Profile on Mallam Ibrahim Muhammed Lawal Danjuma
Born 3rd February 1959, Muhammed Lawal Danjuma Ibrahim began his educational pursuit at St. Boniface Catholic Primary School, Idah from where he proceeded to Government Secondary School Dekina in January 1973 graduating in June 1977.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications from Bayero University, Kano; having attended the University’s Department of Mass Communication between 1978 and 1981.
MLD as he is fondly called joined the Public Service at the Nigerian Television Authority, Yola as News Editor-II in June 1982 after his NYSC in the same organization rising to the position of News Editor-I in July 1984.
While in the service of the NTA, he was privileged to attend the Nigerian Television –TV College for a professional Course in Advanced News Reporting and Editing between September and October 1983.
He transferred his services to Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd as Public Relations Officer-I on GL09/2 in April 1985 and rose through the ranks to Head the Public Affairs & Information Division as Manager and subsequently posted to Head the Abuja Liaison Office in 2004 as Ag. Asst. General Manager/Head of Abuja Liaison Office.
From 1985 to date, Muhammed has served the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd in various capacities spanning Public Relations, Community Relations, Protocol, Trade Exhibition and Promotion, Events Management, Inter-Governmental Relations and General Administration.
Between 1992 and 1993, he was also privileged to have been appointed by the first democratically elected Civilian Administration in Kogi State first as Chief Personal Assistant but was later made the Principal Private Secretary to the Governor and subsequently the State Director of Protocol.
Muhammed had in the course of service, earned the Nigerian Television Authority Director-General 1983 Outstanding Performer Award for News Editing, the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd Managing Director/Chief Executives’ Commendations in 1986, 1996 and 2008 respectively.
An Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (NIPR) he had attended several professional Seminars/Courses organized by the NIPR in 1986, 1999, 2000 and 2003. He also attended a Microsoft Windows Computer Training organized by Aptech Worldwide and a Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) development course in Effective Maintenance/Facility Management in 2001 and 2002 respectively.
He was elevated to the full rank of Assistant General Manager in November 2006, Deputy General in January 2012 and General Manger and Head of the Public Affairs & Information Department of the Company on 12th October 2015, the first to attain this position in the history of the Company. He served in this capacity till he retired in 2017.
He has traveled to the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, Ghana, Benin Republic Niger, and Togo and he is happily married with Children.
