{"id":14907,"date":"2025-04-13T20:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T20:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/?p=14907"},"modified":"2025-04-13T20:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T20:28:52","slug":"ipi-nigeria-appoints-idris-garba-shehu-danlami-nmodu-egbemode-ohwahwa-24-others-to-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/?p=14907","title":{"rendered":"IPI Nigeria appoints Idris, Garba Shehu, Danlami Nmodu, Egbemode, Ohwahwa, 24 others to committees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has announced the appointment of prominent media personalities to its standing committees, aimed at promoting press freedom and responsible journalism in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement signed by Ahmed I. Shekarau, Secretary, IPI Nigeria<br>said the committees include Fundraising, Programming, Advocacy, and Membership, each comprising seasoned industry professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notable appointees include Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris; Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu; former President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mrs. Funke Egbemode; former Managing Director of Champion Newspapers, Mr Emma Agu; and former Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Committee Chairs and Members:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Fundraising Committee:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chair: Ms. Funke Egbemode, former President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary: Alhaji Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operations, The Nation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juliet Bumah, Editor, New Telegraph<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ken Ugbechie, publisher of Political Economist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victoria Ibanga, publisher of The Next Edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olufunke Fadugba, Chairman of the Editorial Board of PenPushing Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gbemiga Ogunleye, former Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Programming Committee:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chair: Mr. Oladotun Oladipo, Managing Editor\/CEO, Premium Eagle Limited, publishers of The Eagle Online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary: Hajia Sani, Director, Digital Media at Voice of Nigeria (VON)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hajiya Zainab Suleiman Okino, Chairman Daily of the Editorial Board of Blueprint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dayo Aiyetan, Executive Director at The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catherine Agbo, Deputy Editor, 21st Century Chronicle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Agu, former Managing Director\/CEO, Champion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ahmed I. Shekarau, CEO, Media Trust Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Advocacy Committee:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chair: Tobi Soniyi, Media Adviser to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary: Ochiaka Ugwu, Editor, Features, Peoples Daily<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sule Ya\u2019u Sule, Associate Professor at Bayero University Kano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danlami Nmodu, publisher of Newsdiaryonline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olaide Abbas, Assistant Director, News, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Ajikobi, Nigerian Editor of Africa Check<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fred Ohwahwa, former Editor at The Guardian and Senior Partner, Tokee Consult Limited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Membership Committee:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chair: Ruqayyah Yusuf Aliyu, Associate Professor at Bayero University Kano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary: Linda Dooyum Kpum, IPI Nigeria\u2019s Administrative Secretary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fidelis Mbah, Al Jazeera Media Network and Deputy President of IPI Nigeria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Naziru Mikailu Abubakar, PhD Fellow at the University of Westminster, United Kingdom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bolanle Ismail, lecturer, Crescent University, Abeokuta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committees are tasked with key responsibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Fundraising Committee will plan, coordinate, and execute fundraising activities to support IPI Nigeria\u2019s programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Programming Committee will design initiatives and develop compelling programs aligned with IPI Nigeria\u2019s objectives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Advocacy Committee will provide strategic direction for IPI Nigeria\u2019s advocacy efforts, promoting press freedom and engaging with public officials on key policy issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Membership Committee will focus on attracting new members, assessing applicants\u2019 qualifications, and enhancing member engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IPI Nigeria President, Musikilu Mojeed, stated that the reconstitution of these committees aims to accelerate efforts in safeguarding press freedom and promoting responsible journalism practices in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has announced the appointment of prominent media personalities to its standing committees, aimed at promoting press freedom and responsible journalism in Nigeria. A statement signed by Ahmed I. Shekarau, Secretary, IPI Nigeriasaid the committees include Fundraising, Programming, Advocacy, and Membership, each comprising seasoned industry professionals. Notable appointees include Minister<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,46,9],"tags":[4181,4156,5799,4146,4163,4225,4145,4153,4155,4272],"class_list":["post-14907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-context","category-opinion","tag-bola-ahmed-tinubu","tag-current-news-in-nigeria","tag-ipi-nigeria","tag-news-analysis","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian-newspapers","tag-opinion-writing","tag-political-columnist","tag-time-nigeria","tag-tinubu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14908,"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14907\/revisions\/14908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modusoperandum.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}