Arukaino Umukoro is a Nigerian Journalist notable for winning the CNN/MultiChoice Africa Journalist Award in the year 2015.[1][2]
Arukaino Thomas Umukoro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arukaino Umukoro |
| Education | Delta State University Pan-Atlantic University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Public Servant |
Education edit
Umukoro studied Industrial Chemistry at the Delta State University and thereafter proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism for graduate studies in Journalism. In 2016, Umukoro concluded a Master's programme in Media and Communication at the Pan-African University.[3]
Career edit
Umukoro's career in Journalism commenced when he was recruited as a reporter by the National Standard news magazine in 2007. He earned the National Standard’s ‘Writer of the Year’ award in 2007. He thereafter made a career move when he joined the stables of Tell Magazine. He subsequently joined The Punch where he rose to be a senior correspondent. Umukoro won the Nigeria Media Merit Award for the first time in 2013 and again in 2017.[4] In 2015, Arukaino was named as the CNN/MultiChoice Africa Journalist in the Sports Category.[5] He also won the S.O. Idowu Prize for Sports reporting in which he was the second runner-up, in 2017.[6] In 2017, he was appointed into the Nigerian Government as an Aide on Communication Projects to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "CNN MULTICHOICE AFRICAN JOURNALIST 2015 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED". cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Nigerians steal show at African Journalists of the Year Awards". Vanguard News. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Arukaino Umukoro". LinkedIn.
- ^ "PUNCH wins Newspaper of the Year, Aboderin honoured at NMMA". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ International, CNN (2018-01-04). "2015". africa.cnnjournalistaward.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "PUNCH wins Newspaper, Editor of the Year awards at DAME". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "President Buhari, Others Have 101 Presidential Aides". Sahara Reporters. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "We are still at work, no sack letters – Osinbajo aides". Punch Newspapers. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2022-03-25.