NANCE to hold campus editors national summit in
Unilag
Published on December 15, 2015 by
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Lukmon Akintola
The National Association of Nigerian Campus
Editors (NANCE) is set to hold its second
edition of Campus Editors’ Summit at the
University of Lagos (UNILAG) on 30 January,
2016.
The Campus Editors’ Summit, which will
serve as a forum for campus editors in all
Nigerian tertiary institutions will provide a
platform for all to gather and deliberate on
cogent issues that are pivotal to the progress
of campus journalism and youth development
at large.
CES 2016, which is themed “Campus
Journalism in the 21st century: Issues,
Challenges and Prospects” will have in
attendance veteran journalists, stakeholders
and campus journalists. The summit is also
expected to have in attendance companies
that are ready to partner with NAANCE with a
view to advertising their products.
Speaking with our correspondent, NANCE
chairman, Oyedeji Olanrewaju, a campus
editor at the OAU Ile-Ife, expressed
enthusiasm.
“I am glad that NANCE as a newly formed
association has taken a step further in taking
campus journalism forward. The second
edition of Campus Editors’ Summit, which
will be held in University of Lagos, will be
massive. I can’t just wait to see it happen,”
he expressed.
Olanrenwaju also made it known that tertiary
institutions in all geopolitical zones in the
country will be represented at the CES 2016.
“We are vehemently working hard to make
this summit a memorable one and a
landmark success in the history of campus
journalism in Nigeria,” he said.
Also commenting on the forthcoming
CES2016 is the NANCE vice chairman and a
campus editor of the University of Lagos,
Daniel Chukwu, who expressed their
preparedness to host the event.
He however sought donation from
stakeholders in Nigeria to help make the
event a success. “All members of National
Association of campus editors are
vehemently working hard to have a
successful Summit. However, we will
appreciate donation of all kinds from
stakeholders that will lead to the success of
the event” he said.
PM NEWS gathered that the premier edition
of the Campus Editors’ Summit was held in
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with
over fifteen tertiary institutions present at the
event.
The maiden edition was themed “Journalism
and Politics; Two parallel lines?”







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