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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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