Femi D. Amele “Femi D” is an award winning Nigerian broadcaster and development journalist; a member of Nigerian Association of Science...
Femi D. Amele “Femi D” is an award winning Nigerian broadcaster and development journalist; a member of Nigerian Association of Science Journalist (NASJ). He is an associate member of Institute of Strategic Management Nigeria (ISMN)
He won a UK grant support to produce a short documentary on Climate Change and effects on the Lagos metropolis in 2010 and same video was nominated for Climate Change TV Award in 2010.
He is recognized as the personality of the year 2012 from Bayero University, Lagos State Students Association. As well as a finalist for Sports Presenter of the year in 2011 by Nigeria Radio Awards and nominated as Presenter for the year Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Kano in 2014.
He is grounded in investigative/analytical journalism and presently a broadcaster and a media gatekeeper. His work experience span across 10 years in print and electronic media including NEXT Newspaper, Nigeria Television Authority, UniZik FM, Development Communications Network, Cool FM, Wazobia FM and Nigeria Info FM .His writing has appeared in Next Newspaper, Triumph Newspaper, Gemini News Project, National Review Magazine and New Science Journalism. As a development journalist, he enjoys broadcasting and writing on issues bordering on education, science, politics, gender development and News having covered four of six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
Femi D is now with Nigeria Info FM Abuja, a news, talk and sports station as an On Air Personality; He hosts a current affairs talk show on issues of national Interest including politics and news breaking interviews titled Let’s Talk with FemiD, a 5 hours weekday talk show from 8pm – 1am on Nigeria Info, 95.1 Abuja and covers live football games during his weekend broadcast. His broadcast technique has been described as
‘unscripted, unvarnished, thought provoking and decisive’ and draws a compelling audience in, with every broadcast as the King of Talk Radio.
Femi D is also a film maker winning Best Director for his short film “Ring Of Bondage” at HD Film Academy Script to Screen 2014 Awards with the film in three (3) other nominations for the night. He is also the winner of the ECONOMIC POWER AWARD 2015 for Local Content and Entrepreneurship promotion from Common Wealth of Naija and Abuja Enterprise Agency.
FemiD is the winner of the 2016 Nigeria Broadcasters Merit Award for Outstanding Radio Program Presenter. He is the conveyor of the Statesman Idea with FemiDlive, an event ‘on action inspired thinking for youths’ to create enlighten and commitment towards goal achievement for a thinking populace.
He is the co-founder of Integrity Africa, an organisation focused on socio-cultural development of Integrity in Africa.
