Chido Onumah has worked for over two decades as a journalist, rights activist and media trainer in Nigeria, Ghana, Canada, India, the USA and the Caribbean. He is currently the coordinator of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Abuja, Nigeria, the Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media & Information Literacy (GAPMIL) and a doctoral researcher at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n
The African Centre for Media & Information Literacy is a non-governmental organisation that focuses on media, information, research, advocacy and training. It aims to promote media and information literacy as a key component in the enhancement of democracy and good governance and the promotion of accountability and orderly society.<\/p>\n
Chido was educated at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, as well as Western University, London, Ontario, and Canada where he earned an MA in journalism. He was associate editor of\u00a0Weekly Insight<\/em>\u00a0newspaper, and assistant editor of\u00a0African Agenda<\/em>\u00a0magazine both in Accra, Ghana. He served as coordinator, West African Human Rights Committee, Accra, Ghana, and correspondent for\u00a0African Observer<\/em>\u00a0magazine, New York, and\u00a0AfricaNews Service<\/em>, Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n Chido is the author of\u00a0We Are All Biafrans<\/em>\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Nigeria is Negotiable<\/em>\u00a0(2013) and\u00a0Time to Reclaim Nigeria (Essays 2001-2011)<\/em>2011. He has edited books on various subject, including\u00a0Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit for Children & Youth (2004)<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14833,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"members-type":[873],"class_list":["post-14832","biography","type-biography","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","members-type-authors"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n