PREMIUM TIMES appoints Oladeinde Olawoyin Business Editor
The management of PREMIUM TIMES, Nigeria's leading investigative news group, has announced the appointment of Olawoyin Oladeinde as the newspaper's business and economics editor.
Mr. Olawoyin succeeds pioneering staff member Ini Ekott, who left the organization at the end of 2022, after 11 years of dedicated service.
"Oladeinde is an outstanding journalist and writer," editor Idris Akinbajo said of the nomination. "We are confident in his ability to continue very well where Mr. Ini Ekott left off and take our business relationship to a new level.
“During his years here, he has demonstrated his ability to break down barriers and set new standards. We are confident that he will bring them to bear in this new mission.”
Reacting to his appointment, Mr. Olawoyin said, “Nigeria is at a major crossroads in its efforts to engender growth, lift people out of poverty and deepen socio-economic development.
“The media therefore has an important role to play in ensuring that the nation realizes its potential. I am fully confident that the new role would help me contribute my quota to the development of the nation.” THE OLADEINDE OLAWOYIN MAN
Mr. Olawoyin's work at PREMIUM TIMES focuses on issues related to oil and gas, business, finance, agriculture, economics, electricity, shipping and Development. He is a multi-award winning journalist, who has been nominated and won several awards and grants.
Oladeinde OladeindeHe obtained his National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from Ibadan Polytechnic in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He is also a first-class graduate of the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Ilorin, where he was the top graduate student in the department.
In 2017, he was nominated in the journalism category of the Future Awards Africa, held in Lagos. In 2018, he was the recipient of the West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA), held in Ghana, as well as the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards, held in Lagos.
In December 2018, alongside other young journalists across Africa, he was named a "Global Goalkeeper" by the Gates Foundation in an elaborate ceremony in South Africa, in recognition of his reporting on the global goals.
In October 2019, Mr. Olawoyin was among 12 shortlisted finalists from around the world for the 2019 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award. He also won the grand prize as 2019 Capital Markets Journalist of the Year at the PwC Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism. In December 2019, he was also among the three winners of the African Media Development Foundation (AMDF) awards, held in Kaduna.
In 2020, he was among the finalists selected from across Africa at the Sanlam Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism ceremony, held in South Africa.
The management of PREMIUM TIMES, Nigeria's leading investigative news group, has announced the appointment of Olawoyin Oladeinde as the newspaper's business and economics editor.
Mr. Olawoyin succeeds pioneering staff member Ini Ekott, who left the organization at the end of 2022, after 11 years of dedicated service.
"Oladeinde is an outstanding journalist and writer," editor Idris Akinbajo said of the nomination. "We are confident in his ability to continue very well where Mr. Ini Ekott left off and take our business relationship to a new level.
“During his years here, he has demonstrated his ability to break down barriers and set new standards. We are confident that he will bring them to bear in this new mission.”
Reacting to his appointment, Mr. Olawoyin said, “Nigeria is at a major crossroads in its efforts to engender growth, lift people out of poverty and deepen socio-economic development.
“The media therefore has an important role to play in ensuring that the nation realizes its potential. I am fully confident that the new role would help me contribute my quota to the development of the nation.” THE OLADEINDE OLAWOYIN MAN
Mr. Olawoyin's work at PREMIUM TIMES focuses on issues related to oil and gas, business, finance, agriculture, economics, electricity, shipping and Development. He is a multi-award winning journalist, who has been nominated and won several awards and grants.
Oladeinde OladeindeHe obtained his National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from Ibadan Polytechnic in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He is also a first-class graduate of the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Ilorin, where he was the top graduate student in the department.
In 2017, he was nominated in the journalism category of the Future Awards Africa, held in Lagos. In 2018, he was the recipient of the West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA), held in Ghana, as well as the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards, held in Lagos.
In December 2018, alongside other young journalists across Africa, he was named a "Global Goalkeeper" by the Gates Foundation in an elaborate ceremony in South Africa, in recognition of his reporting on the global goals.
In October 2019, Mr. Olawoyin was among 12 shortlisted finalists from around the world for the 2019 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award. He also won the grand prize as 2019 Capital Markets Journalist of the Year at the PwC Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism. In December 2019, he was also among the three winners of the African Media Development Foundation (AMDF) awards, held in Kaduna.
In 2020, he was among the finalists selected from across Africa at the Sanlam Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism ceremony, held in South Africa.
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