The Sun Publishing Limited, publishers of The Sun newspapers, on Thursday at the 25th Enugu International Trade Fair unveiled a weekly pull-out publication called: Oriental News.
The eight-page publication is designed for the South East region.
Unveiling the publication, the Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, described it as a welcome development for the zone.
Chime, who was represented by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Jude Akubuilo, said the government had a cordial relationship with the Sun newspaper.
He said the government watched the growth of the Sun from inception and that it had become one of the leading newspapers in the country.
The governor commended the management under the leadership of Femi Adesina, urging it to maintain the tempo of achievements and innovation.
Also speaking, the President of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Dr. Ifeanyi Okoye, commended the management of the newspaper for being the only media organisation that used the fair to deepen its interface with customers.
Okoye called for more impactful partnership between the chamber and the media organisation for the socio-economic development of the zone.
Reviewing the publication, the state Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Chike Ezeugwu, described it as most innovative and the voice of the South East.
Ezeugwu said the eight-page pull out would reveal stories from the zone in all aspects of life.
He commended the publisher for dedicating a page to mark the Silver Jubilee of the Enugu International Trade Fair.
Earlier, the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Femi Adesina, said the magazine would enhance the development of the zone.
Adesina said the publication would also identify with the needs of the people of the zone, serve them and reflect their desires and passions.
“Through the Oriental News, we are delivering a magazine of local news in the immediate environment of our readers while also availing them access to national and international reports,” he said.
The MD said with the launch of Oriental News, the organisation had developed five new special pull-out inserts.
The others are the Niger Delta, Chronicle, Arewa, Middle Belt Today and South West News.
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