Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Dayo Duyile, former director of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) and current head of the Mass Communication Department of Wesley University, has authored several journalism history books, including the famous 'Makers of Nigerian Press.'

In this interview with Kemi Busari, he discusses his motivation for documenting journalism history, the challenges involved, and his proposed approach to preserving the history of journalism in Nigeria.

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My interest in the documentation of Nigerian journalism came out of passion. When I began my career in 1960 in southern Nigeria Defender and later moved to Nigeria Tribune, I was told by my editors how Dr. Azikiwe piloted his ambitions in journalism and rose to a s...