• Topic: “Geopolitical Turbulence and Energy Security: Forging Strategic Opportunities for Africa”
• Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
• Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Isaac John, Ikeja, GRA, Nigeria
• Time: 10 am prompt
THE Management of Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine Online, has selected “Geopolitical Turbulence and Energy Security: Forging Strategic Opportunities for Africa” as the theme for its 14th Anniversary Lecture Series coming up on Thursday, November 19, 2026.
This year’s lecture series will be delivered by a seasoned professional with connections to multinational and regional oil and gas organisations like the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO). Also, a distinguished and experienced engineer and technocrat with decades of years’ experience in both public and private oil and gas companies and public institutions will chair the occasion; a star professional chief executive officer of an oil servicing company will keynote it, while one of the most effective ministers in the present administration in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the Special Guest of Honour, and two other top officials with decades of years of experience in the oil and gas sector will serve as discussants. Their names will be announced soon.
The venue is the Radisson Blu Hotel, Isaac John, Ikeja, GRA, Lagos, by 10 am prompt.
We would appreciate it if you could block the date in your diary to be with us on that day.
Realnews, a general interest magazine, is an online publication that thrives on investigative journalism. We have expertise in reporting on the business and economy, and the oil and gas sector, with its attendant environmental challenges. We aim to unearth exclusive stories about real people and the challenges they face in their day-to-day activities. We do this bearing in mind that the government can only act to influence the lives of people positively if they are aware of their true situation. Hence, our objective is to use our investigative skills to ferret out information in the sectors we focus on and produce an unbiased report that will influence the government and decision-makers to take actions that will make society better.
We are seasoned journalists who believe strongly in the tenets and ethics of the profession. We sincerely believe that journalism, as the fourth Estate of the Realm, can contribute its quota towards building a fair and just society where fundamental human rights are respected, and citizens have the freedom to pursue their interests anywhere in the world without hindrance. Our editors have a combined experience of several decades in active journalism practice and are highly dedicated to serving humanity. Hence our motto: For God and Humanity.
The Realnews Anniversary Lecture Series was established to commemorate the best minds in our society and to tap into them to enrich the discourse in our national development.
The 13th Anniversary Lecture was delivered by Dr. Musa Adams Aliyu, SAN, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (2025); the 12th Anniversary Lecture Series was delivered by Ambassador Professor Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari (2024); and the 11th Anniversary Lecture was delivered by Edwin Harris Jr., Director General of the ECOWAS Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering (GIABA) in 2023. Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Drug Abuse among Youths in Africa: Implications for the Nigerian Economy and the 2023 Election, gave the lecture in 2022; the 9th Anniversary Lecture of Realnews in 2021 was delivered by Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board on Nigeria in the Unfolding Integration of the African Market: The Oil and Gas Perspective; 2020 8th Anniversary Lecture of Realnews was delivered by Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on Managing COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa: The Nigeria Experience; Former President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana gave the 2019 7th Lecture on Beyond Politics: An Economic Narrative for West Africa while Prof. Mahmood Yakubu spoke on Political Transitions and Africa’s Economic Development: Preparations for Nigeria’s 2019 General Elections at the 2018 6th Lecture. The 2017 5th Anniversary Lecture on African Leadership in a Turbulent Era was delivered by Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education and former World Bank Vice President. The 2016 4th Anniversary Lecture on Security and National Development in Plural Democratic Society was delivered by Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative to West Africa and the Sahel; the 2015 Realnews 3rd Anniversary Lecture was delivered by Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on November 19, 2015, under the theme: It’s The Nigerian Economy, Stupid? The 2nd Realnews Anniversary Lecture on Nigerian Democracy: Getting it Right in 2014 was delivered by Professor Maurice Iwu, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
A.I
Oct. 20, 2026
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