Commonwealth University honours Bayero Agabi

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Africa’s forerunner in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) broadcast journalism and analyst, Bayero Agabi of AIT Infotech Network fame, has been honoured by the Commonwealth University London, with honorary conferment of doctorate degree.

Confirming this to DigitalSENSE Business News, Wednesday night, the production officer, Francisca Nnanna, quoted the Chancellor, Commonwealth University Belize-London, Prof. Michael Addison, in a public statement sighted by our correspondent, who described Bayero Agabi as an individual who has contributed to the development of information and communication technology growth in Africa.

According to Addison, the honorary doctorate degree award of the Commonwealth University is a unique accolade that is especially reserved for personalities who have distinguished themselves in the society through selfless service and other outstanding contributions through which the lives of many have been touched positively.

Bayero Agabi who holds a master’s degree in public administration is currently the president of the prestigious Alumni Association of the Pan Atlantic University. Known as Nigeria’s leading ICT broadcast journalist, he remains the only African journalist to have won the prestigious UNECA/AISI (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa/Africa Information Society Media Awards) twice for best African ICT reporting, research and local content. Bayero Agabi pioneered ICT on television with a programme known as AIT Infotech Network in Nigeria now Africa’s leading and most popular ICT programme on television over a decade ago.

So far, he has won over 30 awards both locally and internationally for his efforts at promoting ICT development on the continent.

Some of his awards include Excellence Award from Association of Telecoms Operator of Nigeria, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) as Best ICT reporter for three years consecutively both on Radio and Television, Excellence Award from International Federation for Excellence, Excellence Award from Economic Students Association, UNIBEN and in December 2009 Bayero Agabi won the industry’s highest award for ICT reporting as the best ICT Reporter of the Year organized by the NCS; the largest computer association in Africa.

Bayero has also undergone several trainings in broadcast journalism, television presentation, computer professional certification, and telecoms marketing with relevant organizations such as Lagos Business School, Nigeria Television College and BBC/AIT training courses. Bayero also holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration. (MPA). He is a proud member of IDPM Institute of Data Processing of Nigeria and the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations NIPR chattered. Member, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). Bayero Agabi journalism career has spanned over a decade starting as a film editor with Channels Television in 1993.

Responding to the honour, Bayero said he was overwhelmed that such could come to him from a global institution, stressing that he is encouraged to do more especially now that the world has become a global village.

“It means you cannot hide from the world, so whatever you find yourself doing, you must do it well,” he said.

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