A national media intervention programme to give voice to the role of families in nation building is the theme of a dialogue session scheduled for Friday, June 17th.
A statement from the management said that the dialogue session will be held at the conference hall of the Institute of Directors, 53 Glover Road, Ikoyi Lagos.
It said that former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade will declare the event open at 11am.
Other speakers expected to speak at the event include Mrs. Amina Oyagbola HR/Corporate Services Executive MTN Nigeria, Mrs. Nimi Akinkugbe, CEO Bestman Games Limited, Ayodele Adeboye Country Representative, Econet Wireless International and Mrs. Bola Odetokun, Founder Parenting Resources and Initiatives Atlanta USA.
The statement said that topics that are expected to feature are Work-life Balance Imperatives for Parenting; Money, Values and Children; Parenting by Example and Critical Life Values; as well as the Realities of Diaspora and expanded citizenship, and their interface with nation building.
According to the statement, Premium Times is collaborating with Today’s Woman (TW), one of the nation’s leading voices in female journalism on the project.
Premium Times’ Director of Partnership Development and Engagement, Ms. Ime Enang, said: “the event is to bring back in focus, the centrality of the family as the principal object of nation building, which is consistent “with our core mission as a to deliver value through dialogue, informed debates and intelligent exchanges on the future of our nation and the families that give her meaning.” [myad]
