2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Niger ian ▁journalist , ▁writer , ▁and ▁publish er , ▁he ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁K ano ▁State ▁governor ▁Abd ulla hi ▁U mar ▁Gand uje ▁as ▁the ▁Commission er , ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information , ▁Youth , ▁Sports ▁& ▁Culture ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁National ▁President , ▁Niger ia ▁Union ▁of ▁Journal ists . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁West ▁Africa ▁Journal ist ▁Association , ▁and ▁Member ▁Ste ering ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Journal ists , ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁background ▁Muhammad ▁Gar ba ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁at ▁Y ak as ai ▁Qu arters ▁in ▁K ano ▁Municipal ▁of ▁K ano ▁state . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁History / Pol it ical ▁Science ▁and ▁Master ' s ▁D eg ree ▁on ▁Development ▁Studies ▁from ▁Bay ero ▁University ▁K ano . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁holder ▁of ▁National ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Journal ism / M ass ▁Communic ations ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Institute ▁for ▁Journal ism , ▁Muhammad ▁Gar ba ▁had ▁bag ged ▁numbers ▁of ▁professional ▁Di pl oma ▁and ▁certific ates ▁including , ▁Professional ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Political ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Journal ism , ▁Re xt on , ▁Virginia , ▁United ▁States , ▁Professional ▁Cert ificate ▁on ▁E lection ▁Cover age ▁and ▁Political ▁Analysis , ▁University ▁of ▁I bad an ▁and ▁Cert ificate ▁in ▁Administr ative ▁Process ▁and ▁Pro ced ures