. Saada Abba Abdullahi, Prof. Muhammed Mutakka Usman and Dr Rislanudeen Muhammad.

Others are Dr Mahmud Hassan, Aliyu Ahmed and Mukhtar Mujahid Shamwil.

The statement signed by Ahmed Shekarau, Chief Executive Officer of the Media Trust Group, said the reconstituted board woukd be inaugurated on Saturday at the Corporate Headquarters of the company in Abuja.

The board, according to the statement, is expected to, among others, meet every three months to review global and national economic trends and provide insights on various subject areas of public interest.

Such interventions are to made public in communiqués with a view to shaping public policy at various levels of government as well as in the private sector.