Gbemiga Ogunleye

Gbemiga Ogunleye
provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism
Assumed office
March 2, 2015

Gbemiga Ogunleye is a Nigerian lawyer, Journalist, media scholar and provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism.[1][2]

Education

He obtained a bachelor's degree in laws from the University of Lagos and a master's degree in media and communication from Pan-Atlantic University but received a Post Graduate Diplomas in Journalism.[3] He also received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Linguistics from the University of Benin.[4]

Career

Gbemiga was the pioneer Head of Corporate Communications at Arik Air, a Nigerian airline operating a domestic, regional and international flight network.[5][6] He also served as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Punch Newspaper, a Nigerian daily newspaper.[7] Prior to his appointment as provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism to succeed Dr. Elizabeth Ikem, he was the director of News and Current Affairs at Television Continental, Nigeria.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "NIJ appoints Ogunleye, Johnson as Provost, Deputy Provost". The Eagle Online - The Nigerian Online Newspaper. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM - NEWS NOW AFRICA". newsnowafrica.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "sacks provost,elisabeth ikem Ogunleye Johnson named new provost and deputy provost". theelitesng.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ogunleye becomes NIJ provost". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "EFCC Probes Arik Air Ownership Structure, Funding". proshareng.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Council of Nigerian Institute of Journalism appoints new officers – Savid News, Sports, Politics". savidnews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "DAME Awards". dameawards.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "NIJ gets new provost, deputy - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 6 April 2015.


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