UGONMA, Cokey

Biographical record

Gender

Female

Profession

Journalist

Schools Attended with Dates

Local Authority School 1, Kirikiri, Lagos State, 1978; Girls' Secondary School Egbu, Owerri, Imo State, 1983; Federal College of Education, Kontagora, 1984-1987;University of Jos, Plateau State, 1987-1990

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

- Fellow, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2011;
- Fellow, UNFCC+COM, 2011;
- Fellow, Bio-sciences for Farming in Africa, 2012.

Present Appointment

Voice of Nigeria, 1994 till date; Assistant Director News(Head-Current Affairs Section) 2017 till Present; Chair Person, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists; Mentor/Member, Panel for Investigative reporting grants scripts, International Centre for Investigative Reporting; Member/Financial Secretary, Girls Mentors NGO; Member, Women in Peace Building Network NGO.

Previous Appointments

- Facilitator/Trainer, National Youth Service Corps, 1990-1991;

- Marketing Executive, TZJOEZ Marketing Bureau, 1991-1992;

- Artiste, Nigeria Television Authority, 1992-1994;

- Editor/Reporter, 1994-1999;

- Senior News Editor(Head, Development Desk, Lagos), 1999-2003;

- Senior News Producer, 2003-2007;

- Principal News Editor(Head, Editorial Shift); 2007-2009;

- Fellow, Communication Support, UNFCCC, May 1-November 1, 2011;

- Assistant Chief News Producer(Head, Online Section); 2011-2012;

- Chief News Producer(Head, Editorial Section); 2012-2015;

- Assistant Director News(Head, Editorial Section); 2015- September 2017;

- Assistant Director News(Head, Digital Media); September-December, 2017

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

AWARDS
- Winner, Voice of Nigeria News Excellence Award for Best Commentary Writer, 2002;
- Winner, Farm Radio International Script writing Competition, 2010;
- Winner, UNFCC/CDM Radio Contest for African Journalists, 2011.