The Head of Department, Dr. Godfrey N. Danaan, is the fifth Head of the Department of Mass Communication. He is an experienced lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.
Before coming onboard into the Department, he was a senior correspondent with The Nigeria Standard newspaper and skilled in breaking news, journalism, media relations, and newspaper management.
He has to his credit a Master’s degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State and he has a Ph.D. from the University of Salford, United Kingdom.
He lectures Feature Writing, Advanced Research Methods, Conflict Reporting among others.
His predecessors as Head of Department are:
Dr. Taye C. Obateru (May 2019 – May 2021)
Prof. Victor Ayedun-Aluma (May 2017 – May 2019)
Prof. John Galadima
Prof. Sarah B. Lwahas (2012 – 2017)
Prof. Christy E. Best (2008 – 2012)