Bilkisu Labaran is a Nigerian journalist, editor and head of Africa News & Current affairs at BBC.[2][3] She played a vital role in the establiment of BBC pidgin[4][5] and is the first Nigerian BBC editor. She currently works as an executive at BBC Africa Eye documentaries [6]
Bilkisu Labaran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bilkisu Labaran Ohyoma[1] Kano[1] |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | Journalism |
Before joining the BBC, she was a lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria and was the Nigeria Country Director for the BBC World Service Trust.[6][7] and was ranked number five of 25 Most Powerful Women in Nigerian journalism in 2020, compiled by Women in Journalism Africa.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Network Africa". BBC World Service. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "BBC's six decades of Focus on Africa". The Guardian. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "Network Africa | BBC World Service". BBC World Service. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "How BBC's Focus deepens understanding of Africa". The Guardian. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ Onwuegbu, Toby (2017-08-21). "BBC launches pidgin service". TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ a b "Bilkisu Labaran". African Development Bank - Annual Meetings 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "Bio – Bilkisu Labaran". Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, Stella Din, Kadaria Ahmed named among 25 most powerful Nigerian female journalists". TheCable. 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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