Jamilah Tangaza
Born (1971-05-23) 23 May 1971
Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.
NationalityNigerian
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Bayero University
Occupation(s)Journalist and broadcaster
WebsiteOfficial website

Jamilah Tangazapronunciationโ“˜ (alternately Jamila Tangaza) is a Nigerian journalist and technocrat. She is a former BBC journalist, where she worked in various capacities before becoming Head of Hausa Service. Tangaza is a Fellow of Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford and member of Chartered Management Institute of the United Kingdom[1][2]

Early life

Tangaza was born in the Kano, Northern Nigeria.[3] She was appointed as the Head of Abuja Information Management Systems, AGIS in 2013.[1]

Journalism career

Tangaza started working with the BBC World Service as a producer in 1992 where she worked in production various programmes for the BBC Hausa Service. She became Senior producer in 1994, a position which entails overseeing production and reporters' output from the West African region.[4][5] She worked with other BBC departments both in presenting and producing programmes such as Outlook as well as those focusing on Africa including Focus on Africa and Network Africa.[4]

Two years after establishing BBC Abuja office in 2004, Tangaza was deployed to Nigeria and appointed the BBC's Abuja editor, tasked with planning and co-ordinating BBC's coverage from Nigeria.[4] She became acting Head of BBC Hausa responsible for overseeing the Service's daily output as well as coordinating activities both in London and Abuja.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Unveiling the new Abuja (AGIS) Director, Jamila". newsexpressngr.com. News Express. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. โ†‘ "Jamila Tangazah". Reuters Institute. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Bala Mohammed appoints Tangaza AGIS boss". vanguardngr.com. Vanguard. April 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jamila Tangaza -Fellow Reuters". Jamila Tangaza. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. โ†‘ "Hajiya Jamilah Tangaza: A peep into the world of Abuja's 'Landlady'". peoplesdailyng.com. The Peoples Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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