Bande to chair UDUS maiden international media conference

By Salim Ashir Mahuta, Sokoto

Former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad Bande, is set to chair the maiden International Conference of the department of Mass Communication, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, scheduled to commence on June 7.

The four-day conference with theme “Media and National Development in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” will bring together academics, media professionals and other stakeholders to examine the growing intersection between media practice and artificial intelligence in a rapidly evolving digital environment.

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Chairman of the Organising Committee, Danladi Bako, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto.

According to the statement, activities will begin with a pre-conference lecture on Sunday, June 7, to be delivered by Fatma El-Sayed of Cairo University, Egypt.

The official opening ceremony is scheduled for Monday, June 8, at the university auditorium, with the Vice Chancellor expressing readiness to host participants from within and outside Nigeria.

The organisers also said the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Professor Attahiru Jega, alongside members of the council, are expected to attend the opening ceremony.

A major highlight of the conference will be the keynote address by Kehbuma Langmia, a double Fulbright scholar from Howard University, United States.

The conference will feature lead paper presentations, panel discussions and scholarly engagements involving participants from various universities across Nigeria and beyond.

The department of Mass Communication is also expected to unveil the maiden edition of its academic publication, ALKALAMI Journal of Communication and Media Studies.

Organisers expressed optimism that the conference would provide a platform for robust intellectual discourse on the role of media in national development amid emerging technological realities.

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