Executive Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Media, Dr Nelson Egware, has congratulated renowned journalist, acclaimed author, and media entrepreneur, Lady Ejiro Umukoro, on her 50th birthday.
In a congratulatory message on Tuesday, Egware described Umukoro, from Isoko and Urhobo extraction, as a distinguished media professional and mentor whose contributions to journalism, investigative reporting and creative enterprises have earned her national and international recognition.
Umukoro is the President and Publisher of LightRay Media, Books and Creative Society. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Changemaker Award of the United States Agency for Global Media and the British Council International Communications Award.
She is also an Agora Policy Fellow, a Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Report Women Leadership Fellow and a member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors.
Author of Nigeria's Bestselling Investigative driven novel in Nigeria, The DISTORTION Series, approved as the literature text by Delta State Ministry of Education, her Longform narrative has contributed to the abolition of Osu in some communities in Eastern Nigeria as well as led to the sentencing of the killers of Elozino.
Egware said Umukoro’s professional accomplishments and commitment to media development, mentorship, and talent development reflected her dedication to impactful journalism, leadership and positive social change.
He wished her good health, greater accomplishments and continued success, expressing confidence that her contributions to journalism, the creative economy, education and society would continue to inspire younger generations of media practitioners.
