EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said Mamman was arrested somewhere in Rigasa, Kaduna, on Tuesday morning at about 3 a.m.

Mamman, who has been on the run, was convicted and sentenced to 75 years in prison in absentia by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday over N33.8 billion money laundering offences.

Justice James Omotosho, who convicted Mamman in all the 12 counts preferred against him by the EFCC, ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively and not concurrently.

Justice Omotosho said that the absence of the ex-minister in court on the day the judgement was delivered and on the last adjourned date was a deliberate attempt to stop the wheel of justice.

The judge, who agreed with the EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, that though the defendant was not in court, the provisions of Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, gave the court the power to proceed with the sentencing.

The judge held that Mamman could not claim to have suffered a miscarriage of justice.

The judge consequently sentenced the convict to seven years imprisonment in Counts one, two, three, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11 and 12 without option of fine.

Justice Omotosho also sentenced him to three year-jail term in Count 4 with an option of fine of a N10 million and two years’ imprisonment in Count 5 without option of fine.

The judge, who ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively, said it shall commence from the date of his arrest.

He, therefore, ordered all security agencies in and outside the country, including the INTERPOL, to arrest Mamman anywhere he was sighted and handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Services for his jail term.

Also based on the application by counsel for the prosecution, which was not challenged by the ex-minister’s lawyer, Mohammed Ahmed, Justice Omotosho also ordered the final forfeiture of Mamman’s two properties located in choice areas of Abuja and monies in different currencies recovered by the anti-graft agencies.

The judge further ordered that the differential amount between the monies and assets recovered from Mamman and the sum of N22 billion the prosecution was able to establish during the trial, out of the N33. 8 billion allegedly siphoned from the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Power projects, be refunded by the convict.

Justice Omotosho had, on May 7, convicted Mamman in absentia over allegations of money laundering.

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Justice James Omotosho, who convicted Mamman in all the 12 counts preferred against him by the EFCC, ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively and not concurrently.

Justice Omotosho said that the absence of the ex-minister in court today and on the last adjourned date was a deliberate attempt to stop the wheel of justice.

The judge, who agreed with the EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, that though the defendant was not in court, the provisions of Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, gave the court the power to proceed with the sentencing.

The judge held that Mamman could not claim to have suffered a miscarriage of justice.

The judge consequently sentenced the convict to seven years imprisonment in Counts one, two, three, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11 and 12 without option of fine.

Justice Omotosho also sentenced him to three year-jail term in Count 4 with an option of fine of a N10 million and two years’ imprisonment in Count 5 without option of fine.

The judge, who ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively, said it shall commence from the date of his arrest.

He, therefore, ordered all security agencies in and outside the country, including the INTERPOL, to arrest Mamman anywhere he was sighted and handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Services for his jail term.

Also based on the application by counsel for the prosecution, which was not challenged by the ex-minister’s lawyer, Mohammed Ahmed, Justice Omotosho also ordered the final forfeiture of Mamman’s two properties located in choice areas of Abuja and monies in different currencies recovered by the anti-graft agencies.

The judge further ordered that the differential amount between the monies and assets recovered from Mamman and the sum of N22 billion the prosecution was able to establish during the trial, out of the N33. 8 billion allegedly siphoned from the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Power projects, be refunded by the convict.

Justice Omotosho had, on May 7, convicted Mamman in absentia over allegations of money laundering.

Although Mamman was conspicuously absent in court, Justice Omotosho, in the judgment, held that the EFCC had been able to established the 12-count amended charge against the defendant beyond reasonable.

Source: NAN

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In the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, operatives on Friday 16th January tracked and arrested a 44-year-old lady, Yinka Agboola, following intelligence on her online sale of illicit substances.

At the time of her arrest, 2.2kg skunk and litres of cannabis oil which she produces in her kitchen and sells through online advertisement were recovered from her home at the Kaura district, Abuja.

Another suspect, Tordue Pius Richard, 30, was on Tuesday 13th January arrested with 148.3 grammes of cocaine and skunk at his 12 Biskira Street, Abacha Estate, Abuja home.

While 118.1kg skunk was seized from the duo of Dauda Kareem and Saheed Obisesan at Fadeyi area of Mushin, Lagos on Friday 16th January, not less than 116kg of same substance was recovered from a warehouse at new market area of Enugu, Enugu State same day.

Two suspects – Zaharadeen Yahaya, 25, and Sanusi Maman, 23, – were on Thursday 15th January arrested by NDLEA operatives along Onitsha -Asaba Expressway, Delta State, while conveying 410,800 pills of tramadol; 84.2 litres of codeine syrup; 82,250 tablets of diazepam; 900 tabs of swinol and 65 pills of Molly.

In Oyo State, Adetunji Ahmed Abayomi, 33, was nabbed on Thursday 15th January at Moniya, Ibadan, with 321 litres of skuchies, and 2.5kg Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, while Rasheed Ajao, 28, was caught same day at Odo-Ona, Ibadan, in possession of 5.4kg Scottish Loud; 1.696kg skunk and 2.5kg Colorado, bringing the total weight to 9.696 kilograms.

In another raid at Agbeni area of the state capital, 52,430 pills of tramadol and bromazepam were recovered from the store of Orji Edwin, currently at large, on Saturday 17th January.

In Kwara State, NDLEA operatives on Tuesday 13th January raided a residential building at Gamo area of Ilorin where they seized 42 bags of skunk that weighed 387.40kg, while a total of 157,519 bottles of codeine syrup were discovered in a container at the Apapa port in Lagos during a joint examination of the shipment by NDLEA, Customs and other security agencies on Friday 16th January.

An ex-convict, Gaddafi Ammani, 26, was arrested with various quantities of skunk and exol-5 pills along his accomplice ⁠Ahmed Sani, 32, at Nassarawa GRA, Ringim local government area of Jigawa State on Saturday 17th January.

Before Gaddafi’s arrest, he attempted to escape by  climbing the roofs of many houses in his bid to escape.

He was armed with a machete which he used to threaten NDLEA operatives and even inflicted injury on one of the officers.

Across all commands and formations of the agency nationwide, NDLEA officers continued their War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.

These include WADA enlightenment lecture to students and staff of Umar Bin Khathab Islamiyyah School, Kurna, Kano; Tumbey College, Kajola Maya, Ikorodu, Lagos; Anglican Secondary School, Makurdi, Benue;  members of Katsina emirate, Katsina; and residents of Maitumbi community, Minna, Niger State, among others.

While commending the officers and men of the Ogun, Lagos, Apapa, Edo, Delta, Oyo, FCT, Enugu, and Kwara commands for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) acknowledged their commitment and enjoined them as well as their colleagues nationwide to maintain the current tempo of their balanced approach to the agency’s drug control efforts.

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The Chairman of the Commission, Mr Nderi Mamman, made the disclosure during a stakeholders meeting held on Wednesday in Lokoja.

Mamman said that the commission was very ready to conduct the chairmanship and councillorship elections across the 21 local governments and 239 electoral wards of the state.

“The issuance of the election notice is in line with Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022, which mandates the publication of an election notice not later than 360 days before the date appointed for the election.

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“On Oct. 24, the detailed timetable and schedule of activities for the 2026 LG elections—including the conduct of party primaries, submission of candidates’ lists, publication of nominated candidates, commencement and end of campaigns, and other pre-election activities—will be released,” he said.

He said that only political parties duly registered and recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would be eligible to sponsor candidates for the election, in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act and the KOSIEC Law.

Mamman urged all political parties, aspirants, and stakeholders to strictly comply with the Electoral Act 2022 and KOSIEC guidelines to ensure a free, fair, credible, and peaceful electoral process across the state.

Stakeholders commended the commission for the early release of the notice and called for intensified voter education and public enlightenment to encourage active participation and ensure a transparent and credible exercise.

Source: NAN

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The decision followed an agreement reached at a meeting between the federal government and the association’s National Executive Council, NEC, on August 1.

The suspension notice, made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday, was signed by NANNM National President, Mr Haruna Mamman, and its National Secretary, Dr T.A. Shettima.

According to the notice, the decision to suspend the strike was taken during a NEC meeting held on Saturday, August 2, to deliberate on the outcome of negotiations with the federal government.

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The meeting involved the Ministers of Health, Labour and Employment, and other key stakeholders.

The notice stated that after an extensive review of the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, and the agreed time-bound implementation framework, the NEC resolved to suspend the strike.

The NEC acknowledged the positive steps taken by the federal government in addressing the association’s nine core demands.

It also directed the national leadership to continue monitoring the implementation of the signed MoU and to track government compliance with the agreed timelines.

In addition, all state councils had been instructed to mobilise members for immediate resumption of duty.

“NEC resolved that no member of NANNM, including interns and locum nurses, should be victimised for participating in the nationwide nurses’ strike,” the notice said.

The NEC also expressed appreciation for the commitment and solidarity of members throughout the industrial action, reaffirming that NANNM remained steadfast in defending the welfare, dignity, and professional rights of all nurses and midwives in Nigeria.

Source: NAN

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Hurrah! Finally, finally, the controversy over the qualification age for admission into the country’s tertiary institutions of learning has been laid to rest! At the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)’s stakeholders’ meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, 8 July, 2025, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the new age limit as 16 years, down from the 18 years stipulated in the National Policy on Education. Alausa also stated that the Federal Government would henceforth frown at any admission conducted outside JAMB’s Central Admission Processing System (CAPS). Otherwise called “illegal admissions”, there were, at a time, thousands of such admissions clogging the university system and creating headaches for everyone – the authorities, JAMB, parents, students, and the offending institutions themselves. Every year at JAMB’s stakeholders meeting, the problem of illegal admissions, just as that of examination malpractice, has become a recurring decimal. Blackmail and threats, pressure and lobbying from those concerned have seen JAMB bending over backward now and again to find accommodation for the culprits, but rather than diminish, the problem appears to have remained a nagging headache for JAMB. Therefore, the Riot Acts read to those concerned by the Minister is, in my opinion, a right step in the right direction.

So also is the laying to rest of the age controversy, which raised its ugly head in a pronounced manner last year at the same JAMB stakeholders meeting in Abuja when the then Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, directed the immediate implementation of the 18-year admission age policy, to murmurs and grumblings from the multitude of vice-chancellors, provosts, and rectors of the tertiary institutions present. The Minister’s insistence that anyone not comfortable with the law should approach the National Assembly for its amendment did not sway the gathering. Eventually, the Minister’s position became tenuous when one of the vice-chancellors reminded him that any immediate implementation of his directive would appear retroactive since candidates caught in the web of the age controversy were allowed to buy the form and sit for the examination, not mindful that anyone would come with a directive that would ambush them at the point of admission. Shifting the goalposts or bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted would appear antithetical to the tenets of democracy.

We have been told that no society develops faster or better than the level and quality of its educational development; that being the case, why are we not committing quality resources to the education sector at all levels?

That was the argument that swayed the then Minister to agree to a compromise stylishly crafted by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, to have the implementation postponed by one year.  Interestingly, when the one year came this year, the hullabaloo that attended the controversy was even more deafening than that of the previous year! And those canvassing an age limit lower than 18 years have a solid ground on which to mount their challenge. Children mature more rapidly these days than in times past.  The rate of educational progression by children is also faster now than it was in generations past. Besides, the “stop-gaps”, so to say, that were in place when someone like me was growing up and attending school are no longer there; such as Modern School, Teacher Training College, Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the Sixth Form, are no longer in place. In fact, virtually every NCE and Polytechnic are now being converted into degree-awarding institutions. Rural-urban migration and the fact that many parents are working-class means they have to dump their children in school at younger ages than during our own time when the right hand, passed over one’s head, must touch the left ear before one could be deemed old enough to start primary school!

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Therefore, they graduate very early these days from secondary school, many of them as young as 13, 14, and 15 years. And they do so with good results which qualify them for admission into tertiary institutions. So, what do we do? Keep such students at home for 2, 3, 4 or more years doing what? Often, we leap before we look. We announce the execution of policies before laying out plans for seamless implementation, meaning that we do not think through such policies; thus creating problems for everyone concerned. Another reason advanced for a lower admission age is that there are exceptional or gifted children whose journey through life should not be hampered by any age limit policy, but who should be allowed to move at their own pace, as is the case all over the world. But, again, JAMB’s attempt to make room for such students also ended in controversy! Under-age candidates who were allowed to write JAMB examinations for the purpose of finding out if they were precocious – but under the condition that the results would only be released and processed if it is confirmed that they were – reneged!  The moment results were released and theirs were not – because they did not meet the threshold set for exceptional candidates – the cry became “he who writes an examination is entitled to getting the result”!

So, it is in the interest of everyone if the age controversy has now been laid to rest – finally. I only need to ask whether the relevant provisions of the law have or will be amended. The word of the Minister does not carry the force of law; neither can it by itself and on its own negate, amend or vary the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). JAMB can now shift its focus on other issues, especially the fidelity of its examinations. The technical glitches or human errors that messed up a substantial part of its examination this year must not be allowed to repeat itself. The good news was that the Board rose up to the challenge and was on top of it, addressing all the issues raised in an open, honest, and transparent manner. Eventually, the problems were identified and solutions proffered. Despite efforts by disgruntled elements to cash-in on the sad episode, JAMB’s integrity remained unsoiled; especially as it spared no effort to uncover its own shortcomings, welcoming independent observers and experts from outside the Board to participate in finding solutions to identified loopholes.

For obvious reasons, JAMB may remain the cynosure of all eyes but the areas where we need to devote equal, if not greater attention are our primary and secondary schools and the tertiary institutions themselves. Gradually but assuredly, the foundations of education are being destroyed in this country. Adequate attention – and commensurate resources – are not being committed to education at all levels. A huge percentage of our children have lost interest in education. Standards have dipped in our schools. All manner of criminality and indecency have taken roots there. The environment of learning is no longer appealing. Staff welfare is appalling and the commitment to excellence across board has been thrown to the dogs. So, what quality of students are we throwing at WAEC, NECO, and JAMB? Is this not why examination malpractice is rampant all over the place; already attaining epidemic proportions that must be urgently tackled? Garbage in, garbage out, as they say! The quality of students that we prepare for JAMB examinations is reflective of the low performance witnessed in successive JAMB examinations. Can you imagine that the cut-off marks for admission into the universities this year is 150 marks over 400? Where are we headed?

We have been told that no society develops faster or better than the level and quality of its educational development; that being the case, why are we not committing quality resources to the education sector at all levels? The tertiary institutions that JAMB conducts admissions into are, themselves, run-down and decrepit, lacking everything that makes such citadel of learning tick elsewhere. Rundown facilities, decrepit infrastructure, no water, no light, shortage of hostel accommodation, crowded lecture halls, inadequate office and accommodation space for staff, moribund laboratories, archaic libraries; rain-beaten, battered and disgruntled lecturers and staff – just name it! How, then, can we compete with the world? How can we expect to actually make the much-needed advancement that we parrot on a daily basis, year-in, year-out?

If there is a place where a state of emergency should be declared, it is in the education sector – but will they?

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The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.

Dr. Adesegun Olugbade is the board chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello has been appointed Managing Director.

The president has also appointed four Executive Directors – Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali for Systems Operation, Engineer Shehu Abba-Aliyu for Systems Planning, Dr. Edmund Eje for Market Operations, and Mr. Babajide Ibironke for Finance and Corporate Services.

The Non-Executive Directors include Engineer Lamu Audu, representing Generation; Mrs Folake Soetan for Distribution; Mr Tajudeen Giwa-Osagie as Market Expert; Engineer Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz for Transmission, and Alhaji Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Power.

He said the National Council on Privatisation, NCP, would finalise the recruitment process.

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“These appointments align with the Electricity Act of 2023. They followed a memorandum from Vice President Kashim Shettima and a rigorous selection process conducted by the Independent Board Nomination Committee (IBNC) in collaboration with Phillips Consulting Limited.

“The creation of NISO fulfils a key mandate of the Electricity Act (2023), which requires the unbundling of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) into a Transmission System Provider (TSP) and an Independent System Operator (ISO).

“The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) officially established NISO on April 30, 2024. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) are its subscribers, each holding equal equity shares,” the statement reads in part.

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The announcement was made on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Presidency on the restructuring of ministries and ministerial portfolios.

Other ministers fired by President Tinubu are those of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo and Youths Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim.

In the reorganization, ten ministers have been reassigned while seven new ones have been nominated.

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The charge was handed down to GOCOP by Yusuf Mamman, Nigeria’s former ambassador to Spain, chairman of the 2024 Annual General Conference of GOCOP held at Reverton Hotel in Lokoja, Kogi State capital.

This is as Maureen Chigbo, GOCOP President, has charged new members to join in the task of ridding the online media space of fake news.

The 8th annual conference has the theme, “Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity, Power Deficit, and Transitioning to Digital Economy.”

The keynote speaker is Liyel Imoke, former governor of Cross River State, while Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State is chief host.

In his opening remarks, the former ambassador said Nigeria cards rarely got recognized abroad, regretting that that had led to many hardships.

Mamman said the global financial system had gone cashless and Nigeria must be integrated, saying failure to get integrated could lead to what he called cyber balkanization.

He admitted that Nigerian youths spent huge sums on data, but wondered if that huge spending ever went to seeking knowledge.

“There is knowledge out there in the internet where people can learn most things to improve themselves, but we must be sure that is where the huge data being poured into the internet by Nigerian youths is going to.

“There is what I regard as the biggest university in the world; ‘University of Youtube’. This has caused huge transition in every aspect of life”.

He noted that many technologies including the Post and Telecommunication (P&T) system and photography had since transited to new techs.

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The former ambassador noted that IT had caused quantum leap which he said had also brought threats in the form of misinformation.

His worry thus is how Nigeria can safeguard morality and reduce sensationalism.

To GOCOP, the former Ambassador pointed to availability of multiple platforms.

He urged GOCOP to find a way to embrace them to be relevant in the industry.

He said GOCOP must find how to transit from online journalism to a kind of media convergence system where Youtube, he said, is king.

He urged Nigerians not to wish online space away, saying; “If you don’t want to get wet, don’t get into the water.”

He said the digital media world is now about ‘like, comment, and share’.

He commended the GOCOP members for sustaining the journey for eight years now, and recalled the early days of GOCOP.

He said the new media was opening new frontiers and that was opening new opportunities and challenges.

He said IT is an evolutionary process but as deep and wide as an ocean.

In her welcome remarks, the GOCOP president who commended the host government and past presidents of the Guild, said the fight against fake news had persuaded GOCOP to enthrone strict membership screening as well as the ombudsman system.

GOCOP, she added, had also joined national media industry ombudsman system to escalate cases that might be beyond the GOCOP.

Some GOCOP partners delivered goodwill messages.

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, was represented by the Corporate Communications Division through Teleola Oyeleke, who commended GOCOP for sustaining the Guild, saying it was evidence of seriousness of the members.

He said: “We regard you as one of NCDMB’s critical stakeholders. That is why the board has been partnering this organization. We are glad to partner you people both as a group and as individual publishers.”

He called on GOCOP to continue to support local content development, saying Nigeria was leading the drive in Africa.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, was represented by Dr Omoniyi Ibietan, Head of Media Relations, who said the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, held GOCOP in  high esteem.

He said the digital space and role of online publishing were critical and now a reality. “You are important, not just for popularizing the NCC but for opening the democratic space. We are improving investment and productivity of the nation. That is why constructive ideas are always welcome to the NCC.”

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The two-day event which is the 8^th, has as its theme “Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity, Power Deficit, and Transitioning to Digital Economy.”

Holding at Reverton Hotel, GRA Lokoja, Kogi State, it will, today, feature the guild’s Annual General Meeting, AGM, among others while the conference will hold on Thursday.

The Thursday event will be chaired by former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Malam Yusuf Mamman.

Former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, will deliver the keynote address with the theme, “Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity, Power Deficit, and Transitioning to Digital Economy,” while former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, will be guest speakers.

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Also expected at the occasion are the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris and Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo.

To feature as panelists are: Professor Rotimi Ajayi, Department of Political Science, Federal University Lokoja and Ms Debrah Ogazuma, Edutainment Communicator and Veteran Broadcaster.

The 2023 edition was chaired by the JAMB Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof Ishaq Olarenwaju Oloyede, while the first Nigerian Professor of Capital Market, Prof. Uchenna Joseph Uwaleke, was the keynote speaker.

Previous speakers at the annual conference consisted of Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto who delivered the 2019 lecture on “Economy, Security and National Development: The Way Forward.””

In 2021, Mr. Boss Mustapha, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, keynoted the conference and spoke on: “Post Covid-19 Pandemic: Recovery and Reconstruction in Nigeria.”

Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, delivered the keynote at the 2022 edition themed “2023 Elections: Managing the Process for Credible Outcome.”

GOCOP was established to ensure that online publishers uphold the tenets of journalism.

Membership of the Guild is a constellation of editors and senior journalists who, having distinguished themselves in their various positions in the print and electronic media, ventured into online publishing which is both the present and future of journalism globally.

The Guild has over 104 corporate publishers as members.

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