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 The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the elite profession­al body of Manag­ing Directors, Directors of News and Editors of print, online, news agency and broadcast organisations, has announced a shift of its All Nigeria Editors Con­ference (ANEC) 2025 to No­vember 12-13, 2025.

The Guild said that Pres­ident Bola Ahmed Tinubu had given his commitment to declare the conference open on November 12, 2025 as Special Guest of Honour in Abuja.

In a press statement by Eze Anaba and Onuoha Ukeh, President and Gen­eral Secretary respectively, on Friday, the NGE said the change of date was due to circumstances beyond its control.

The media body apolo­gised to its members, all invited guests and the gen­eral public for the inconve­nience the change of date may cause them.

The Guild said that the conference venue remains Abuja, while giving assur­ance that the event will be a veritable platform to dis­sect issues that would sus­tain national cohesion and development in the country.

According to the state­ment, “The Standing Com­mittee of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) regrets to inform members, invited guests and the general pub­lic that due to circumstanc­es beyond its control, the All Nigeria Editors Confer­ence (ANEC) 2025 has been shifted to November 12-13, 2025. The venue remains the same (Abuja).

“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this change of date may cause you.

“We promise that de­spite the change of date, the ANEC 2025 would be a credible platform to discuss and proffer solutions to is­sues pertaining to national development and cohesion.

“President and Com­mander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinu­bu, GCFR, will declare the conference open, while dig­nitaries from government, academia, media, organised private sector and diplomat­ic corps are expected to at­tend.”

The Guild said that the theme of the conference remains: “Democratic Gov­ernance and National Cohe­sion: The Role of Editors,” with sub-theme as: “Elector­al Integrity and Trust Defi­cit: What Nigerians Expect in 2027.”

The NGE said that there will be a keynote address on the theme and sub-theme, with other engaging papers to be delivered at the two-day conference.

According to the Guild, other papers to be delivered at the conference include: “Election Disputes and Ju­dicial Integrity: Navigating the Thin Line Between Law and Politics” by Prof Awa Kalu, SAN,

Managing Partner, Awa Kalu & Partners, and “State of the Nation: Imperative of Economic and Political Reforms in Challenged Na­tion” by Prof Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, HOD, Political Sci­ence and International Rela­tions, University of Abuja.

Other papers are “The Evolving Face of Journal­ism: Battling Misinforma­tion, AI Disruption, and Credibility Gap” by Prof Abiodun Adeniyi, Dean, School of Post-Graduate Studies, Baze University, Prof Abiodun Adeniyi, and “Media, Terrorism, and Na­tional Security: Addressing the Complexities” by Gener­al Lucky Irabor (retd), for­mer Chief of Defence Staff.

The NGE said that there will be an Executive Session on the second day of the conference where editors will interrogate govern­ment officials, political and business leaders.

The ANEC holds every year for editors to address and discuss national issues that have social, economic and political consequences in Nigeria.

The Guild said that this year’s ANEC will see no fewer than 500 members converging on Abuja and is designed to provide a platform for editors/media executives to explore ways to promote national develop­ment and cohesion through responsible and responsive journalism.