Kadaria Ahmed

Biographical record

Surname

Ahmed

First Name

Kadaria

Gender

Female

Mother's Name

Hafsat Abdulwaheed

Name of Spouse

1

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

1

Profession

Journalist

Schools Attended with Dates

Bayero University, Kano; Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, England.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

- Member, Nigerian Guild of Editors

Present Appointment

Founder, Daria Media Limited; Host, The Core, TV Show; Member, Board of Trustees of Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism; Member, Judging Panels of the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism; Member, Judging Panel, Promasidor Quill awards.

Previous Appointments

- Senior Producer, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC);

- Co-founder and Media Consultant, Blue Communications EMEA, 2003-2006, 2006-2008;

- Head, Corporate Communications, Shoreline Energy International;

- Head, Corporate Communications, Resort Group Limited;

- Editor, Timbuktu Media and Next Newspaper;

- Associate Director, Africa Practice R & B;

- Partner, Reinvent Media Ltd;

- Moderator, Nigeria's Presidential election debate on live television, 2011;

- Co-Creator, Producer and Presenter, Straight Talk, 2014;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

- Chevening Scholar