Daily Times Nigeria will convene policymakers, enterprise leaders and different stakeholders in Lagos on November 3 to talk about Nigeria’s growth 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 deal with points together with casual employment, power entry, infrastructure, productive livelihoods and the situations wanted to appeal to funding and maintain financial development.
Held underneath 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 growth.
Chairman of the DTN@100 Times Heroes Awards Council, Bolaji Okusaga, mentioned the centenary supplied a possibility to draw classes from Nigeria’s historical past whereas encouraging a brand new technology 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 mentioned.
He added that the initiative was supposed to protect the teachings of the previous, recognise current achievements and encourage efforts in the direction of a extra affluent and inclusive Nigeria.
The Times Heroes Awards will honour people and establishments for his or her contributions to nationwide growth, 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 embody the Honouring the Past Exhibition, which can draw on the Daily Times archive to revisit individuals, 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 distinguished 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 individuals and establishments behind the nation’s growth. The exhibition will even present alternatives for schoolchildren to have interaction 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.
