President Bola Tinubu has named Sunday Dare as his Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation.
The appointment was announced on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, during a briefing with State House reporters following the Federal Executive Council meeting.
Until his recent appointment, Dare, a former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, previously held the position of Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Dare is a seasoned journalist with almost 35years experience.
Dare began his journalism career about three decades ago by working as a correspondent for The Nation magazine in New York and as a production editor for the European-backed Fourth Estate magazine during Nigeria’s military interregnum.
He was also part of the founding team of Nigerian weekly magazines The News and Tempo.
Between 2001 and 2009, Dare served as Chief of the Hausa Service, African Division at Voice of America (VOA) in Washington DC, where he managed various portfolios including the daily production of radio and online broadcast programs. He also led a team of international journalists based in Washington, DC, and correspondents in West Africa for Voice of America.
In 2009, Dare was appointed Senior Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and Communications. In this role, he managed media-related decisions, public information dissemination, and media policies under the Ministry’s jurisdiction.
Dare founded the Social Media Clinic (SMC), a Media/Information Technology program aimed at educating citizens about IT development and new media usage for building a responsive society.
He also served as the Chief of Staff / Special Adviser on media to former Lagos State Governor who is the current President of Nigeria, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
