VP Shettima to lead eminent guests to 2025 IPI Nigeria Conference

*Vice-President Kashim Shettima is expected to lead a distinguished array of dignitaries to the forthcoming 2025 International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting holding December 2-3, in Abuja

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Vice-President Kashim Shettima is billed to lead a distinguished array of dignitaries to the 2025 International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The IPI stated the line-up of the distinguished individuals underscore the significance of the organisation’s flagship event.

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It noted the 2025 Annual Conference and AGM would hold December 2-3, at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Central Business District (CBD), Abuja, FCT.

Among the high-profile guests expected are the Honourable Minister for Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris; Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi; Professor of Mass Communication and Registrar of Baze University, Abiodun Adeniyi; a former Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; ex-Spokesman to late President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu; and a former State House Chief of Protocol to Buhari, Ambassador Lawal Kazaure.

Several other eminent personalities, and senior media leaders, including the Executive Director of IPI Global, Scott Grifen; and former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, are also billed to attend.

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The IPI Nigeria also said Presidents of major media associations had similarly been invited to the two-day event.

It noted these include the President of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Maiden Alex-Ibru; President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Eze Anaba; President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Danlami Nmodu, mni; and President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdul.

Heads of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation will also be present, IPI Nigeria stated.

According to the Institute, these comprise the Directors-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu; Voice of Nigeria (VON), Jubrin Baba Ndace; Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Mohammed Bulama; Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Salihu Dembos; as well as the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali M. Ali.

Other notable attendees include a former Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Haruna Imrana; former Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Gbemiga Ogunleye; IPI Global Board Member, Raheem Adedoyin; Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Bayero University, Kano, Sule Yau Sule; and the Publisher of PRNigeria, Yushau Shuaib.

Vice-President Shettima will chair the conference, while Minister Idris will deliver a special remark.

Griffen, on his part, will present a message of solidarity from the IPI headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

The unveiling of IPI Nigeria’s Book of Infamy will be performed by Professor Adeniyi, while the President of IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, will coordinate a Surprise Honorary Event.

The first paper of the conference, titled “Addressing Media Repression in Nigeria: Safeguarding Press Freedom and Democratic Accountability,” will be delivered by the Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Edetaen Ojo.

This session will be moderated by Funke Egbemode, with panelists including the Executive Director of the International Press Centre, Lanre Arogundade; Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin; Deputy Director at the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Busola Ajibola; and Special Adviser at the Office of the National Security Adviser, Idayat Hassan.

The second paper: “Building Sustainable Media in Nigeria: Navigating Innovation, Credibility, and Revenue Challenges”, will be delivered by the President/CEO of CBD MediaEdge Communications Limited and Co-Founder of Media Trust Limited, Isiaq Ajibola.

The session will feature a panel comprising the Vice-Chair of Channels Television, Olusola Momoh; Editor-in-Chief of Leadership, Azu Ishiekwene; and the Director of the MacArthur Foundation in Nigeria, Kole Shettima.

Moderation will be handled by Prof. Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, a Professor of Mass Communication and Director of the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka-Yaba, Lagos.

Activities on the second day are exclusive to IPI Nigeria members and will culminate in the induction of new members.

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