The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Media, Mr Nelson Egware, has been admitted into the Nigerian Institute of Social Media Analysts, NISMA, as Distinguished Fellow.
NISMA, a member of the International Association of Social Media Analysts, is the foremost professional body committed to advancing the standards and practice of Social Media in Nigeria, was established for the training, certification and ethical practice in Social Media Management.
The Institute plays a pivotal role in creating a structured approach to harnessing the power of Social Media while promoting professionalism, accountability and innovation.
Egware was inducted alongside other distinguished fellows at the 3rd induction/inaugural ceremony of new members of NISMA, held at the Nigeria Police School of Public Relations, Abuja, on Thursday.
The induction followed a two-day rigorous Mandatory Educational Training and Development (METAD) on Advanced Analytics of Social Media Platforms; Social Media Psychology and Consumer Behaviour; Content Development and Management; Fake News Identification and Management; AI in a Virtual Society; Practical Application of AI in Private and Public sectors; Fact Checking and Social Media Professional Ethics and Best Practice.
Keynote Speech at the ceremony with Theme: Navigating the Future: The Crucial Role of AI in the Virtual Society, was delivered by Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District in the Senate.
In his address, President of the Nigerian Institute of Social Media Analysts, DIG Frank Mba, represented by Provost of the Nigeria Police School of Public Relations, Retd CP Dr Emmanuel Ojukwu congratulated the inductees on their admission to the institute and urged them to champion and sustain ethical Social Media practice in line with the Institute’s corporate governance code.
Egware, is a seasoned accountant, banker, lecturer and journalist, he holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Master in Banking and Finance, Master in Business Administration from the Delta State University Abraka and a Master of Science Degree in Accounting and currently pursuing a PhD in Accounting at the University of Benin.
He is a Fellow and Council Member of the Society For West African Internal Audit Practitioners, SWAIAP, Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN).
Egware also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism, IIJ, in conjunction with the University of Maiduguri.
A Reuters and Meta certified digital journalist, Egware is a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and a certified fact-checker from the West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy, WABMA.
He is Publisher and Editor in Chief of Truth Reporters and a former Editor of the Veracity Magazine, a quarterly publication of the Delta State Ministry of Information and Deputy Editor of Delta Revealed, a weekly newspaper publication of the Delta State Government New Media Office.
Egware, prolific Google scholar with over 15 academic scholarly articles has 21 citations with 2 in h-index and 1 in i10-index, with numerous feature articles published in National Newspapers and the Social Media.
Also inducted as Associate Members were Daniel Bayagbon and Christopher Odamah who are both Special Assistants to Governor Oborevwori on New Media.
