Renowned economist and former Governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has been confirmed to give the
third anniversary lecture of Realnews Magazine, slated for Lagos at Oriental
Hotel, reports ITRealms.
Confirming this to ITRealms, the publisher, Realnews
Magazine and Publications Limited, Maureen Chigbo, said plans have been
advanced to ensure the successful third anniversary lecture on Thursday,
November 19, 2015.
She said the choice of Prof. Soludo as the lecturer of this
year is aligns with Realnews focus on the current doldrums, just as 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.
She explained that immediately after the lecture, a panel of
discussants would leverage on it to speak on how the manufacturing sector, the
real estate sector and the management of national debt could 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 panelists, she said, include 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 Abraham Nwankwo, Director General, Debt Management Office.
“Both the lecturer and all of the panelists have confirmed
their attendance at the event,” she said.
Chigbo further said that the Special Guest of Honour is
Senator Chris Ngige, former Governor of Anambra State and minister designate,
while the chairman of the occasion is Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen,
Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Alpine Investments Services Limited.
Chigbo noted that Hayatu-Deen, former managing director of
the defunct FSB International Bank is one of the moving spirits behind the
Nigerian Economic Summit.
“They have also confirmed their attendance,” she said.
After the panel and interactive session, there will be an
investiture of prominent Nigerians into the prestigious Realnews Hall of Fame,
exclusively reserved for only Guest Speakers, Discussants, Book Reviewers and
Chairpersons at our Anniversary Lecture Series.
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 Maureen Chigbo.
Chigbo equally 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, will 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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