Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, will today (Thursday) February 29, 2024, deliver PUNCH Newspapers’ 50th-anniversary lecture.
The lecture, which is part of the weeklong activities marking the 50th anniversary of PUNCH, holds at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr Adeyeye Joseph, conveyed the company’s gratitude to Soyinka for accepting to deliver the golden jubilee lecture.
He noted that the choice of the renowned writer and activist was based on the fact that “there are only a few individuals globally whose lives and values exemplify the universal values that PUNCH has consistently espoused and fought for over the years.”
“We are also glad that though an iconic global export, our Guest Lecturer is one of our own: a distinguished and highly accomplished Nigerian and African. We feel very much honoured to have you speak at this milestone event,” Joseph added.
Founded in March 1973, PUNCH, Nigeria’s foremost newspaper, clocked 50 on March 18 last year but its board of directors moved the 50th-anniversary celebration to this year because the anniversary month fell within an election month and year.
