Abuja, Nigeria, September 28, 2026: The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers GOCOP has announced the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPC, Nigeria LNG Limited NLNG, Nigeria Customs Service and the Dangote Group among partners for its 10th annual conference in Lagos.

The conference will hold at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Radisson Blu Hotel, 38 to 40 Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.

The theme of the conference, which is scheduled to hold at 10am on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Radisson Blu Hotel, 38 to 40 Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, is: “2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared Responsibilities.”

Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Ms Kemi Yesufu, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.

Other partners include the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board NCDMB, Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, Bank of Industry BoI, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB and the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC.

Private sector organisations supporting the conference also include TAJBank, Emadeb Energy, Setraco Limited, Sovereign Trust Insurance and Nestlé Nigeria Plc.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, will deliver the keynote address, while Founding Partner of Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, will chair the conference.

The panellists are CP Abayomi Shogunle, Commissioner of Police, Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Prof Tayo Popoola, Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos; Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack, Creative Director of Gender Agenda and Founder of WEWE Network Afrique; and Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of the International Press Centre.

GOCOP Deputy President and Chairman of the Conference Planning Committee, Olumide Iyanda, thanked the organisations supporting the conference.

“We sincerely appreciate our sponsors and partners for their confidence in GOCOP and for recognising the importance of supporting credible conversations around Nigeria’s media industry, democracy and national development. Their contributions are an important part of making this year’s conference possible,” he said.

Iyanda said the support from organisations in the public and private sectors would help the Guild deliver the conference as it marks the 10th edition of the annual event.

The conference will examine the responsibilities of electoral institutions, political actors, security agencies, the media, civil society and citizens in strengthening public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections.

GOCOP is a business membership organisation of 127 online publications in Nigeria. Its members are media entrepreneurs who own and operate digital publishing businesses across the country.

The Guild promotes the business and ethics of online publishing, professional standards and the collective interests of its members. It also works to strengthen the sustainability and credibility of digital journalism in Nigeria.