The Nigerian legacy newspaper, “The Daily Times” and the nations flagship in news, media human capital development and professional path driver has clocked 90 years.

Folio Communications Limited, the holding company and owners of Daily Times and six other titles, says the celebration goes beyond the niche newspaper.

Folio Communications Limited announced that Daily Times 90th anniversary is an exciting milestone in Nigeria’s media history as the celebration activities has been scheduled to last between June and July 2016.

The celebration of the legacy newspaper, according to FMG Board Chairman, Mr Fidelis Anosike, contrary to other opinions, remains the celebration of the Nigerian media industry.

Anosike explained that the Daily Times anniversary would be used to re-evaluate the contributions of Nigerian media practioners to nation building and galvanisation of the more than 250 constitutent enthinic nationalities.

“We are not only celebrating Daily Times of Nigeria as a newspaper, we are celebrating great Nigerians like late Chief Adeyemo Alakija, Ernest Ikoli, and Alhaji Babatunde Jose.

The others are Dr Patrick Dele-Cole, Chief Segun Osoba, Uncle Sam Amuka, Mr Peter Pan Enaharo, Dr Yemi Ogunbuyi, Chief Innocent Oparadike and Chief Onyema Ugochukwu.

Some of the Daily Times celebrated media professionals also include Mr Tony Momoh, Mr Edwin Baiye and Dr Onukaba Ojo among others.

“We have quietly reinvented and reinvigorated the newspaper toward providing leadership in quality news disemination for Nigerian youths, the political and business elites.
“Our focus drawing from the vibrancy of the then young Nigerians that managed Daily Times in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s is the Nigerian youths.
“The emphasis on youths is to help them chart their career path with added impetus and faith in the Nigerian polity,” Anosike said.

According to the Chairman, the repositioning of Daily Times in the coming months with skilled and quality personnel will be followed by the refloating of other titles within the stable like the Business Times, Sunday Times and Lagos Weekend, among others.

He also commended Nigerian journalists and other media praticioners for their commitment to the profesion and nation building, adding that the national economic and financial challenge calls for understanding and suggestion to sustain the newspaper industry.
“Most of us publishers appreciate the challenging environment and will do everything possible to maintain the industry as a going concern,” Anosike said.

The schedule of the two months lined up activities showed that the board and mangement led by the publisher of Daily Times would be kicked off with a visit to media houses, governments and corporate organisations.

The two months long 90th anniversary celebrations will also feature a world press conference where the chairman will unveil the new roadmap for sustained growth of the newspaper conglomerage.

Daily Times anniversary celibrations will rounded up with a reflection dinner at Eko Hotels in Lagos.

The Daily Times Nigeria was incorporated on 6 June 1925 by Richard Barrow, Adeyemo Alakija and others. They printed the first copy of The Nigerian Daily Times on 1 June 1926