Doyin Abiola
Dr. Doyin Abiola, Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola (Nee Aboaba) was the Managing Director and Publisher of National Concord Newspaper She is the first Nigerian woman to be an editor of a Nigerian daily newspaper. Education and career. Dr. Doyin Abiola was educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where she earned a degree in English and Drama in 1969. After graduation, she started work with the Daily Sketch Newspaper in 1969. During this period, she started writing a column in the newspaper called Tiro which was addressing sundry issues of public concern, including gender matters. In 1970, she left  Daily Sketch Newspaper and traveled to the United States to pursue a master’s degree programme in Journalism. upon her return, she was employed as a Features Writer at Daily Times and rose to become the Group Features Editor. She later went to New York University and obtained a PhD in communications and political science in 1979. Awards and recognition. She was a recipient of Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) for her lifelong devotion to advancing the frontiers of knowledge and strengthening the media as a pillar of democracy. The Trustees of DAME unanimously approved her selection as a  recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 24th DAME Ceremony. She was the second woman to receive a DAME Lifetime Achievement Award after Mrs.(Omobola Onajide).