We thank God for the promotion of Mrs Ugonma Cokey as a Deputy Director at the Voice of Nigeria (VON). We pray that God will grant her wisdom to excel in her work.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
· Voice of Nigeria, Ikoyi, Lagos 1994-Date
Position: Assistant Director News 2017 –Present
· Head- Current Affairs Section
Position: Assistant Director News Sept-December 2017
· Head, Digital Media
Position: Assistant Director News 2015-Sept. 2017
· Head Editorial Section
Position: Chief News Producer 2012-2015
· Head-Editorial Section
Position: Assistant Chief News Producer 2011-2012
· Head- Online Section
Position: Assistant Chief News Producer 2009 – 2011
· Head- Current Affairs Section
Position: Principal News Editor 2007 to 2009
· Head -Editorial Shift
· Deputized for the supervisor
· Produced News bulletins and Summary
· Produced Voice of Nigeria’s flagship Live Magazine programmes (Sixty Minutes, VONSCOPE, Africa Hour)
· Produced and voiced News programmes (Recorded and live)
· Conducted news interviews
· Covered major news events including elections
· Wrote news commentaries
Position: Senior News Producer 2003 to 2007
· Produced and presented economic related news programmes
· Daily production of economic news packages.
· Coverage of economic-related events.
· Wrote news Commentaries
Position: Senior News editor 1999-2003
· Head- Development Desk in Lagos.
· Covered the United Nations System, National Planning Commission
· Gathered, collated, reported and preserved all materials used for easy reference.
· Reported general beat.
· Produced news programmes including News file, Insight, Reporters Diary, West Africa Today and In the News.
· Wrote news commentaries
Position: Editor/Reporter 1994-1999
· Sourcing/transcription of news from other media
· News Editing/Writing
· Wrote news Commentary
