Sola Adebawo led the Executive Masterclass for energy correspondents at the Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition, hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Nigeria Council, under the theme Engineering the Narrative: Why Technical Knowledge Matters in Energy Journalism.
His session, Mastering the Narrative: Bridging Corporate Reality, Energy Disclosures and Media Truth, examined the point where corporate communication, regulatory disclosure and credible energy journalism meet. The discussion covered how reporters can move beyond reproducing press releases: interpreting operational updates correctly, separating projections from performance, understanding what a material disclosure actually says, and translating technical information into accurate and accountable reporting.
Good corporate communicators explain an organisation's reality. Great journalists test that reality. The public deserves both.
Why it sits here
Disclosure standards in the Nigerian energy sector are rising faster than public understanding of them. Sessions like this one are where that gap narrows, and where the work Hyphen does on corporate reality and media truth is tested in front of the people who report the industry.