The event scheduled for Saturday 13th October
2018 will hold at Radison Blu Hotel, Isaac John Street GRA, Ikeja Lagos has it’s
theme ““Combating Fake News In Cyberspace”
This was disclosed
in a press release pushed out by the association and signed by its Vice
President Laila Ijeoma in Lagos
The Special Guest of
honour is Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while Mr Kola Ologbondiyan will deliver the
keynote address.
Mr Kufre Ekanem the
Public Affairs Adviser of Nigerian Breweries as well as the Marketing Manager
of Diamond Bank Plc will deliver strategic papers on how fake news affects corporate
entities.
The event is geared towards
tackling the menace of fake news which is now prevalence in both the mainstream
and online media
The President of the Guild ,Chris Kehinde Nwandu said major
keynote speakers are being penciled down to deliver papers at the occasion ,the
first of its kind by bloggers in Nigeria
It is one of the activities being planned by the Association
towards sanitizing the online media space.
The Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria is an
association of professional bloggers cutting across Nigeria set up to
streamline the practice of blogging in the country.
It aims at setting
out ethical standards for its members while at the same time bring some level professionalism
into blogging profession.
The group also acts as a forum for networking, interaction
and exchange of ideas among blogging practitioners and other related
stakeholders.
Established two years ago, the Association since inception
has been able to engage all stakeholders towards establishing credible and
reliable blogging culture among its members and Nigerian bloggers.
The event will be attended by Nigerians and foreigners from
all walks of life
In another development the Guild of Professional Bloggers of
Nigeria has also formally launched its new website https://gpbnigeria.com/ for easy access and
interaction and communication among its members and members of the public
The website outlined the aims and objectives of the association,
membership and other relevant information about the guild
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