The executive board of the International Press Institute( IPI), the global network of editors, media executives, and communication experts, has unanimously approved the nomination of Raheem Adedoyin to the board.
Adedoyin, a seasoned journalist and longest serving secretary of the IPI Nigerian chapter, was nominated early this month by the Nigerian chapter to replace Wada Maida, former chairman of NAN, who died in August.
Barbara Triofri, IPI executive director, conveyed the board’s approval to Adedoyin at the weekend.
“Congratulations, Raheem! I am very glad that you are a member of the IPI Executive Board and look forward to working with you!” Barbara said in her email conveying the approval.
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A leading member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, Nigeria Union of Journalists and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Adedoyin has devoted his energy to growing the IPI in Nigeria.
Adedoyin, who headed the institute’s secretariat for the successful 2018 IPI World Congress and General Assembly in Abuja , Nigeria, is a regular delegate at the World Congresses and other IPI events.
He was at the inaugural meeting of IPI National Committees in Baku, Azerbaijan, in 2011, and has been involved in IPI Advocacy activities, including an IPI Mission to Zambia in 2010.
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Adedoyin, who produces the glossy, celebratory “The ICON” Magazine, is also a member of the advisory board of the London-based African Leadership Magazine.
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