PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, state governors, ministers, and other dignitaries are expected to attend the 21st All Nigeria Editors Conference scheduled to hold in Abuja from Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
The two-day conference, organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, will take place at the State House Conference Centre, Aso Villa, where President Tinubu is billed to declare the event open.
According to a Tuesday statement jointly signed by the NGE President, Eze Anaba, and the General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, the conference will attract over 500 editors from across the country, alongside media executives, members of the diplomatic corps, academics, and other stakeholders.
The Guild said the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Chairman of Arise News and ThisDay Newspaper, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, will chair different sessions at the conference, while Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, will be the keynote speaker.
The statement said Governors Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), and Abba Yusuf (Kano), among others, are also billed for the conference.
Media leaders expected to attend the event include former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba; Chief Onyema Ugochukwu; former Special Adviser to the late President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina; and former Senior Special Assistant to Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
Others are the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and National Coordinator of EITI implementation in Nigeria, Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji; and the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Ukpe Anietie, among others.
The NGE added that publishers/chairmen, boards of directors of newspapers, managing directors/editors-in-chief from newspapers and broadcast organisations, chairmen of media organisations’ editorial boards, and top editors were already in Abuja for the conference.
With the theme, “Democratic Governance and National Cohesion: The Role of Editors,” and the sub-theme, “Electoral Integrity and Trust Deficit: What Nigerians Expect in 2027,” the conference will examine the role of editors in promoting democratic governance and national cohesion.
It will also discuss the challenges and opportunities facing editors in promoting democratic values and national cohesion, and identify best practices and strategies for editors to strengthen democratic governance and unity, the Guild said.
The statement said Prof. Awa Kalu (SAN), Managing Partner of Awa Kalu & Partners, will address the conference on Wednesday, speaking on “Election Disputes and Judicial Integrity: Navigating the Thin Line Between Law and Politics.”
The Head of Department, Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja, Prof. Sheriff Ibrahim, will take the stage thereafter to speak on “State of the Nation: Imperative of Economic and Political Reforms in a Challenged Nation.”
On the second day of the conference, November 13, 2025, at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, will speak on “Media, Terrorism, and National Security: Addressing the Complexities,” while the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Baze University, Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi, will discuss “The Evolving Face of Journalism: Battling Misinformation, AI Disruption, and Credibility Gap.”
The NGE said there would be an executive session on the second day of the conference, where editors will engage government officials, political leaders, and business executives.
The media professional body listed its corporate partners to include Air Peace Airlines, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, among others.