What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporting stocks on the NGX
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Social media has impacted instant news broadcasts and it has transformed business decision-making in real-time.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
As a finance journalist, I have the privilege to recommend to the government and investors on decision-making and warn of the looming danger ahead. I also have the opportunity to track, analyses and interprets the business data, economic and financial activities, and changes that take place in the domestic economy.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
none
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
No
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Ms-Word, Excel, and Datawrapper
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Yes
Why did you become a journalist?
Passion for data and its interpretation as it reflects on our daily business activities.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not work for high school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Stock market related and banking sector stories
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read extensively
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime as I am always available
What's the best pitch you ever got?
No
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Checking related news report on Twitter
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
BBC
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It is for the elite
