known as Nigerians leading ict broadcast journalist, he is remains the only African journalist to have won the prestigious UNECA/AISI(UNECA/AISI united nations economic development for Africa information society media wards) twice for best research and local content. Bayero agabi a pioneer ICT on television with a programme called AIT INFOTECH NETWORK in Nigeria now Africa’s leading and most popular ICT programme on television. So far he has won over 23 awards both local and international for his efforts at promoting ICT development on the continent. Some of his awards include excellence award from Association of Telecoms Operator of Nigeria, Nigeria computer society as best ICT reporter for three years consequently both on Radio and Television, Excellence award from International Federation for Excellence, Excellence Award from economic students association UNIBEN and just in December 2009 bayero agabi won the industry highest award for ict reporting AS THE BEST ICT REPORTER OF THE YEAR organised by the NIGERIA COMPUTER SOCIETY the largest computer association in Africa. Often referd to as Nigeria leading ict broadcast journalist bayero agabi is the convener of cyber Nigeria forum, ict and the Nigerian environment and the regional coordinator Africa media trainers network under the UNECA.etc.
Bayero agabi has presented papers and chaired high profiled events such as US embassy organised cto youth forum on entrepreneurship 2010, ict in education seminar organised by Covenant University, beyond broadcast organized by NTA etc
He has also pioneered running ventures. Agabi is a co-founder/Director knowledge media international publishers of IT Edge in English and French which has also won UNECA/AISI award www.itedgenews.com
He is also the Co - founder/president, tribe media company www.tribemediagroup.com, owners of tribe times magazine and tribe tv, Image and public communications limited IPCL media group, owners of BTE business and technology edge radio and television www.btenews.com and founder /chairman Edge line computers. Bayero Agabi is a member of IDPM Institute of Data Processing Management Nigeria, Regional Coordinator Africa Media Trainers Network (AMINET) under UNECA, and the pioneer secretary general JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE ON ICT AWARENESS AND DEVELOPMENT. (JACITAD). Bayero agabi is the publisher of a pan African magazine seeking to put African affairs on front line in global arena TRIBE TIMES MAGAZINE An executive member of the school of media and communication of pan African university alumni. Bayero, Presently he is editor and presenter of ait InfoTech network broadcasting on Africans largest private television network. www.aitinfotechnetwork.com
Bayero Agabi is a graduate of mass communication from the university of Jos, Nigeria; and with a post graduate diploma in public administration LASU, Bayero has also undergone several trainings in broadcast journalism, television presentation, computer professional certification, and telecoms marketing with relevant organizations such as Lagos business school, Nigeria Television College and BBC/AIT training courses. Bayero also holds a masters degree in public administration. MPA. He is a proud member of IDPM institute of data processing of nigeria
Bayero Agabi journalism career has spanned through over a decade.
Starting as a film editor with channels television in 1993, bayero has risen in profile to become Africa’s leading ict broadcast journalist since joining Africa Independent Television AIT in 1997, where he has coordinated various political programmes that dared the military dictators at that time.
Agabi also has experience in computer graphics animation and camera operation.
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