Reuben Adeleye Abati

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

Abati

First Name

Reuben

Other Names

Adeleye

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

November 7, 1965

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ogun State

Place of Birth

Abeokuta, Ogun State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Iyabo Abati (Ex-wife)
Lara Abati (Current wife)

Number of Children (Male)

5

Number of Children ( Female)

1

Names of Children

James Abati
Elizabeth Eyitope Abati
Daniel Abati
Samuel Abati
Michael Abati
Richard Abati

Profession

Journalist
Legal practitioner
Administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Igbein-Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State, 1971-76; Lisabi Grammar School, Abeokuta, 1976-81; University of Calabar, 1981-85; University of Ibadan, Oyo State, 1986-87; University of Ibadan, Oyo State,1987-90; Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, 1994-1999; College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, United States, 1996-97; Said Business School, University of Oxford, 2015.

Educational Qualification

B.A., M.A., LL.B, Ph.D, MNIM

Academic Honours

University Scholar, University of Ibadan

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Association of Nigerian Authors;
Nigerian Institute of Management;
The Nigeria Union of Journalists;
The Nigerian Guild of Editors.
Honorary Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters.

Present Appointment

Columnist, Tuesday With Reuben Abati, Thisday Newspaper

Previous Appointments

Contributing Editor, Hints and Chanelle Magazines, Lagos, 1989-91;
Graduate Assistant, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Benin, 1985-1986;
Teaching Assistant, 1986-1990;
Lecturer II, Ogun State University, 1990;
Visiting Lecturer, Ogun State University, 1992-96;
Consultant, Africa Leadership Forum, Ota, Ogun State, since 1994;
Contributing Editor, Hearts Magazine, 1994-95;
Consultant, Quality Assurance Project, USAID, Nigeria, 1995;
Consultant, John Hopkins University, USAID, Nigeria; Consultant, UNICEF, Lagos, 1995-96;
Intern, Editorial Page Department, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, USA, 1997;
Intern, Editorial Page, Los Angeles Times, Times Square, USA, 1997;
Editorial Page Editor, Guardian Newspaper / Chairman, Editorial Board, 1999-2011;
Member and Co-presenter, Patitos Gang, 2000-2011;
Acting, Editorial Page Editor, 2001;
Chairman, Editorial Board, since 2003;
Member of the Governing Council of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, 2003-2011;
Member of the Board of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (2007-2011);
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity and as Official Spokesperson to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria (2011-2016)

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Membership of International Organizations

21st Century Trust, St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, UK, 1994;
Fellow, Hubert Humphrey, 1996-97;
Fellow of The Nigeria Leadership Initiative;
Member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Awards and Honours

Hadj Alade Odunewu/Diamond Award for Media Excellence Prize for Informed Commentary, 1998;
The Cecil King Memorial Prize for Print Journalist of the Year (1998);
The Fletcher Challenge Commonwealth Prize for Opinion Writing (2000);
Diamond Award for Media Excellence Prize for Informed Commentary, 2000;
Fletcher-Challenge Newspaper Award, Rotary Club of Falomo, 2002;
Award of Honor, Rotary Club of Victoria Island-East, 2002;
The Freedom Peace Prize for Journalism (2010);
The Red Media Africa Living Legends Industry Award (2015)

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Co-author, Odutola: The Biography of T.A. Odutola, ALF Publications, 1995.

Outstanding Achievements

National Merit Award Scholarship of the Federal Government of Nigeria, 1982-85:
Class Valedictorian, Graduating Class, University of Calabar, 1985:
Kappa Sigma Prize, University of Calabar, 1985;
Vice-Chancellor’s Prize, University of Calabar, 1985;
Ekpo Archibong Prize, University of Calabar, 1985;
Certificate of Distinction in Acting. University of Calabar, 1985;
Informed Commentary Prize, DAME, 1998; 2000;
NMMA Ernest Ikoli Prize for Print Journalist of the Year, 1998;

Hobbies

Travelling, writing

Other Relevant Information

instagram: https://instagram.com/abati1990
twitter: https://twitter.com/abati1990
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReubenAbati
email: [email protected]
website: reubenabati.com.ng,

Email Address

[email protected]