Ken Nwogbo (born 18 March 1971) is a Nigerian

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, ICT journalist, contributing writer at ''

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'' and founder of Communication Week Media Limited, the publisher of ''

Nigeria CommunicationsWeek ''Nigeria CommunicationsWeek'' is a Nigerian online and print newspaper that reports on information technology. The editor-in-chief is Ken Nwogbo. The newspaper is located in Lagos State, Nigeria.''Nigeria communicationsweek'' said that they have ...

'', a

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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newspaper. Nwogbo is the organizer of the

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Early life and education

Ken was born on 18 March 1971 in

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, the capital of

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, eastern Nigeria. He attended Ezi-Awka Primary School in 1977 and later Igwebuike Grammar School where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1989. He proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Oko where he received a Higher National Diploma in

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. He later obtained a postgraduate diploma in

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from the

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and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from

Lagos State University Lagos State University, also known as LASU, is located in Ojo, with sub-campuses at Ikeja and Epe both towns in Lagos State, Nigeria. The university was established in 1983 by the enabling law of Lagos State, for the advancement of learning ...

. He has participated in over 200 local and international seminars and media conferences.

Career

Nwogbo started his career in

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Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe ...

when he was undergoing the compulsory one year National Youth Service. He joined the services of ''

Daily Champion ''The Daily Champion'' is an English language newspaper in Nigeria. The ''Champion'' is privately owned, and is published in Lagos. As of March 2011 the Executive Chairman and publisher of Champion Newspapers was Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Iwuany ...

'' as a

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reporter in August 1997, shortly after he completed the youth service program. He left ''Daily Champion'' in 2005 as a deputy news editor. He joined ''

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'' as associate editor in 2006, the same year he established ''

''. Since he began his career, he has written over 2,000 stories and articles in national dailies.

Awards and honours

Nwogbo has received numerous awards including the

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award for Science Communication Writing in

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. He also received the

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award of excellence in financial journalism. He also bagged the Information Technology Association of Nigeria's award in recognition of his immense contributions to the development of ICT in Nigeria.

References

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