Dr. Gloria Onyinyechi Chigbu

Dr. Gloria Onyinyechi Chigbu is a media and communication scholar in the Department of Mass Communication, Anchor University, Lagos, where she serves as Departmental Coordinator. She is an educator, researcher and communication practitioner with more than a decade of experience in university teaching, academic administration and media practice.

She holds a B.A. in Mass Communication from Bayero University, Kano, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, an M.Sc. in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos, and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Lead City University, Ibadan.

Since 2012, Dr. Chigbu has taught at universities in Nigeria, the Benin Republic and Cambodia, covering journalism, broadcasting, public relations, media law and ethics, communication theory and research methods. Her leadership roles include Coordinator of Mass Communication at Anchor University, member of the Faculty Quality Assurance Committee, and Head of the Department of Mass Communication at ESGT Université, Benin Republic (2019-2024).

Before her academic career, she worked at Biscon World TV, Vanguard Newspapers and NECCI PR Consultants, and has facilitated professional training for organisations such as Chevron Nigeria.

Her research covers artificial intelligence and communication, disaster and science communication, misinformation, and environmental issues in Nigeria. She is the author of Concise Media Law and Ethics (2016) and has published widely in national and international journals. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, the African Council for Communication Education (Nigeria Chapter) and the Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria.