UNILAG Dr Ismail Ibraheem Now Professor Of Journalism And Communication Studies

By Miftaudeen Raji

Dr Ismail Ibraheem of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is now a Professor of Journalism and Communication Studies.

Gatekeepers News reports that the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has elevated Dr. Ismail Ibraheem to the cadre of a fully-established Professor in the area of Journalism and Communication Studies at the Department of Mass Communication in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of First Choice.

The University Governing Council ratified Prof. Ibraheem’s promotion on Thursday, 3rd of March, 2022, having considered him satisfactory for the position.

Prof. Ibraheem, until his promotion, was the Acting Director International Relations, Partnerships and Prospect (IRPP) and an Associate Professor. With his promotion, he now qualified as a fully-recognized Director of the IRPP.

The media luminary, who has been described by many as a Development Communication titan has more than 25 years of cumulative experience in both the media industry and academia.

He is a graduate of the prestigious University of Leicester, United Kingdom where he obtained Masters and PhD qualifications in mass communication specializing in media and public policy analysis between 1997 and 2004. He also attended the University of Lagos, Nigeria between 1986 and 1992 where he obtained a first degree in mass communication and masters in political science.

A former British Chevening Scholar, Prof. Ibraheem has a wealth of experience working for private, public, and voluntary sector organizations in the United Kingdom and Nigeria.

His industry experience includes, among others, working with global experts to mobilise academics to develop strategies to combat global poverty and development challenges as well as working as a member of a committee of experts commissioned by the Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM) in the United Kingdom to review proposals on new ways of community governance through the Empowerment White Paper titled: Unlocking the Talent of our Communities.

His academic experience includes, among others, using evidence-based practice to develop pedagogical resources and using the reflective methodology to promote interactive student-focused learning in course delivery. He has supervised more than 100 postgraduate students and mentored more than 50 students who are now occupying important and strategic positions in both the industry and academia.

Prof. Ibraheem is the Chair of Cable News Foundation, Nigeria, Co-Chair West Africa for Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP), and Member of Board, Endow Africa. His current research area straddles the following: Media Representation of Migration, Poverty, and Crime. Media Ecology Journalism Practice, Health and Development Communication.