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Mercy Abang
Mercy Banku Abang
Born
Mercy Banku Abang
(1984-09-20) 20 September 1984 (age 39)
Nationality
Nigerian
Other names
Banku
Alma mater
Holy Child Primary and Secondary School
Gwarinpa Secondary School
Grimme-Institute
Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Center
Occupations
Journalist
educator
Mercy Banku Abang is a Nigerian journalist. She is known for her self-funded journalism focused on vulnerable populations. She is described as one of Nigeria's most syndicated freelance journalists[1] and Nigeria's most syndicated storyteller.[2] Mercy is the 2017 United Nations (Dag Hammarksjold) Journalism Fellow.[3] She has gone on several election observation missions in West Africa. She has interviewed notable Nigerians in her program "Conversations with Abang Mercy", which has had guests such as Reno Omokri, Dele Momodu and Chude Jideonwo.[4] In 2017, she was named Woman of the Year in Journalism.[5] In 2012, she was named as one of 10 Young Nigerian Women to Watch.[6]
She played an important role in reporting the Ghanaian elections, covering various polling stations all over the country and reporting about the role of Ghanaian bloggers during the recently concluded elections.[7] She has also reported extensively about the activities of Fulani herdsmen in Northern Nigeria, visiting communities in Niger state - bringing attention of the Nigerian people to the under -reported stories in Gbagyi communities.[8][9]
^"Mercy Abang – TechCamp". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^Spark, The (9 October 2017). "Meet Mercy - The Freelance Journalist". The Spark. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^"Nigerian Journalist, Abang, 3 Others Win Dag Hammarskjöld Award".
^"Conversations With Mercy Abang: 'I Am an Entrepreneur, Not an Activist' – Chude Jideonwo Bares It All".
^"Nominees for Her Network Woman of the Year Awards 2017 revealed".
^"Who Runs The World: 10 Young Nigerian Women to Watch (Part II) « Belinda Otas". Belindaotas.com. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
^"Abang Mercy: Ghana's elections and another test for Africa | YNaija". Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
^Mercy Abang (30 January 2017). "Mercy Abang: The Untold Stories of the Killing of Farmers in Niger State". BellaNaija.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^"Mercy Abang". Culture Intelligence from RED. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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