Ijeoma Onyeator is a foremost news anchor and editor with professional media experience of nearly 20 years, spanning communication strategy development and execution, government relations, consulting and television production.

She is not only a seasoned media practitioner but also a scholar who shattered the glass ceiling to become the first female PhD graduate in Media and Communication from the Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

She is a recipient of the prestigious British Chevening Scholarship Award as well as the recognition award of The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Ijeoma has done extensive work within the development sector, such as running public engagement forums and implementing communications projects for the United Nations, the United Nations Development Fund, the African Union, the British Council, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and other international organizations. Ijeoma brings a lot of passion to her work based on her understanding and coverage of Africa's development issues and is a senior anchor at Channels Television.