Gbemiga Ogunleye Explained
Gbemiga Ogunleye is a Nigerian lawyer, journalist, media scholar, and the former Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism.[1] [2]
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.[3] He also received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Linguistics from the University of Benin.[4]
Career
Ogunleye 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: NIJ appoints Ogunleye, Johnson as Provost, Deputy Provost. The Eagle Online - The Nigerian Online Newspaper. 6 April 2015.
- Web site: NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM - NEWS NOW AFRICA. newsnowafrica.com. 6 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412101015/http://newsnowafrica.com/tag/nigerian-institute-of-journalism/. 12 April 2015. dead.
- Web site: Sacks provost, Elisabeth Ikem Ogunleye Johnson named new provost and deputy provost. theelitesng.com. 6 April 2015.
- Web site: Ogunleye becomes NIJ provost . The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper . 6 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150318131917/http://www.punchng.com/feature/literary-punch/ogunleye-becomes-nij-provost/ . 18 March 2015 .
- Web site: EFCC Probes Arik Air Ownership Structure, Funding. proshareng.com. 6 April 2015.
- Web site: Council of Nigerian Institute of Journalism appoints new officers – Savid News, Sports, Politics. savidnews.com. 6 April 2015.
- Web site: DAME Awards. dameawards.com. 6 April 2015. 25 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140825002902/http://dameawards.com/dame20thphoto.htm. dead.
- Web site: NIJ gets new provost, deputy - The Nation. The Nation. 6 April 2015.
