, ▁Administr ative ▁Staff ▁College ▁of ▁Niger ia , ▁Top o , ▁Bad ag ary , ▁Lag os . ▁ ▁Career ▁Muhammad ▁Gar ba ▁begins ▁his ▁journey ▁into ▁journal ism ▁career ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁Tri umph ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁Limited , ▁K ano ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁feder ation ▁as ▁correspond ent . ▁He ▁later ▁grew ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Sub - Editor , ▁Chief ▁Sub - Editor , ▁Group ▁News ▁Editor , ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Editor . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Editor ial ▁Board ▁of ▁many ▁National ▁New sp apers . ▁Muham med ▁Gar ba ▁has ▁held ▁various ▁respons ib ilities ▁that ▁include ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Governor ▁of ▁K ano ▁State ▁Abd ulla hi ▁U mar ▁Gand uje ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁begins ▁his ▁union ▁activ ism ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁his ▁Chap el - The ▁Tri umph , ▁which ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁Union ▁of ▁Journal ists ▁( NU J ), ▁K ano ▁State . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁elected ▁two - term ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁Deput y ▁National ▁President , ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁cont ested ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁Union ▁of ▁Journal ists ▁N U J ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁two ▁terms .