Nigeria shifts take-off of national conference

Nigeria has shifted by a week the inauguration of the National Conference, a talk-shop on the future of Nigeria that will cost the national treasury N7billion.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, said the Conference would be inaugurated on 17 March at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja.

It was initially billed to start on 10 March.

Anyim also released the names of 492 delegates to the conference and announced the appointment of three additional Assistant Secretaries for the conference.

The three assistant secretaries are: Dr. Akilu Ndabawa for Conference Proceedings, Prof Mahmood Yakubu , Finance and Administration and Mr. James Akpandem, a former editor-in-chief of Daily Independent newspaper, for Media and Communications”

“The National Conference shall be inaugurated on Monday 17th March, 2014 at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja at 11:00 am.

Read the full list of delegates here: Delegates-to-the-National-Conference