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The board of Centre for Financial Journalism (CFJ), Nigeria’s financial journalism training and research centre, has constituted the faculty of the centre.

According to Ray Echebiri, CEO of CFJ, the faculty was “painstakingly selected” from a rich reservoir of distinguished professionals based on their accomplishments and sterling credentials.

Members of the faculty will function as resource persons at the Centre’s training programmes relative to their competence, experience and preferences.

Martin Oluba, CEO, Value Fronteira Limited; Garba Deen Muhammad, group general manager (public affairs), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and president, Nigerian Guild of Editors; Angela Agoawike, immediate past head of public relations and information department at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), are all on the board.

Olufemi Awoyemi (pictured), a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and founder/CEO of Proshare Nigeria Limited; Boniface Chizea, a fellow (honourary) of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria; Christian Udechukwu, CEO of BusinessinAfrica Events UK Ltd; Jamilah Tangaza, immediate past head of BBC Hausa Service and currently, director, Abuja Geographic Information Management Systems are also on the board.

Stanley Egbochuku, former editor-in-chief/chief operating officer of BusinessDay Media; Chizor Malize, CEO of Brandzone Consulting LLC, Tilewa Adebajo, CEO, CFG Advisory Group and former executive director of Equitorial Trust Bank Limited; Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, editor of THISDAY Newspaper were also named in the faculty.

Christian Ekeigwe, the first Nigerian and one of the few Africans with the CISA designation, is also on the faculty.

Marcel Okeke, the chief economist of Zenith Bank Plc also brings his many years experience in such world class business organizations as Shell Petroleum Development Corporation of Nigeria, Champion Newspapers, The Guardian Newspapers and The Punch Newspapers.

Ayo Arowolo, former CEO/managing editor, Financial Standard Newspaper and currently a member of the Editorial team at THISDAY Newspaper and Arise Television brings his experience to the table.

Ubong Essien, Nigeria’s first and currently the only Certified Speaking Professional in West Africa has led the field of motivational speaking since 1999 and brings his skills to bear as he joins the faculty. He is also the award-winning publisher of The Achiever’s Journal and the Dean of the public speaking training centre known as The School of Eloquence with offices in Lagos and London.

Michael Uzor, the lead partner at DataTrust Consulting, is also a member of the faculty, and he brings his competencies and skills across financial journalism, banking, stockbroking and marketing communications to bear on the centre’s offerings.

John Wesey, Goddy Chidi Ikeh, Harry Willie Nnanke, and Funke Egbemode of New Telegraph are other seasoned professionals at the faculty.