Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Education | Obafemi Awolowo University Lagos Business School |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Relatives | O. C. Adesina (brother) |
Femi Adesina OON is a Nigerian journalist who served as the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.[1]
Education
Adesina attended Obafemi Awolowo University[2] Osun State and then he was at Lagos Business School.[3]
Career
Femi Adesina started his career in journalism as a writer for Radio Lagos, he then later joined Vanguard Newspapers.[4] Adesina wrote for Vanguard Newspapers and National Concord Newspapers before joining The Sun Newspaper, where he rose to editor-in-chief.[5] He also served a two-year term as president of the Nigerian board of Editors.[6] Although re-elected for a second term as Guild president,[6] Adesina stepped down after receiving his government appointment.[7] He also stepped down as editor-in-chief of The Sun.[6] Adesina was sworn in as special adviser on media and publicity to Buhari on August 31, 2015.[8][9]
Awards
He was named Editor of the Year for 2007 by the Nigeria Media Merit Awards.[6][10]
In October 2022, Adesina was conferred with a Nigerian national honour of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by president Muhammadu Buhari.[11]
References
- ^ "Buhari Swears in Lawal, Monguno, Adesina". THISDAY LIVE. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "OAU honours 60 former students at 60. Glad to be in the number – Femi Adesina". Global Patriot Newspapers. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ Nwabueze, Chinenye. "Femi Adesina biography, personal life, education, career – MassMediaNG". Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "Profile Of A Media Guru Femi Adesina" Archived 2022-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, 'newsdayonline', July 29, 2016
- ^ "Buhari Appoints Femi Adesina Special Adviser on Media and Publicity". Thisday. September 1, 2015. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "Buhari Appoints Femi Adesina Special Adviser on Media and Publicity". Thisday. September 1, 2015. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Nigeria Guild of Editors elects new president to replace Femi Adesina". Premium Times. 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Buhari Swears in Lawal, Monguno, Adesina". THISDAY LIVE. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "On His Behalf". The Business Year. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Femi Adesina. Biography". Nigerian Biography. 10 November 2015.
- ^ Oguntola, Tunde (2022-10-03). "4 Journalists Make National Honours Awards List". Retrieved 2022-10-14.