According
to Premium Times, the sad news was confirmed today by her husband. It has
been learnt that she passed away yesterday, October 1, in a London
hospital after having been battling cancer for some period of time.
The
Platform recalls the major facts from the biography of the prominent Nigerian.
Oluremi
Oyo was born in 1952 in Ilorin, Kwara state. She received a Diploma in
mass communication at the University of Lagos, then a post graduate
Diploma in international relations at the Nigerian Institute of International
Affairs and, to crown it all, a Master’s degree in International relations at
the University of Kent at Canterbury, U.K.
Oluremi started
climbing up the ladder of her career success as a cub reporter in
the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, where she soon became the principal
editor. This was followed by the work in NAN, where she served as editor and
pioneer head of the quality control desk. For more than 10 years she also acted
as Nigeria Bureau chief for the Inter Press Service Global News
Agency.
From
2003 to 2007 Oluremi served as the Senior Special Assistant to President
Olusegun Obasanjo for media and publicity. It is worth mentioning that she was
the first woman to have been appointed to such position.
Appointed
NAN Managing Director in 2007, she initiated the directing of the Agency
to the digital age.
Oluremi,
survived by husband, children and grandchildren, has been honoured by numerous
prestigious awards and ranks, including a knighthood bestowed on her by Pope
Benedict the 16th for her tireless work in supporting the education of girls.
May her soul rest in peace.
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