The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, Nigeria LNG Limited, NLNG, Nigeria Customs Service and Dangote Group are among organisations partnering with the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, for its 10th annual conference.
GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Kemi Yesufu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.
Other public-sector partners for the conference include the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Bank of Industry, BoI, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC.
Private-sector organisations supporting the event include TAJBank, Emadeb Energy, Setraco Limited, Sovereign Trust Insurance and Nestlé Nigeria Plc.
The conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, 38–40 Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
Themed **“2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared Responsibilities,”** the conference will focus on the role of key stakeholders in strengthening public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, is expected to deliver the keynote address.
The conference will be chaired by Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, founding partner of Olisa Agbakoba Legal and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
The panel will feature CP Abayomi Shogunle, Commissioner of Police, Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Prof. Tayo Popoola, Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos; Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack, Creative Director of Gender Agenda and founder of WEWE Network Afrique; and Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of the International Press Centre.
According to GOCOP, discussions at the conference will examine the responsibilities of electoral institutions, political actors, security agencies, the media, civil society organisations and citizens in promoting credible elections and sustaining public trust.
The Guild said the event would also provide a platform for stakeholders to examine issues surrounding transparency, accountability and responsible communication as the country approaches the 2027 elections.
GOCOP Deputy President and Chairman of the Conference Planning Committee, Olumide Iyanda, expressed appreciation to the organisations supporting the event.
“We sincerely appreciate our sponsors and partners for their confidence in GOCOP and for recognising the importance of supporting credible conversations around Nigeria’s media industry, democracy and national development.
“Their contributions are an important part of making this year’s conference possible,” he said.
Mr Iyanda said the support from organisations across the public and private sectors would enable the Guild to deliver the 10th edition of its annual conference.
He said the milestone edition was an opportunity to deepen conversations around the role of the media in Nigeria’s democratic development and the responsibilities of different stakeholders in the electoral process.
GOCOP is a business membership organisation comprising 127 online publications in Nigeria.
Its members are media entrepreneurs who own and operate digital publishing businesses across the country.
The Guild promotes the business and ethics of online publishing, professional standards and the collective interests of its members.
It also seeks to strengthen the sustainability and credibility of digital journalism in Nigeria.
