Bilikisu Labaran

Bilkisu Labaran is a Nigerian journalist, editor and head of Africa News & Current affairs at BBC.^[2][3] She played a vital role in the establiment of BBC pidgin^[4][5] and is the first Nigerian BBC editor. She currently works as an executive at BBC Africa Eye documentaries^[6]

Bilkisu Labaran
Born	Bilkisu Labaran[1] Kano[1]
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	Journalist/ Lecturer
Employer	BBC
Known for	Journalism

Before joining the BBC, she was a lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria and was the Nigeria Country Director for the BBC World Service Trust.^[6][7] and was ranked number five of 25 Most Powerful Women in Nigerian journalism in 2020, compiled by Women in Journalism Africa.^[8]