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Guild of Professional Bloggers hold annual lecture
The Guild of Professional Bloggers Of Nigeria {GPBN}, will on Saturday 13th October 2018 hold its maiden Annual Lecture series with the topic “Combating Fake News In Cyberspace”.
A statement by the President, Chris Kehinde Nwandu, and made available to Newsacross.com in Lagos, said major keynote speakers are being penciled down to deliver papers at the occasion ,the first of its kind by bloggers in Nigeria.
The event according to the organizing committee of the Association will be attended by Nigerians from all walks of life including online media, bloggers, main stream media, those in politics, economy and other stakeholders
It will afford the participants the opportunity to rob mind on very critical issues relating to online communication and publication especially at this critical moment when the country is getting prepared for another general election in 2019.
The event will hold at Raddison Blu Hotel, Isaac John Street GRA, Ikeja Lagos.
The statement further said the Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria is an association of professional bloggers cutting across Nigeria set up to streamline the practice of blogging in the country.
It aims at setting out ethical standards for its members while at the same time bring some level professionalism into blogging profession.
The group also acts as a forum for networking, interaction and exchange of ideas among blogging practitioners and other related stakeholders.