The Standing Committee of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has announce the third Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture, scheduled for 23 July 2025. This annual lecture series was instituted to honour the late former Governor of Lagos State, outstanding journalist, and former NGE President, Alhaji Lateef Jakande. According to a statement on Friday by the Guild’s President, Mr. Eze Anaba; …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and a former Ogun State governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, will grace the second Alhaji Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture on Tuesday in Lagos. At the event, the Chairman, THISDAY/Arise Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, is expected to share with editors, media executives and other …

The family of the late former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande has said that they have no single piece of land on Banana Island despite the island being developed under the Jakande administration. During the maiden edition of Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture held at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, Jakande’s son, Seyi delved into the family …

The 36 finalists shortlisted for the inaugural session of the Lateef Jakande Leadership and Fellowship Academy were presented to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday at the State House, Alausa. The meeting with the Governor formally ended the rigorous application process, which received over 3,000 applications across the country. The finalists will be prune to pave the way for the first …