tony ojobo (Phd)

is the Lead Consultant of Imagexetera International Limited. A Public Relations Consulting Company with demonstrable interest in Perception and Reputation Management, Public and Private sector Institutional Branding, Stakeholders Management, Public Relations, Media Management and Community Relations. He is the Founder of…

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Tony Ojobo PhD, fimc, mnipr, is the Lead Consultant of Imagexetera International Limited. A Public Relations Consulting Company with demonstrable interest in Perception and Reputation Management, Public and Private sector Institutional Branding, Stakeholders Management, Public Relations, Media Management and Community Relations.

He is the Founder of TechX Innovation Hub Initiative, an ICT innovation Hub devoted to harnessing the ingenuity of Nigerian youths for innovations and tech-entrepreneurship.

He is also the President of African ICT Foundation and was the Director of Public Affairs, at the Nigerian Communications Commission, where he retired in October 2018. At the NCC. He was the image maker and spokesman of the Commission from 2012 to 2018. 

He was the head of the team that rebranded the Commission, through professionally crafted narratives that brought enormous goodwill to the Organization. A thorough-bred professional with demonstrable ability to communicate effectively. He has well over 30 years’ experience in telecommunications, covering areas such as, Marketing, Customer Services, Institutional Strengthening, Utility Regulations, Project Management, Public Private Partnerships, License Administration, Corporate Communications and Brand management. Tony has undergone
many training programs and conferences, including:

  •  Annual Regulatory Studies (NARUC); Michigan State University, 2001
  • Telecoms Regulatory Master Class, Interconnect Communications Limited, Bath, UK, 2003
  • Developing Meaningful Performance Measurement System, University of South Carolina, USA, 2003
  •  Utility Regulation and Strategy; University of Florida; Gainesville, Florida; USA, 2004
  • Managing the Procurement Process; Global Training Consulting, UK; 2005
  • Senior Management Development Program, Nelspruit, South Africa, 2004
  • Best Practices in Corporate Governance for Public and Private Utilities, Institute for Public and Private Partnership (IP3) Washington DC, 2005
  • Best Practices in Regulating Telecommunications and IT Services; IP3, Washington DC, 2005
  • Telecoms Mini MBA, Informa Telecoms and Media; UK, 2006
He is a recipient of many awards, such as:
  • Presidential Award by the President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations as; “PR Personality of the Year, 2017′.
  • Public Affairs Spokesman of the year, 2017, by Authority Newspapers.
  •  Distinguished Alumni Award by the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
  • Icon of African Information Society Merit Award by Nigerian Mobile Economy Awards.
  •  IT Champion Award by Abuja Chapter of Nigeria Computer Society. 
  • Impact Maker Award by the Youth Alive Initiative of Nigeria
  • Public Affairs Person of the Year Award by Mobile World Awards
  • Award for Hard work and National Development by the African Students Union
    Parliament.
  • Icon of Societal Development by the West African Students Union Parliament.
  • The Brand Symbol Award in Communications by the Nigerian Institute of Public
    Relations.
  • Business and Career Excellence Award by Living Faith Church, Jahi, Abuja.
  • Distinguished Service Award by Udenu Local Government.
  • Distinguished Fellowship Award by African Union, Economic, Social and Cultural
    Council.
  • Titans of Tech Award as Outstanding Promoter of Public Affairs for National
    Development, among others.
 
 

A Certified Regulation Specialist of the Institute of Public Private Partnership, Washington DC and Loughborough University UK. He has a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the University of Lagos; Master of Business Administration (MBA) Marketing from the Enugu state University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Business School, Enugu, Nigeria. Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants; Certified Management Consultant, Nigerian Institute of Management Consultants; Fellow of African Art and Culture; Member Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (MNIPR); Member of African Public Relations Association (APRA), Member Certified Marketing Communications Institute of Nigeria, Alumnus of the International Law Institute, Washington, DC. He has a PhD in Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) from The University of America, Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean Island

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