Dr. Olorede Jimoh Olatunji has been appointed the acting Head of Strategic Communication and Media Studies in the Federal Polytechnic Offa (FEDPOFFA), Kwara State.

Strategic Communication and Media Studies is one of the newly created departments in the institution.

Dr. Olorede, who confirmed the development to News Bulletin Nigeria said the appointment was made yesterday (Monday, January 29), but was made public today (Tuesday, January 30). The appointment which is for a period of one (1) year is with effect from Monday, 29th January, 2024.

As contained in his appointment letter signed by the Registrar, Mr. G.O Soko, he is to be responsible to the Rector through the Dean of School, he is to foster, develop and assess academic standards of all courses within the department, he is to ensure commitment of staff to the primary role of teaching and research in the department among many other duties.

Dr. Jimoh Olorede after his secondary education, obtained a Diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism, Abuja in 2002. He proceeded to Osun State Polytechnic Iree for his National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates in Mass Communication in 2003 and 2007 respectively. Thereafter, he obtained B.Sc. Degree in Mass Communication from the University of Ilorin in 2011; M.Sc. Degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos in 2014; and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Benin in 2022.

He joined the services of the Polytechnic in 2013 as Assistant Lecturer and rose through the ranks to become Lecturer I in 2021.

He is a registered Member and Associate Member of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals in Nigeria; and Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.

Dr. Jimoh Olorede, a professional journalist, researcher, award winning scholar and writer has attended many conferences and has several seminar papers, journals and textbooks to his credit.

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