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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. He previously worked as a senior correspondent at Vanguard Newspapers. 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

4800 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Fuel Hike: More impacts as Edo cancels private, public schools resumption, details emerge

Fuel Hike: More impacts as Edo cancels private, public schools resumption, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

BREAKING: Ondo gov, Aiyedatiwa appoints over 300 aides, Nigerians react

BREAKING: Ondo gov, Aiyedatiwa appoints over 300 aides, Nigerians react

Nigeria

a year ago

SAN makes astonishing move, returns N2 million Student Loan Borrowed 40 Years Ago

SAN makes astonishing move, returns N2 million Student Loan Borrowed 40 Years Ago

Nigeria

a year ago

JUST IN: Lagos government takes over Pelewura market, video emerges

JUST IN: Lagos government takes over Pelewura market, video emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

Fuel Hike: Kukah sends strong message to APC, Tinubu, faults Nigeria's democracy

Fuel Hike: Kukah sends strong message to APC, Tinubu, faults Nigeria's democracy

Nigeria

a year ago

"Commitment to productivity": Group reacts to move by presidency to tour agencies in Nigeria

"Commitment to productivity": Group reacts to move by presidency to tour agencies in Nigeria

Nigeria

a year ago

Christiana Idowu: Chilling story of how a 'bossom' friend killed varsity student in Ogun

Christiana Idowu: Chilling story of how a 'bossom' friend killed varsity student in Ogun

Nigeria

a year ago

The death of a FUNAAB student, Christiana Idowu, has sparked outrage across Nigeria, as more truth about who killed her, where she was killed have been revealed.

Is second nationwide protest looming? NANS breaks silence

Is second nationwide protest looming? NANS breaks silence

Nigeria

a year ago

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dismissed rumours about organising a nationwide shutdown of major cities.

BREAKING: PDP spits fire over Tinubu govt's 'punishing' fuel hike: "pushing Nigerians to the wall"

BREAKING: PDP spits fire over Tinubu govt's 'punishing' fuel hike: "pushing Nigerians to the wall"

Nigeria

a year ago

The Peoples Democratic Party has strongly criticized the recent surge in fuel prices across Nigeria, describing it as a "brutal assault" on the country's citizens.

Ogun Poll: Ex-LG boss dumps APC, shares details of new move

Ogun Poll: Ex-LG boss dumps APC, shares details of new move

Nigeria

a year ago

Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has granted clearance to Wale Adedayo, the ex-chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, to participate in party's primaries.

NAQS Pledges Full Support for National Single Window Project to Boost Trade Facilitation

NAQS Pledges Full Support for National Single Window Project to Boost Trade Facilitation

Business and Economy

a year ago

The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has expressed strong support for the National Single Window (NSW) Project, an initiative aimed at streamlining port-clearing processes to boost economic growth, improve trade facilitation, enhance federal revenue, and strengthen national security at Nigeria's borders.

PIC, NESG, others speak on how Nigeria can tackle spate of poverty, details emerge

PIC, NESG, others speak on how Nigeria can tackle spate of poverty, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

The Nigeria Economic Summit Group and Policy Innovation Center (PIC) have charged stakeholders to deploy strategic ways to tackle the scourge of gender inclusion.

Tinubu drums Africa's investment potentials, woos China for strengthened partnership

Tinubu drums Africa's investment potentials, woos China for strengthened partnership

Nigeria

a year ago

President Bola Tinubu has emphasized that Africa offers vast opportunities for investment, growth, and development, owing to its vibrant population. others.

"How we killed our madam over N150,000": Driver, teenager tell sad tales

"How we killed our madam over N150,000": Driver, teenager tell sad tales

Nigeria

a year ago

A 17-year-old boy, Philip Emmanuel, has recounted how he and his accomplice, Precious, were involved in the murder of their employer, Mrs. Adene Iyabode Deborah.

BREAKING: Popular ex-Sokoto PDP chair is dead, details emerge

BREAKING: Popular ex-Sokoto PDP chair is dead, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

Ibrahim Milgoma, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, has passed away after a suffering a prolonged ailment for a while.

Ezra Ukanwa