SGF to speak at Realnews Magazine 8th anniversary lecture

October 30, 2020 7:25 pm

PRESIDENT BUHARI AT DAY 2 OF MINISTERIAL RETREAT CLOSING B. The Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria, SGF Mr. Boss Mustapha during the closing ceremony of the Ministerial Retreat 2020 held at the Presidential Villa.PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. SEPT 8, 2020

Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), is billed to deliver a lecture at the 8th anniversary celebration of Realnews Magazine.

Maureen Chigbo, publisher of Realnews Magazine Online, in a statement, said the event will hold on November 19, at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos.

Mustapha, who doubles as the chairman of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, will speak on ‘Managing the COVID-19 Global Pandemic in Africa: The Nigeria Experience’.

Chigbo explained that the choice of the topic “is borne out of the devastating effect of the coronavirus global pandemic on every sector – health, business and economy, oil and gas and socio-politics worldwide — and the spirited effort of the government to curtail the spread of the disease in the county”.

He added that the lecture will focus on how Africa, and Nigeria in particular, managed the pandemic “against all predictions that Africa will see millions of dead people in the street as a result of COVID-19″.

“The fact remains that at present many Nigerians are still very skeptical about the management of the COVID-19 and its dire consequences in the country if not properly handled. Mustapha will be able to leverage on the lecture to tell the story of managing the pandemic as the chairman of the PTF directly to a vast audience from different works of life, thereby bringing government directly to the people and letting them in on the efforts of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to transform the health sector of the country and improve the wellbeing of Nigerians,” Chigbo said.

“Also, the lecture presents an opportunity for different health experts to share their experiences on health sector development with a mix of the growing audience following Realnews Magazine services on various media platforms. The lecture is expected to have massive positive impact on the society.

“Like in previous occasions, it will also feature a stimulating panel discussion by health and economic experts with guaranteed audience participation.”