Pius Nsabe
In its bid to further highlight the growing status of online publishing in Nigeria, the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) is set for the public presentation of its book, Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Abuja Continental Hotel, by 10.00 a.m.
A press statement by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Ogbuefi Remmy Nweke, said the highly anticipated event promises to be a milestone in the literary and publishing landscape.
The statement quoted GOCOP President, Ms Maureen Chigbo, as saying that the event will feature a fundraiser for the N2.3 billion GOCOP MEDIA CENTRE, a multi-purpose resource centre comprising a secretariat, a 21st-century library, and event halls, among others.
According to the statement, Chigbo further said, “This landmark publication chronicled the transformative journey of Nigeria’s media landscape, highlighting the pivotal role of online publishing in shaping public discourse, enhancing transparency, and fostering national development.
“It is a testament to the resilience and innovation of Nigerian media practitioners in the digital age,” she said.
The event, she added, will bring together distinguished personalities from government, media, private sector, academia, and civil society to reflect on the challenges and opportunities in online publishing and its critical role in nation-building.
GOCOP, which currently has 120 members, was established to ensure that online publishers uphold the tenets of journalism in doing their jobs. Its membership is a constellation of editors and senior journalists, who, having distinguished themselves in their various stations in the print and electronic media, ventured into online publishing, which is both the present and future of journalism globally.
The book, aside from tracing the historical trajectory of online journalism in Nigeria, is also a veritable contribution towards enriching the discourse on civil liberties, press freedom, and the role of the media in the sustenance of democracy, the statement added.
