Allwell Okpi

Allwell Okpi

Reporter/Features Writer

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  • About me

    Journalism | Content Strategy | Leadership Communication || Researcher & Community Manager at Africa Check || Board Member at Africa Leadership Transformation Foundation

  • Education

    • Rome Business School

      2021 - 2022
      Master's degree, Marketing and Communications Marketing and Communication
    • Federal University of Technology Minna

      2001 - 2006
      Bachelor of Technology Geology
  • Experience

    • Timbuktu Media Ltd

      Nov 2008 - Mar 2011
      Reporter/Features Writer

      I was a metro reporter for Next newspaper. I investigated and wrote stories of diverse topics about the city of Lagos. I also deputised for the metro editor.

    • Punch Newspapers

      Apr 2011 - Apr 2016
      Correspondent/Features Writer

      I worked as a reporter and editor covering politics, government, environment, arts and sports. I also edited news and opinion and editorial pages of the newspaper. For about four years, I interviewed some of the most prominent Nigerian politicians and public figures, wrote several analyses on governance and political trends, and covered political events and elections. I also made valuable inputs during the redesigning of the Sunday Punch newspaper.

    • C&F Porter Novelli

      Apr 2016 - Nov 2016
      Head, Content & Creative Development

      I led the Content and Creative Development Unit, giving strategic direction and managing the content development process for clients and the agency. I led a team that provided communication consultancy services to the Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Investment Authority, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Frontier Oil Limited. I was also involved in developing communication strategies and content for HP, Maersk, IFC, and Guinness. As a part of the management team, I helped make decisions on the agency's operations. Show less

    • Chain Reactions Nigeria

      Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
      Associate Consultant, Content & Creative

      I was the agency's main content writer and field consultant. I travelled across the country to help clients mine content from their events, manage media crises and manage their relationship with journalists. He played a frontline role in managing communication during the transition of a leading telecommunication brand from Etisalat Nigeria to 9mobile. I accompanied leaders of the telecom company to several meetings, including those with delegates from Etisalat Abu Dhabi, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the minister of communication, and federal lawmakers. I played a similar role for Oando during its owner crisis, including countering false narratives about a protest at the oil firm's 2017 annual general meeting. Show less

    • Africa Check

      Jan 2018 - now
      Researcher & Community Manager

      Sorting facts from fiction and promoting fact-checking in Nigeria. I've fact-checked and debunked over 200 health and development claims, including some by public figures. I've helped train over 500 journalists and others in research techniques and fact-checking; promoted fact-checking on radio and TV; developed and implemented digital communication and media relations strategies, and managed Africa Check's reputation in Nigeria.

    • Africa Leadership Transformation (ALT) Foundation

      Mar 2021 - now
      Board Member

      I serve as the secretary of the nominations and governance committee of the board.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • African Faith-Inspired Changemakers Leadership Course MoMI

      The Map of Meaning International
      May 2022
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    • Duolingo French Fluency: Elementary (Estimated)

      Duolingo
      Feb 2016
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    • Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

      Harvard University
      Apr 2021
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    • Introduction to Digital Journalism

      Reuters
      Jul 2021
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    • Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age

      University of Toronto
      Jun 2020
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    • Professional Certificate in Public Relations Management

      Metropolitan School of Business & Management (UK)
      May 2020
    • Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership Course (by ALT Foundation)

      Kwame Nkrumah'​ University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
      Feb 2020