Former Managing Director and Editor in Chief of The Guardian, Mr Martins Oloja, displaying his NUJ award as a media icon in Nigeria
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has decorated a former Managing Director and Editor in Chief of The Guardian, Mr Martins Oloja, as a media icon in Nigeria.
He was conferred with the award under the union’s NUJ Milestone Recognition of Media Icons in Nigeria award edition for this year on November 7 in Abuja.
Oloja, a serial award-winning journalist and media consultant, has an extensive experience in editorial leadership.
He is an alumnus of the University of Lagos and the University of Liverpool.
He has served as Editor and Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, Abuja Bureau Chief of the newspaper and Senior Editor at The Source.
He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors.
Oloja is widely recognised and respected as a public affairs commentator, columnist, and keynote speaker, for his contributions to journalism and public policy.
He runs the column, Inside Stuff with Martins Oloja, in The Guardian.
