User:Eobilo

Edmund Obilo is a Political Scientist. His radio programme “State Affairs” interrogates global political and economic systems and also looks at the domestic events defining Nigeria’s social formations.

He is the Director of Research and Programmes at Bilficom Media and Systems. He is behind the social media video project "Twinkle". He also trades on books on Udara Books online store.

Before establishing Bilficom Media in 2016, Edmund worked with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) as a freelance reporter. He joined Splash FM in 2007 where he produced and presented Bull’s Eye, Eagle’s Eye, Village Square, Economic Searchlight and Voices. He resigned from SplashFM in 2016 to become an independent producer.

Edmund is in the vanguard of instilling good governance in Nigeria, pursuing the course with vigour. His approach includes exposing corruption through investigative reporting and research writing.

He was one of the accredited journalists that covered the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York in 2015. He is a member of the Public Policy Group (PPG) of the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy (ISGPP).

Edmund has a Bachelor of Engineering (BEg) degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. He also bagged a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in International Relations. He has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Theatre Arts and a Master’s degree in Communication and Language Arts. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Political Science.