- Safiu Kehinde
Veteran Nigerian Public Relations expert, Malam Kabir Dangogo, has passed away at the age of 76.
Dangogo reportedly died on Thursday night after long battle with protracted illness.
His remains will be buried in Kaduna later in the afternoon after the funeral prayers at Sultan Bello Mosque.
According to report, Dangog, born on February 21, 1949, earned different academic degrees from Ohio University, Athens, United States in 1981, and University of Leicester, United Kingdom (UK) in 1987.
He was the Managing Editor of New Nigerian Newspaper between 1988 and 1989.
He also served as Senior Lecturer at Kaduna Polytechnic (KADPOLY) in the late 80s before becoming the Press Adviser, for the United States Information Service in 1990.
Dangogo would retire at Union Bank on June 26, 2005, as the Assistant General Manager (AGM) Corporate Affairs after 32 years of working for various corporate organizations.
The late PR expert is a member of several professional bodies across the globe, serving as the Secretary General of the African Public Relations Associations (APRA).
In 1981, he was elected a Fellow of the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) New York.
He was the founding President of the Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB) between 1986 and 1988.