The Federal Government will convene a National Economic Council (NEC) Conference on Monday, today, to strengthen national economic coordination and accelerate inclusive growth across all 36 states.
The conference will be chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, with state governors and key national stakeholders in attendance.
It aims to generate a unified policy direction for the states, aligning them with the federal government’s agenda.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will serve as the Special Guest of Honour.
Convened by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the conference carries the theme “Delivering Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development: The Renewed Hope National Development Plan.”
The two-day summit, presided over by Vice President Shettima, will focus on pressing macroeconomic priorities, including fiscal coordination, investment mobilization, and shared development strategies between federal and state governments.
According to the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Dr. Deborah Oko Odo, the gathering is expected to produce a far-reaching policy direction to encourage nationwide economic growth.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
