Kadaria Ahmed

Kadaria Ahmed holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Bayero University, Kano and a Master’s Degree in Television from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London.

She is a seasoned professional media executive and strategic Communications consultant to NGOs, public and private sector boards.

Kadaria Ahmed was a Senior Producer, Journalist and Acting Editor with the British Broadcasting Corporation.

She was Co-founder and Media consultant for Blue Communications EMEA, from 2003 to 2006. Between 2006 and 2008, Ms. Ahmed worked with Shoreline Energy International as Head, Corporate Communications and Resort Group Limited, as Group Head, Corporate Communications.

Ms. Ahmed was Editor, Timbuktu Media; Publishers of Next Newspaper; Nigeria’s leading investigative Newspaper, for which she won many awards.

Between 2011 and 2016, Ms. Ahmed worked with Africa Practice R & B and Reinvent Media Ltd. as Associate Director and Partner respectively.

Ms. Ahmed is an articulate panel discussion moderator, television host and opinion contributor with a strong grasp of current affairs including local and international politics, the economy, the arts and entertainment.

She is also an influential member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors and also a British Council Chevening Scholar.

Since February of 2016, Ms. Ahmed has been a Partner with DM Nigeria Ltd. in charge of Media Content Training and Business Development. She was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc. in October, 2016.