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Nigerian lawyer and journalist
Gbemiga Ogunleye
provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2, 2015-2020

Gbemiga Ogunleye is a Nigerian lawyer, journalist, media scholar, and the former Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism.

Education

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

Career

Ogunleye was the Head of Corporate Communications at Arik Air, a Nigerian airline operating a domestic, regional and international flight network. He also served as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Punch, a Nigerian daily newspaper. 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 TVC News, Nigeria.

References

  1. "NIJ appoints Ogunleye, Johnson as Provost, Deputy Provost". The Eagle Online - The Nigerian Online Newspaper. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. "NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM - NEWS NOW AFRICA". newsnowafrica.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. "Sacks provost, Elisabeth Ikem Ogunleye Johnson named new provost and deputy provost". theelitesng.com. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. "Ogunleye becomes NIJ provost". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. "NIJ gets new provost, deputy - The Nation". The Nation. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.


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