IZEZE, Chukwuemeka Eluemuno

Biographical record

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

September 11, 1957

State of Origin

Ibusa, Delta State

Name of Spouse

Stella Bosede lyekowa, 1986

Profession

Veteran Journalist
Administrator

Schools Attended with Dates

SCHOOLS ATTENDED: Local Authority School, Ibusa, Delta State, 1964-71; Institute of Continuing Education, Benin City, 1975-80; University of Lagos, 1981-82; University of Leicester, UK, 2001-2003; Lagos Business School, Lagos; Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK; Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

- Former Member, Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism.
- Former Board Member, Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria.
- Member, Nigeria Union of Journalists.
- Fellow, Nigeria Guild of Editors, (also Former Secretary General).
- Member, Vision 2010, Committee, 1997-98.
- Board Member, West African Institute (WAI), Cape Verde.
- Fellow, 21st Century Trust, England.
- Member, NEPAD Business Group Nigeria.
- Member, Business Support Group (CHOGM 2003)
- Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Present Appointment

Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; Member, Gusau Institute Steering Committee

Previous Appointments

- News Editor, Sunday Graphic, Benin City, 1982-84;

- Assistant News Editor, The Guardian, 1984-85;

- Associate Editor, New African Magazine, London, 1985;

- News Editor, Sunday Edition of The Guardian, 1985-88;

- Editor, Sunday Edition of The Guardian, 1988-92;

- Editor, The Guardian. 1992-99;

- Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, The Guardian Newspapers Limited, 1999-2016;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

- Justice of Peace (JP), 1994.

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

PUBLICATIONS:

- Co-author, The Crisis of Press Freedom in Nigeria, published by the Constitutional Rights Project, Lagos.

Hobbies

HOBBIES:

- reading, travelling, sports.

Other Relevant Information

E-MAIL:
[email protected]

TWITTER:
@sazzyth7