Premium Times Editor Selected for IAEA Nuclear Programme in Vienna
By Aboki Forex —
Oladeinde Olawoyin, the business and economy editor of Premium Times, has been selected for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) programme in Vienna, Austria.
Olawoyin was chosen alongside a group of leading energy editors and correspondents from around the world. The IAEA said the programme will focus on key areas of its work as global interest in nuclear power grows. It will also cover nuclear science and technology in sectors like food, power, environment, industry, agriculture, and finance.
The programme brings together top journalists from across the globe. It includes field visits, travel, press conferences, discussions with IAEA experts, and social events.
Profile of Oladeinde Olawoyin
Olawoyin is a multi-award-winning journalist with deep experience covering the oil and gas industry, business, capital markets, finance, agriculture, power, maritime, economic development, and public policy.
In October 2023, he was a fellow in the International Visitors’ Leadership Program (IVLP) for professional leaders in Trade, Finance, and Development. The US Government supported that programme.
In October 2022, he was named Business Reporter of the Year at the West African Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA) in Accra, Ghana. That same year, he was a finalist at both the DAME and PwC Awards held in Lagos.
In 2020, he was a finalist among journalists from across Africa at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in South Africa. He was among 12 journalists worldwide shortlisted for the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award in 2019.
In 2019, he won the Capital Market Reporter of the Year category at the PwC Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism. He was also among three winners of the African Media Development Foundation (AMDF) Awards held in Kaduna.
His other recognitions include the 2018 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting, a 2018 fellowship of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, a 2019 fellowship of the African Science Literacy Network, the 2020 Climate Tracker Journalism Fellowship, and the 2021 International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) Fellowship.
In December 2018, the Gates Foundation named him a ‘Global Goalkeeper’ alongside other young African journalists for his reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals.
In 2017, Olawoyin was nominated in the journalism category of The Future Awards Africa, the 2018 West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA) in Ghana, and the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards in Lagos.
He has attended courses on business, finance, economics, agriculture, energy, and capital market reporting in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, the UK, the US, and other countries.
Olawoyin holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from the University of Ilorin, graduating with a First Class and as the best student in the department. He also holds a master’s degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.
As business editor at Premium Times, he has led several editorial and investigative projects, supervised teams of reporters, and mentored many journalists. He has also led the Premium Times editorial team in producing the newspaper’s annual banking report, a special publication that gives insights into the Nigerian banking sector for analysts, investors, and market observers.
His work has appeared in national and international media outlets, including Finance Uncovered, a London-based media organisation focused on finance, and The New York Times.