Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina is a Nigerian journalist and government official, serving as the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari.Career
Femi Adeshina started his career in journalism as a writer for Radio Lagos, he then later joined Vanguard Newspapers.
Adesina wrote for Vanguard Newspapers and National Concord Newspapers before joining The Sun Newspaper, where he rose to editor-in-chief. He also served a two-year term as president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. Although re-elected for a second term as Guild president, Adesina stepped down after receiving his government appointment. He also stepped down as editor-in-chief of The Sun. Adesina was sworn-in as special adviser on media and publicity to Buhari on August 31, 2015 alongside Babachi Lawal, who was appointed Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria.He was named Editor of the Year for 2007 by the Nigeria Media Merit Awards.
