Ezra Ukanwa

Education: Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mass Communication, Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos. MSc, Development Communication, Bingham University, Nasarawa state. Nigerian Institute of Management (2022). Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Editor-in-Chief, Current Times Newspapers (2020); Anchor Sentinel (Deputy Editor-in-Chief, 2021); Vanguard Newspapers, (2024)

Awards: Best Campus Journalist (Anchor University Communications Award, 2019), Best Student in Journalism (Anchor University Convocation Award, 2021)

Ezra Ukanwa is a Reuters-certified journalist with over 5 years of professional experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Anchor University, Lagos. Currently, he is the Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng, where he brings his expertise to provide incisive, impactful coverage of national events. Ezra was recognized as Best Campus Journalist at the Anchor University Communications Awards in 2019 and is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Contact him at: ezra.ukanwa@corp.legit.ng or +2349036989944

1231 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Minimum wage: Labour advises Tinubu's gov't to former pension scheme

Minimum wage: Labour advises Tinubu's gov't to former pension scheme

4 months ago

CSO harps on youth empowerment, launches 2023 impact report

CSO harps on youth empowerment, launches 2023 impact report

4 months ago

EFCC Indicts ex-Power minister, Mamman of N33.3billion fraud, details emerge

EFCC Indicts ex-Power minister, Mamman of N33.3billion fraud, details emerge

4 months ago

Panic as police nab man trading human parts in Abuja

Panic as police nab man trading human parts in Abuja

4 months ago

Flooding: Lagos govt demolishes illegal structures blocking drainage channel, video emerges

Flooding: Lagos govt demolishes illegal structures blocking drainage channel, vi...

4 months ago

Akpabio speaks on why N30,000 minimum wage not tenable, gives reasons

Akpabio speaks on why N30,000 minimum wage not tenable, gives reasons

4 months ago

Outrage as reps probe women minister over N20m spent on sanitary pads, N45m on new year party

Outrage as reps probe women minister over N20m spent on sanitary pads, N45m on new year party

The House of Representatives, led by Kalifat Ogbara has questioned Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, regarding expenditures deemed unrelated.

Economic Hardship: "Tinubu can't be reached to discuss crucial issues," Ndume raises alarm

Economic Hardship: "Tinubu can't be reached to discuss crucial issues," Ndume raises alarm

Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume has voiced his worries over the hike in cost of living, and hardship, saying that Tinubu has shut his doors for conversations.

Fresh twist as PDP Appeals Court Ruling Nullifying Edo Governorship Primary

Fresh twist as PDP Appeals Court Ruling Nullifying Edo Governorship Primary

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken its case to the Court of Appeal in Abuja, challenging the Federal High Court's decision that annulled the primaries.

Abibatu Mogaji play: Tinubu honours late mother, vows more investments in entertainment industry

Abibatu Mogaji play: Tinubu honours late mother, vows more investments in entertainment industry

President Bola Tinubu has pledged to prioritize investments in Nigeria's entertainment sector, stressing its importance in children and benefiting the nation.

Watchmaker, 3 others sentenced to death over corps member's murder

Watchmaker, 3 others sentenced to death over corps member's murder

A watchmaker, Oludayo Oladele, along with Awodeji Muyiwa and Jelili Kareem, were sentenced to death on Tuesday, July 9, for killing a corps member, in Osun.

BUK takes tough stance on exam malpractice, expels 29 students, suspends 3

BUK takes tough stance on exam malpractice, expels 29 students, suspends 3

Bayero University Kano has expelled 29 students and suspended three others due to their alleged involvement in examination misconduct last session.

Outrage in Kano as Hisbah official arrested for criticising arrest of LGBTQ members

Outrage in Kano as Hisbah official arrested for criticising arrest of LGBTQ members

Kano State Hisbah Board's employee Idris Ahmed Gama was arrested for criticising the detention of members of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ).

Group slams Kwankwaso, Kano gov over alleged letter calling for overthrow of Tinubu's govt

Group slams Kwankwaso, Kano gov over alleged letter calling for overthrow of Tinubu's govt

Northern Patriotic Agenda (NPA) has strongly criticized the recent call by Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso to oust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration.

Rivers Crisis: Drama as Wike’s Kinsmen Declare Support for Fubara

Rivers Crisis: Drama as Wike’s Kinsmen Declare Support for Fubara

The kinsmen of FCT Minister Chief Nyesom Wike, from the Ikwerre ethnic group in Rivers State, have expressed their unwavering support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

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