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Olayinka Oyegbile, PhD.
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Journalist, Editor and Writer, AF24 News
Lagos
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Biography
Dr. Olayinka Oyegbile is a journalist, writer, and media scholar. He is a campaigner for freedom of the press and equal opportunity. In 2023 he was awarded the West Africa Science Communication Awards by the magazine The Conversation (Africa) for writing the best and the most widely read article for the magazine that year. He has worked in both the electronic and print media. He is widely travelled and experienced in the field of journalism, communication and cultural studies. He has won many awards both at home and abroad, among which are Fellow of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Public Health Reporting. He is also a Fellow of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and other prestigious institutions in Germany, India, and so on. His play The Dirty Leap was published in 2021 to critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Drama Prize in 2022. His is the author of a book on migration Home Away from Home. Another book titled Nigeria Female Editors: Prejudice, Experience and Encounters is to be published in the first quarter of 2025. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies
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By Humphrey Ukeaja, Olayinka Oyegbile, PhD. Verified| AF24 News Verified By Humphrey UkeajaAcross Nigeria, from the bustling streets of Lagos to the quiet neighbourhoods of Enugu and the vibrant markets of Kano, ultra-processed food (UPF) companies are saturating the country with flashy adverts for sugary drinks, snacks and products targeted at children. These items are everywhere—in schools, churches, and on social media—and they are cheap. Yet behind the bright colours and sweet flavours lies a growing threat to children’s health.
By Ipigansi Okumo, Olayinka Oyegbile, PhD. Verified| AF24 News Verified By Ipigansi Okumo“Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind usFootprints on the sands of time” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,April 9, 2025 makes it a decade when one of the most influential global thinkers, Oronto Natei Douglas, transited to ancestorhood.
By Olayinka Oyegbile, PhD. Verified| AF24 News Verified As the world marks the World Health Day 2025 (WHD), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call for governments at all levels to prioritise adequate healthcare funding and the adoption of healthy food policies to curb the exposure of Nigerians to unhealthy diets, which are aggressively promoted by the sugary drinks and ultra-processed industry and are worsening the country’s non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden.
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