Snr. Business Correspondent
CurrentA Nigerian based journalist with nine years consummate experience in political economy reporting and financial journalism. I report business and economy for Daily Trust Newspaper (www.dailytrust.com.ng) - one of Nigeria's leading national daily. I report Banking, Insurance, Aviation, Real Estate and the government regulators. I worked one year in Television and Eight years in newspaper. I have worked in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city and Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. I am relatively traveled, both in Nigeria and outside of Nigeria. Some of the countries I have been to in the course of my job include; United Kingdom, South Africa, Ghana, Egypt, The Gambia, and Rwanda. In Nigeria, I have travelled to at least 30 states out of the 36 states in Nigeria plus the Federal Capital, Abuja. I have also attended several trainings, locally and abroad in the course of my job. Special Trainings attended •Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Executive Training Programme, Intake One, 2015.•Press Association, London, Advanced Financial Journalism, Certificate Programme, 2015.•School of media and communications, Pan Atlantic University; Advance Writing and Reporting (AWARES), 2013.•Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Annual Seminars and Trainings For Financial Journalist, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.•Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Annual Seminar and Training For Financial Journalists from 2013, 2014, and 2015. •National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) training for insurance journalists from 2010 to 2015.•Enhancing Nigeria Advocacy for a Better Business Environment (ENABLE) in partnership with DFID, Training of Trainers on Business Content Development/Marketing. Lagos, Nigeria. 2012.•PMA Media, United Kingdom-Access Bank; Course in International Financial Journalism, Lagos, 2011.•Guarantee Trust Bank; Annual Course for Reporters, Ghana 2011.•CNN Multichoice; African Journalist Media Workshop, Lagos, 2010 among several other trainings.
