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Mercy Abang (Mercy Banku Abang) was born on 20 September, 1984 in Niger, is a journalist. Discover Mercy Abang's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?

Popular As Mercy Banku Abang
Occupation Journalist · educator
Age 40 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 20 September, 1984
Birthday 20 September
Birthplace N/A
Nationality Niger

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2017

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 and Nigeria's most syndicated storyteller. Mercy is the 2017 United Nations (Dag Hammarksjold) Journalism Fellow. 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. In 2017, she was named Woman of the Year in Journalism. In 2012, she was named as one of 10 Young Nigerian Women to Watch.

In 2017, the firebrand Journalists, Mercy, interviewed Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state. The emphasis was on traditional birth attendants (TBAs)/Agbebi and optimizing their services with the Abiye programme spread across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs). It was also on the establishment of two dedicated Mother and Child Hospitals to reduce Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) by 84.9 per cent. That is from 745 per 1000,000 live births in 2009 to 112 per 100,000 live births in 2016.

2015

Also, in the run up to the 2015 elections in September 2014, Mercy anchored a Lagos meeting with young people where she interviewed Nigeria's Former Vice President and a presidential aspirant in the election, Atiku Abubakar. She contributes to other media like YNaija and EcoJournalism.

Mercy interviewed Professor Attahiru Jega, Nigeria's Former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman. She had a two-hour live interview with the academia - that aired on Channels Television - prior to the strongly contested 2015 general elections. The interview was about the conduct of the polls, preparations of the commission, and overall conduct of the process.

2014

In 2014, she was invited to the African Union's Third Annual High Level Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Africa; Trends, Challenges and Prospects that held at Nairobi's Safari Park - a meet with participants from over 40 African countries. In March 2015, Mercy alongside international journalist, Kadaria Ahmed of the BBC, hosted Nigerians to a 2-hour live television town hall meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega in Abuja.

2013

She also assisted in the LightupNigeria advocacy project founded by Amara Nwankpa and pushed for the release of funds pledged by President Goodluck Jonathan towards rehabilitation of victims of the 2013 lead-poisoning in gold mines in Zamfara.

1984

Mercy was born on 20 September 1984. She studied Elections Observation at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre Accra