LAGOS – Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, will on Thursday take a critical look at the state of the Nigerian economy in a lecture to mark the third anniversary of Realnews magazine.
According to a statement sent to Sundiata Post by Maureen Chigbo, publisher of Realnews, Soludo’s lecture is entitled: “It’s the Nigerian Economy, Stupid”.
The event will take place at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki Expressway, Victoria Island, Lagos, by 10 am prompt.
Immediately after the lecture, a panel of discussants will leverage on it to speak on how the manufacturing sector, the real estate sector and the management of our national debt can contribute to dig the Nigerian economy out of its current doldrums amidst the dwindling revenue from the sale of crude oil at the international market.
The panellists are Mr. Gimba Ya’u Kumo, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria; Mr. Remi Ogunmefun, Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO).
Chigbo said: “All the economic indices in the country now ranging from depleting foreign reserve, depreciating value of the naira, the double digit interest rates, high rate of unemployment especially amongst youth to inflation rate which is now on the increase show that there is need for a rethink of the economic direction Nigeria is heading, especially in this new civilian administration that most Nigerians want CHANGE.”
The special guest of honour is Senator Chris Ngige, minister of Labour and Productivity, while the chairman of the occasion is Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, founder/CEO of Alpine Investments Services Limited.
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According to the statement, there would be investiture of prominent Nigerians into the Realnews Hall of Fame. Those to be inducted into the Realnews Hall of Fame are Professor Maurice Iwu, former chairman of INEC; Mr. Roberts Orya, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM); Dr. Ngozi Anyaegbunam, President, Media World; Mr. Benjamin Dikki, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises and Professor Joe. I. Ezigbo, Managing Director, Falcon Corporation Limited.
“They (inductees) all played key roles during our second anniversary Lecture and the induction into the Realnews Hall of Fame is just a token of our appreciation for the honour they did to Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited last year,” said Chigbo.
She also said that the second volume of the Paragon of Journalism, co-edited by her and the late Mike Akpan, publisher/editor and editor-in-chief of Realnews magazine, respectively, would be presented at the event.
Realnews, a general interest magazine, is an online publication which thrives on investigative journalism debuted November 19, 2012.
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According to the statement, there would be investiture of prominent Nigerians into the Realnews Hall of Fame. Those to be inducted into the Realnews Hall of Fame are Professor Maurice Iwu, former chairman of INEC; Mr. Roberts Orya, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM); Dr. Ngozi Anyaegbunam, President, Media World; Mr. Benjamin Dikki, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises and Professor Joe. I. Ezigbo, Managing Director, Falcon Corporation Limited.
“They (inductees) all played key roles during our second anniversary Lecture and the induction into the Realnews Hall of Fame is just a token of our appreciation for the honour they did to Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited last year,” said Chigbo.
She also said that the second volume of the Paragon of Journalism, co-edited by her and the late Mike Akpan, publisher/editor and editor-in-chief of Realnews magazine, respectively, would be presented at the event.
Realnews, a general interest magazine, is an online publication which thrives on investigative journalism debuted November 19, 2012.