28 Facts About Sam Nda-Isaiah

Samuel Ndanusa Isaiah, commonly known as Sam Nda-Isaiah, was a Nigerian political columnist, pharmacist, entrepreneur and journalist.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was the founder and chairman of the Leadership Newspaper.

Sam Nda-Isaiah attended UNA Elementary School before switching to Christ Church School, Kaduna in 1968.

Sam Nda-Isaiah later went on to study at Federal Government College, Kaduna, from 1974 to 1979.

Sam Nda-Isaiah enrolled in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

Sam Nda-Isaiah completed a mandatory year of the National Youth Services Corps at the Ekiti General Hospital and the Ekiti State Hospital in 1984.

Sam Nda-Isaiah worked at Pfizer Products Limited from 1985 to 1989.

Sam Nda-Isaiah began his columnist work with The Daily Trust editorial board as a board member and worked as a committee member in the Kano State Government to revive The Triumph, a Kano owned newspaper.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was a member of the Asian think-tank, the Global Institute for Tomorrow in Hong Kong.

Sam Nda-Isaiah did not restrict himself to media business; he had his fingers in a lot of pies.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was chairman or board member of several companies to drive his expansive vision.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was the founder and chairman of Leadership Newspapers Group.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was the Chairman of Lease Praxis Ltd, Oakhouse Forte Ltd, Allan Woods Ltd.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was a director of MAP Plc, Maitama Club, Empire Securities Ltd, and Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was the initiator of National Affordable Medicines Initiative, an initiative to supply cheap, quality and affordable drugs to all Nigerians, a move that obtained the President's seal of approval and the setting up of a presidential working committee to actualise.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was the only one of the 11 title recipients that received the Sultan's gift on that day.

Sam Nda-Isaiah received the Nupe Kingdom Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was conferred with the Grand Commander of Great Ife, the highest honour conferred by the Ife Alumni on its members in 2013; there are fewer than 20 such recipients in the world today.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was a fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and a member of the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria.

Sam Nda-Isaiah is a member of the Asian think-tank, the Global Institute for Tomorrow based in Hong Kong, an association that took him to numerous brainstorming sessions in Singapore, China, India and Hong Kong in search of solutions to today's global problems and the promise for tomorrow.

Sam Nda-Isaiah is an alumnus of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore and of the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University, New York.

Sam Nda-Isaiah is the Chairman of Abuja Beijing Consensus.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was a member of the Institute of Directors, a member of the Vienna-based International Press Institute, a member of the World Association of Newspapers and an executive member of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was a member of the Board of Trustees of Nupe Foundation as well as a member of Board of Trustees of Baze University, Abuja, and the founder of SamLeadership Foundation.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was a member of the Northern Elders' Forum and the Vice Chairman of its think tank.

Sam Nda-Isaiah was one of the brains behind the formation of North Central People's Forum, a political pressure group in the Middle Belt.

Sam Nda-Isaiah had a weekly column in Daily Trust titled "Last Word and Earshot".

Sam Nda-Isaiah was conferred with the chieftaincy title "Aare Baaroyin of Akure Kingdom" by Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun.