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completion of her secondary school study, she proceeded in 1979 to the then
Polytechnic Calabar where she bagged a Higher National Diploma in Mass
Communication. In 1993, she successfully enrolled for her Post Graduate Diploma
in Communication Arts in University of Uyo. In 2005, she did her Masters’
Program in Communication Arts, Business and Organizational Communication.
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Comfort Umanah |
Comfort
Umanah began rendering service to her fatherland in 1983 during her one (1)
year mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC), where she served at Umunoha Girls
Secondary School, Mbaitoli in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State.
Between 1985 and 1987, she worked as a News Reporter for Cross River Television
Authority. In 1992, she was a Senior Reporter (News) in Akwa Ibom State
Broadcasting Corporation – Television Service.
Ms.
Umanah in 1995 served as the Principal Reporter (News) in Akwa Ibom State
Broadcasting Corporation – Television Service. She then grew to become the Controller
of News and Current Affairs between 1999 and 2001. Between 2001 and 2002, she
worked as the Manager News and Current Affairs and between 2003 and 2009, she
was the Deputy Director, News and Current Affairs in Akwa Ibom State
Broadcasting Corporation – Television Service. Between 2010 and 2012, she
worked as the Director of Production, News and Current Affairs and between
2013-2017, she was the Director of News and Current Affairs. Between April 2017
and January 2020, she served as the Director of Information in the Akwa Ibom
State Ministry of Information, while in 2020 she served as a member, Technical
Committee of Akwa Ibom State Gender Policy.
Comfort
has attended several courses, within and outside the country, and possesses a
number of certificates to her credit. Some of these are: Certificate in Trade
Union Education ILO/NLC (1989); Certificate in Trade Union Education CTUC/NLC
(1991); Certificate in Train the Trainer International (Canadian Labour College
CLC (1998); Special Class Compulsory Examination for Administrative and
Professional Officers (2002); Leadership Development for Women – United State
Department of State (2005); Public Administration – Administrative Staff
College – ASCON (2012); Public Administration – Galilee International
Management Institute – Israel (2014).
As
a result of her dogged commitment and dedication to work, Ms. Comfort Umanah
has held several positions of responsibility such as: Chairman, Nigeria Union
of Journalist AKBC TV Chapel (1987-1991); Treasurer, Nigeria Union of
Journalist NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council (1987-1991); National Ex-Officio
Member, Nigeria Association of Women journalists NAWOJ (1989-1999); Chairman,
Nigeria Labour Congress, Women’s Wing, Akwa Ibom State Council (1989-1999);
Nigeria’s Sole Delegate Representative, 10th World Conference on the Problem of
Working Women, Bulgaria (1989); Vice Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Akwa
Ibom State Council (1999-2003); Member, Nigeria Labour Congress Educators
Forum; State Coordinator, Labour Writers Association of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom
State Chapter (2000); Member, Nigeria Labour Congress Fact Finding Mission on
Trade Union Education to ILO training Centre, Turin, Germany (2001); Vice
Chairperson, South-South Nigeria Labour Congress, National Women Commission
(2003-2007); Chairperson, Nigeria Labour Congress, State Women Committee, Akwa
Ibom State (2003-2007). She is a 2005 alumna of Meridian International Centre,
Washington DC, USA.
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