Gbemiga Ogunleye is a Nigerian lawyer, journalist, media scholar, and the former Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism.[1][2]
Gbemiga Ogunleye | |
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provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism | |
Assumed office March 2, 2015-2020 | |
Education
editHe 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.[3] He also received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Linguistics from the University of Benin.[4]
Career
editOgunleye was the 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, 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 TVC News, Nigeria.[8]
References
edit- ^ "NIJ appoints Ogunleye, Johnson as Provost, Deputy Provost". The Eagle Online - The Nigerian Online Newspaper. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM - NEWS NOW AFRICA". newsnowafrica.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Sacks provost, Elisabeth Ikem Ogunleye Johnson named new provost and deputy provost". theelitesng.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Ogunleye becomes NIJ provost". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "EFCC Probes Arik Air Ownership Structure, Funding". proshareng.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Council of Nigerian Institute of Journalism appoints new officers – Savid News, Sports, Politics". savidnews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "DAME Awards". dameawards.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "NIJ gets new provost, deputy - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 6 April 2015.