James AKPANDEM

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

AKPANDEM

First Name

James

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

June 29, 1962

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ndukpo-Ise in Nsit Ubium Local Government, Akwa Ibom State

Father's Name

Mr Friday James Ibanga

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Name

Mrs. Nkoyo Friday James

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Mrs Aniema Akpandem James

Profession

Journalist

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

SCHOOLS ATTENEDː St. Gregory’s RCM School, Agbokim, Ikom, Cross River State; Our Redeemer Lutheran School, Calabar, Cross River State; Salvation Army Secondary School, Akai-Ubium, Akwa Ibom State; The Polytechnic, Calabar, Cross River State; University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; University of Liverpool, UK.

Educational Qualification

National Diploma; B.A., MBA.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIESː

- Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (FNGE);
- Member, Governing Board of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism, Lagos;
- Fellow, West African Society for Communication and Administration.

Present Appointment

Media Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma (February 2016 till date).

Previous Appointments

Mr Akpandem has worked with Mercantile Bank of Nigeria; Concord Newspapers; Punch Newspapers (1990 -2003) and Independent Newspaper Limited (2003 - 2014), where he served as Managing Editor/Chief Executive Officer. He was in charge of Media and Communications at the 2014 National Conference of the Nigerian people (March to August 2014) and also, Special Media Adviser/Honourary Consultant to the National Cancer Prevention Project.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

PUBLICATIONSː

Mr Akpandem has published a number of articles and contributed to other publications includingː "The New Media and Communication Education in Nigeriaː The Infrastructure Perspective" in the book Critical Issues in Public Relations and Communication (2012) and "Newspaper Management in the Digital Ageː Issues and Perspectives in Mass Communication". He is also the author of Memories of Yesteryear: Nostalgic Reminiscences.

Other Relevant Information

Mr Akpandem presented the inaugural lecture of the Distinguished Alumni Series of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State titled Enhancing employability of Nigerian Universities' graduates in a competitive global economy.