Chude Jideonwo Explained

Chude Jideonwo
Birth Name:Ifechukwude Osanedum Jideonwo
Birth Date:1985 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Nigeria
Citizenship:Nigerian
Education:Mayflower School
Alma Mater:University of Lagos
Pan African University
Occupation:Media Entrepreneur
Awards:Yale World Fellow
Business Day 40 Under 40 (2012);Forbes 30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs; CNBC Young Business Leader of the Year

Chude Jideonwo (born 16 March 1985) is a Nigerian TV host, filmmaker and media entrepreneur.

He is the co-founder of Red Africa[1] and Joy, Inc, an American corporation with a Nigerian subsidiary.[2] He has worked in media, advertising and public relations.[3] [4] He is the executive producer and host of #WithChude, a special series of targeted multimedia (video, audio, text, event) conversations and investigations.[5]

He is also director of #ChudeExplains, a series of films with a focus on social justice and culture and co-founder of The Future Project. Through Red Africa, his team has led communication campaigns for two Nigerian presidents and a Ghanaian President.[6] In 2023, Chude Jideonwo was appointed as the board chair of The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs).

In 2024, He was appointed Creative-In-Residence at the London School of Economics.

Early life

Jideonwo was born in Lagos to Ifeanyi S. Jideonwo and Ngozi A. Jideonwo. He had his primary and secondary education at K. Kotun Memorial Primary School, Adebola Baptist High School and Mayflower School, Ikenne respectively. He studied Law at the University of Lagos where he was called to the Nigerian Bar in November 2007.

Jideonwo badged his Master's degree in media and communications from Pan-African University, Lagos.[7]

Career

TV

Jideonwo began his career as a TV presenter on NTA. Then worked as a researcher with Celebrating Jesus (MBI) and Inside Out with Agatha, a TV show with Agatha Amata syndicated across the country where he met Adebola Williams with whom he later co-founded Red Africa.[8] He was also the associate producer of New Dawn, airing on the NTA Network. He has also appeared on The Academy, Patito's Gang, Video 10, Big Brother Nigeria, MNet's Moments with Mo'm, Rubbin' Minds talk show on Channels Television.[9]

In 2004, While he was working at New Dawn with Funmi Iyanda, Jideonwo had a show on NTA network called Youth Talk in 2004 which led to the formation and registration of thRedSTRAT in 2005.[10] His works has appeared on notable TV channels including Channels TV, Rave TV, Wazobia Max TV, GOTV, StarTimes and DSTV. His show has featured Joke Silva, the wife of Olu Jacobs, Jim Iyke, Kemi Afolabi.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Print

In July 2009, Jideonwo joined the defunct NEXT Newspapers where he worked as an editorial board member and copy editor.[17]

He ran a column, Sons and Daughters, for three years in the Sunday edition of The Guardian profiling children of the rich and famous.

Entrepreneurship

Jideonwo is the founder of Joy, Inc. and sits on the board of RED. He met Adebola Williams, co-founder of Red on the set of Inside Out with Agatha, with Agatha Amata, where he worked as a production assistant.[18]

Joy, Inc.

Joy Inc, a teaching and media company was registered as a benefit corporation.[19]

Red (Red Africa)

RED's brands include The Future Awards Africa, Red Media Africa, StateCraft, Inc. and YNaija. It has partnered with Microsoft, Google, the British Council and the United States Government. Through Statecraft Inc, Red's governance communication company, Jideonwo led on the communication front for the Muhammadu Buhari campaign in 2015.[20]

In 2016, StateCraft Inc. led the communication campaign for Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana.[21]

Achievements and awards

In 2011, Jideonwo interviewed Goodluck Jonathan securing a sit-down with Nigerian president.[22]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Microsoft & The Future Project Launch Aiki.ng to Give Nigeria's Youth Skills & Match Them to Jobs . 2 May 2017 . Techmoran . 21 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Nsehe . Mfonobong . This 33-Year-Old Nigerian Entrepreneur Has Launched A Startup To Spread Happiness Across Africa . 2022-05-31 . Forbes . en.
  3. News: The Young Moguls that built a Media Empire in Nigeria with zero capital . 31 January 2016 . Techpoint.ng . 31 October 2016.
  4. News: With a Focus on Media as a Business Enterprise, Chude Jideonwo has been featured on CNN Money's Passion to Portfolio . 2 May 2017 . Bellanaija.com . 25 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Platforms. 2022-01-27.
    1. WithChude
    . en-US.
  6. Web site: About Chude Jideonwo. Kachifo.
  7. News: Interview: Chude Jideonwo talks about the challenges of Future Awards . 4 January 2013 . . 26 August 2012.
  8. Web site: The Young Moguls that built a Media Empire in Nigeria with zero capital. techpoint.ng. en-US. 2018-01-03. 31 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Chude! . 2007-09-01 . Chude!: Rubbing Minds Gets Reloaded! . 2022-05-31 . Chude!.
  10. News: Vulnerability should not be a weakness – Chude Jideonwo. 18 April 2020 . 24 April 2020. The Punch.
  11. News: 'I miss di old Olu Jacobs well-well' - Joke Silva open up on her husband dementia and her life tori . BBC News Pidgin . 2022-05-31.
  12. Web site: 2021-11-20 . "He has dementia" Joke Silva speaks publicly for the first time about husband Olu Jacobs' health (video) . 2022-05-31 . Vanguard Allure . en-US.
  13. Web site: Okonofua . Odion . 2022-02-19 . Jim Iyke says he was once married and has 2...3 children . 2022-05-31 . Pulselive Kenya . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-03-11 . Lupus: I have five years to live ― Kemi Afolabi . 2022-05-31 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  15. Web site: 2022-04-05 . Kemi Afolabi, Lupus, Bianca Ojukwu, others top Google Nigeria search in March . 2022-05-31 . en-GB.
  16. News: Wetin be Lupus autoimmune disease? See ansa to dis and oda questions about di condition . BBC News Pidgin . 2022-05-31.
  17. News: Youth Champions . 4 January 2013 . Federal Ministry of Youth Development. https://web.archive.org/web/20130104092809/http://www.youthdevelopment.gov.ng/index.php/youth-champions/chude-jideonwa . 4 January 2013 . dead .
  18. Web site: The Young Moguls that built a Media Empire in Nigeria with zero capital. techpoint.ng. en-US. 9 March 2017. 31 October 2016.
  19. News: This 33-Year-Old Nigerian Entrepreneur Has Launched A Startup To Spread Happiness Across Africa. Nsehe. Mfonobong. Forbes. 2018-02-24. en.
  20. News: Nigeria votes: Democracy was the real winner . Stephanie . Busari. CNN. 2018-01-03.
  21. News: StateCraft works on third successful presidential campaign, congratulates President-elect Akufo-Addo . 4 May 2017 . . 15 December 2016.
  22. News: Take 2! Goodluck Jonathan answers the hard questions – in exclusive Y! Magazine interview! . 4 January 2013 . . 11 April 2011.
  23. News: Transparency Awards: National Awards Committee . 4 January 2013 . . May 2012.
  24. Web site: Meet Chude Jideonwo. blueprintafric.com. 2020-05-18.
  25. News: Young achievers to watch in 2012 . 4 January 2013 . . 8 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423134444/http://www.punchng.com/spice/society/young-achievers-to-watch-in-2012/ . 23 April 2012 . dead .
  26. News: 40 Under 40: Chude Jideonwo, 27, and Adebola Williams, 26 . 4 January 2013 . . 28 September 2012.
  27. News: 30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs. Nsehe. Mfonobong. Forbes.
  28. Web site: Chude Jideonwo Yale Greenberg World Fellows. worldfellows.yale.edu. 2020-05-18.
  29. News: Introducing the 2018 Tutu Leadership Programme cohort. 2018-11-08. en-gb. 15 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615032020/https://alinstitute.org/news/introducing-the-class-of-2018. dead.
  30. Web site: The Difference and Diversity Essay – The Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity 2021. 2022-01-18. en-GB.
  31. https://withchude.com/films/
  32. https://www.dstv.com/africamagic/en-ng/show/amvca/season/9/nominees
  33. News: Chude Jideonwo Launches His New Book 'Are We The Turning Point Generation?'. This Day. 7 June 2014. 11 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714172057/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/chude-jideonwo-launches-his-new-book-are-we-the-turning-point-generation-/180366/. 14 July 2014. dead.
  34. Web site: Photos from the launch of Chude Jideonwo's book Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog. Ikeji. Linda. 2014-05-26. Photos from the launch of Chude Jideonwo’s book Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog. 2017-12-22.
  35. News: Nigeria: Charles Novia's Auto-Biography, 'Nollywood Till November . 4 January 2013 . . 9 December 2012.

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