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Simon Kolawole is a Nigerian journalist, public speaker and media entrepreneur.[1][2][3][4] He is the founder and chief executive officer of Cable Newspaper Limited.,[5] publisher of TheCable, Nigeria's Independent online newspaper[6] In 2012, the World Economic Forum named him one of the Young Global Leaders as a recognition of his record of professional accomplishments and commitment to the society.[7][8]
Simon Kolawole | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | University of Lagos University of Sussex SOAS University of London |
| Occupation(s) | Nigerian journalist and media entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder, CEO at TheCable |
According to Daily Trust, Kolawole, at 29, became the youngest editor of a national newspaper in Nigeria.[9] By 2007, when he was appointed the editor and associate director of This Day, he was also the youngest Nigerian to have ever achieved such a feat.[10]
Kolawole was born in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, but moved to Mopa, in present-day Kogi State, Nigeria to live with his grandmother after his father died in a road accident in 1976. He moved to Lagos, Nigeria, in 1989 to study Mass Communications at the University of Lagos.[3][11][12] He won the Chevening Scholarship to study for a Master's degree in Governance and Development at the Institute of Development Studies,[13] University of Sussex, UK in the 2005/2006 academic year.[14][15][16] In 2010, he was selected as one of the Governance for Development Fellows at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.[17]
In 2007, he was appointed editor of This Day, regarded as Nigeria’s most influential newspaper.[18] He edited the paper for five years, before he resigned in 2012. He has taken leadership courses at Yale University and Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Young Global Leader of World Economic Forum.
Kolawole's journey into journalism was inspired by veteran journalist, Dele Giwa, who was killed in the line of duty.[11] Prior to setting up TheCable, Kolawole worked at Encomium Magazine, Complete Football, Thisweek,[19][20] Tempo, This Day.[21] He was staff writer at Complete Football in 1993; senior correspondent TheNews/TEMPO 1994-95; features writer, later sports editor, Today's News Today 1995-96; assistant editor, City People 1996-97; assistant editor, This Day 1997; features editor This Day, 1998-1999; deputy editor, Financial Standard 1999-2001; editor, TheWeek magazine, 2001-2002; Saturday editor, This Day 2002-2005; managing editor, This Day 2006-07; editor and associate director, This Day 2007-2012.
In 2008, Kolawole published a comprehensive This Day Oil Report, titled "Nigeria and Other Oil-Producing Countries: A Comparative Study". His other works have been cited in the Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities,[22] and in many other academic works[23]
In 2012, Kolawole resigned from his position as editor of THISDAY newspaper and was replaced by Ijeoma Nwaogwugwu.[24]
He is currently the CEO, TheCable; Executive Director, Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation;[25] Founder and CEO, Ideas Planet Ltd. He is also a member of the board at two non-profit organisation for development in Nigeria; Leap Africa and Rise Networks[14][26]
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