About Semiu Musa Bello

A young, energetic, visionary academic and astute researcher in media and communication field who hails from Sagamu in Ogun State, South Western Nigeria, Semiu is a dogged character that grew up from a muddy background and has, over the years, with consistency, sharp focus and ever-green determination traversed the world to become an icon in the field of media and communication.

Semiu is a self-motivated and enthusiastic media and communication teacher, trainer, researcher and scholar whose research interest covers print journalism studies, health and development communication, media literacy, mass media and society, communication theories, media research, new/digital media and public relations. This young man, Semiu, has graciously enjoyed a successive and non-stop academic sojourn of reading, writing and researching in mass communication, leading to the award of five higher academic degrees between 1997 and 2015 in Nigeria and abroad, namely: PhD, M,Sc, MMRM, B.A (Hons) and HND.

With determination and strong vitality, Semiu significantly proved his research ability and academic ingenuity during his PhD scholarship at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand where he made the record of the first candidate to complete a PhD thesis in two years in the Department of Media and Communication and the entire College of Arts. Semiu was privileged to have been tutelaged in his PhD scholarship by Professor Linda Jean Kenix, who herself, is a direct PhD supervisee and mentee of Professor Maxwell McCombs, the co-creator of Agenda Setting Theory. More importantly, in over 17 years of his academic career, Semiu has successfully published over seventy (70) academic papers in reputable national and international journals. This young scholar, Semiu, is widely cited nationally and internationally. Given the recognition he has enjoyed in the field, Semiu currently serves as a member of the Editorial Board of two reputable international journals in Malaysia and India respectively and a reviewer for many journals in Nigeria and abroad; including a Sage journal: Global Health Promotion.

Dr. Semiu is a strong and passionate community advocate and youth mobiliser. His passion for community development services has propelled him to be the founder and national Coordinator of The Regenerate Initiative (Tri) for Community health and Youth Development, an NGO focusing on community health and youth development. Semiu is also the President of Greatways Empowerment Club- an economic and poverty alleviation club based in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Semiu Bello is a teacher, character builder, mind moulder, an excellent media and communication researcher and a human manager of distinction. Dr. Semiu is a skilled professional speaker, prolific writer and excellent communicator. A passionate community mobiliser and advocate, Semiu Bello is a networker, strong collaborator and team builder. He is a corporate strategist, and seasoned organizational manager.