Daily Times Nigeria will convene policymakers, enterprise leaders and different stakeholders in Lagos on November 3 to focus on Nigeria’s improvement priorities because the newspaper marks its centenary with a coverage city corridor, an archival exhibition and the DTN@100 Times Heroes Awards.
The occasion, scheduled for Harbour Point, Lagos, will concentrate on points together with casual employment, power entry, infrastructure, productive livelihoods and the circumstances wanted to entice funding and maintain financial progress.
Held beneath the theme “Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future,” the gathering will even recognise people and establishments whose contributions have influenced Nigeria’s political, financial, social and cultural improvement.
Chairman of the DTN@100 Times Heroes Awards Council, Bolaji Okusaga, stated the centenary supplied a chance to draw classes from Nigeria’s historical past whereas encouraging a brand new era to contribute to the nation’s future.
“As Daily Times celebrates 100 years of documenting Nigeria’s journey, the DTN@100 Times Heroes Awards is an opportunity to honour the people and institutions whose vision, courage and contributions have helped shape our nation,” Okusaga stated.
He added that the initiative was supposed to protect the teachings of the previous, recognise current achievements and encourage efforts in direction of a extra affluent and inclusive Nigeria.
The Times Heroes Awards will honour people and establishments for his or her contributions to nationwide improvement, together with management, enterprise, public service, innovation and job creation.
Another characteristic of the centenary initiative is ‘The Nigerian Grand Book, National Book of Changemakers,’ a publication developed over 15 years and knowledgeable by the newspaper’s century-long archive. With a foreword by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the ebook will doc the achievements of distinguished Nigerians, with every award recipient allotted a web page to protect their story for future generations.
The programme will even embrace the Honouring the Past Exhibition, which is able to draw on the Daily Times archive to revisit folks, occasions and milestones which have formed the nation over the previous century.
The initiative builds on an earlier gathering held on September 3, 2026, at THISDAY Dome, Abuja. The occasion attracted outstanding nationwide figures, together with Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who represented President Tinubu; Dr Akinwumi Adesina, who delivered the keynote tackle and acquired an award; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu; and Governors Abdullahi Sule, Umar Bago and Dauda Lawal. Traditional rulers in attendance included the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe.
Beyond recognising distinguished Nigerians, the organisers say the centenary initiative seeks to protect nationwide reminiscence and deepen public understanding of the folks and establishments behind the nation’s improvement. The exhibition will even present alternatives for schoolchildren to interact with Nigeria’s historical past, with a sponsorship mannequin designed to assist faculty attendance.
Founded a century in the past, Daily Times has documented Nigeria’s political, financial, social and cultural evolution. As it enters its second century, the newspaper is utilizing the milestone to revisit that historical past whereas making a platform for conversations concerning the management, insurance policies and partnerships wanted to form the nation’s future.
