CITATION ON PROF. MUHAMMAD SANI RABIU
Dean, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keff
Prof. Muhammad Sani Rabiu is an erudite scholar, veteran journalist, author and administrator, currently serving as the Dean, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
An academic trailblazer, Prof. Rabiu was a pioneer student of Mass Communication at the University of Maiduguri, where he graduated in 1987 as one of the best graduating students. His brilliance earned him a nomination in 1989 for the prestigious African Graduate Fellowship Award at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, where he obtained his Master of Arts degree. He later earned his Doctorate from Benue State University, Makurdi.
Before his foray into academia, he garnered rich field experience as a reporter with the *New Nigerian Newspapers, Kaduna; Newsday, Abuja; and Trend Magazine, Maiduguri.*
He began his teaching career at the University of Maiduguri before joining Nasarawa State University, Keffi, where he rose through the ranks. He piloted the Department of Mass Communication as Acting Head of Department and in 2023, led the Department to secure its Campus Radio License from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) a historic milestone.
A prolific author, Prof. Rabiu has to his credit six landmark books, including Merchant of Discontent, Critical Issues in Advertising, The World of News, Career Prospects in Journalism and Mass Communication, Journalistic Skills for Professional Excellence and Essentials for Newspaper Reporting and Feature Writing_, alongside numerous scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals.
He is a mentor to thousands of Mass Communication graduates across Nigeria and a distinguished bridge between the town and gown.
Moses J. Yusuf, is a practicing journalist and senior Zonal Correspondent with the Nasarawa Broadcasting Service NBS Lafia, He is the editor in Chief of the Spotlight Magazine. He hold National Diploma in Mass communication, from Nasarawa state polytechnic now Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic Lafia, Bsc and M.sc Mass communication from the Nasarawa state University Keffi.