PR Man emerges Information and National Orientation Minister
By Ibidunni Banjoko
A public relations professional and newspaper publisher, Alhaji Idris Mohammed Malagi, has been allocated the portfolio as Minister of Information and National Orientation. According to the list of ministerial portfolios released on Wednesday, Alhaji Malagi was allotted the highly coveted portfolio in what industry players have described as commendable and laudable by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
The new ministerial appointee, Idris, is the publisher of Blueprint newspaper and Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). He is a philanthropist, political leader, and public relations expert with remarkable pedigree.
He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Market; Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Kaduna State Chapter; and Vice Chairman of the Public Relations Consultative Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), among others.
The 57-year-old native of Niger State holds a Master’s Degree in English from Bayero University, Kano State.
As an astute media guru, Idris has attended several local and international workshops and conferences on public relations, media entrepreneurship, and leadership.
He is currently serving in the capacity of the Chairman and Lead Consultant of Bifocal Communications Limited, a public relations company, since 1996.
Among his outstanding record of services include leading the committee that developed and implemented Training Guide for Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) across Nigeria from 2009 to 2011, and Communications Consultant for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from 2017 to 2021.
He facilitated the design and implementation of strategic communications guidelines for the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development from 2019 to 2022.
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