Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, is billed to deliver the News Express 6th Anniversary Lecture scheduled for November 20.
The theme of the lecture which will take place at the main hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, is Transparency – Bedrock of Sustainable Development.
According to a statement signed by News Express Publisher, Mr. Isaac Umunna the annual lecture brings together stakeholders from all walks of life rob minds of how to move the nation forward.
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“The News Express Anniversary Lecture and Economic Stakeholders’ Forum is an annual programme that has an established trend of bringing together important business and political leaders from across the country, as well as multifarious professionals and influential media stakeholders. This year’s event will parade high profile individuals and opinion leaders that shape the economy and politics of Nigeria,” he said.
Umunna explained that Ms. Usman was chosen to deliver the lecture “in recognition of her well known aversion for corruption and the efforts being made by the NPA Administration under her watch to ensure transparency and global best practices in its operations, adding; “A woman of unimpeachable integrity, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman boasts an enviable pedigree both as an activist and an administrator. We are proud to have her agree to deliver the News Express 6th Anniversary Lecture.”
According to the Publisher; News Express, which debuted on August 29, 2012, is read by hundreds of thousands of people around the world and records annual traffic of upwards of 100 million.
