Alhaji Adedayo Thomas is the Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVSB) appointed by President Muhammed Buhari on March 31, 2017
A Journalist, Liberal Political and Economic Advocate, Theatre Artist/Critic and Philanthropist with strong believe in Free Market Economy, Peace and Prosperity He is the Executive Director/Publisher of African Liberty Organization for Development (ALOD) –A non-profit Think-Tank that strives to promote ideas and institutions of the free society in Africa.
He is also the Africa Regional Director of Language of Liberty Institute, USA. At the Initiative for Public Policy Analysis (IPPA), he is the Director of Research and Operations. He has also worked at the International Press Centre (IPC) Ogba Lagos as the Production Editor of her international Anti-corruption magazine. A regular guest speaker at over 50 universities spread across African continent on developmental and policy issues is a board member of several Non Profit Organization including but not limited to Istanbul Network For Liberty.UK, Foundation for Economic Initiative and Development. Nigeria. As former student activist/leader at the Kwara State Polytechnic, University of Jos and Nigerian Institute of Journalism, he has dedicated all his effort to serving humanity-preaching peace as a tool for development. In 2015/16 during the Transition Committee constituted by the Lagos State Government, Adedayo Thomas served as Head Committee of three departments (Poverty Eradication and Women Affairs, Health and Education) at Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Council. Before his appointment on March 2017 as the Executive Director of the National Films and Censors Board by President Muhammadu Buhari, he served as the Special Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
Adedayo has a B A (Theatre Arts) and Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations from University of Jos and Nigerian Institute of Journalism respectively, a Diplomate of Cato University, USA in Philosophy, History, Jurisprudence, and Economics of Liberty and an MBA in Think -Tank Management from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation in Washington D.C. He also bagged a Master's degree in Development Studies from the Nigerian Defense Academy. Kaduna. Nigeria