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Lukmon Akintola / Ile -Ife
Student Editors in Nigerian tertiary
institutions will officially unveil a national
guild of campus editors ’ association,
which is tagged National Association of
Nigerian Campus Editors ( NANCE ) on
Monday, 16 November .
The association which is aimed at having
a unitary voice among all campus editors
will be unveiled by 11 : 00 am across the
country and will mark a milestone in the
history of Nigerian campus journalism .
Speaking to our correspondent , Oyedeji
Olanrewaju , the Chairman of NANCE and
student Editor at Obafemi Awolowo
University , Ile- Ife , expressed gratitude to
the founders of NANCE for making it a
reality.
“ I ’ m so happy that NANCE has become a
reality, we have always thought of it but
today we are officially unveiling the
national body of this great association of
Nigerian campus pen -pushers .
“ Basically , NANCE is borne out of the
necessity to empower student journalists
especially editors who have been major
players in the media sector over the years .
It is also a major aim of NANCE that
campus editors all over the country
contribute their own quota to Nigeria ’s
development,” he stated .
Olanrewaju also noted that “ Today is a
historical day for all campus editors and
campus journalists . At different regional
offices and even the head office here on
OAU campus , a small ceremony will be
conducted to mark the official unveiling of
NANCE ” .
Also commenting on this memorable day
for NANCE members is Chukwu Daniel , the
Vice Chairman of NANCE and a campus
editor at the University of Lagos , who
commended NANCE as a great innovation
and also made it known that NANCE will
ensure unification among campus
journalists .
“ First and foremost , I will like to say that I
am very proud to be part of this great
innovation and I am equally proud to be
given the privilege to serve in this
capacity . The official unveiling that will be
done today is mainly to give NANCE the
widest possible publicity.
“ A lot of things contributed to the
formation of NANCE . Chief is the fact that
Campus Journalism has thrived beyond
what we use to have . Hence , the need for
coordination of all tertiary institutions in
the country becomes necessary. This will
not only add impetus and quality to
reportage of events across campuses , but
will also give us that one voice we have
always craved ” he explained .
It has been gathered that NANCE presently
has membership in 20 varsities which cut
across the six geo -political zones of the
federation .
NANCE head office is in OAU Ile -Ife , while
South-west regional office is situated in
University of Ibadan.
The North regional office will be situated in
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and South-
eastern regional office will be situated in
University of Nigeria , Nsukka , and the
South-South regional office will be situated
in University of Port Harcourt.