ABOUT US

As the name implies, Thinkers Communications Limited (TCL) is a leading multi-media company. Incorporated in 2008, it is symbolically located in the Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with tentacles all over the country and beyond. Owned by thorough-bred professionals, our core areas of operations are: Media, Marketing Advertising, Public Relations, and Printing and Publishing. Staffed with a number of carefully selected talented professionals who have proved their mettle in diverse areas over the years, TCL is the medium of choice for government establishments, security outfits, individuals and corporate bodies desirous of being spoilt with second-to-none services.

OUR MISSION
To be not just a communications company but the very ultimate in our main areas of operations. To us, it’s not enough to serve clients; such service must be rendered diligently, faithfully and satisfactorily.

OUR VISION
Just as the eagles of the sky symbolise soundness, strength, skilfulness, swiftness, and success, TCL stands for sound thinking, stimulating vision and swift, skilful services. Our target is to be the flagship media outfit in Nigeria and far beyond, generation after generation.

OUR PEOPLE
Right from the onset, TCL has been conscious of the fact that irrespective of how soul-stirring a company’s polices and facilities may be, all would count for little or nothing unless it has the right persons in the right positions. Accordingly, we have made it a point of duty over the years to go for the ultimate in terms of human resources. Hence, each and all our section(s) is/are staffed by resourceful, enterprising young men and women whose exceptional performances have to be seen to be believed. These include marvellous Marketing Executives, Coveted Creative Writers, Awesome Advertising Executives, Peerless Public Relations Practitioners, and so on and so forth. In short, Thinkers Communications Limited towers above others in the area of outstanding staff members and auxiliary or freelance workers.

OUR EDGE
What, you may wonder, is this company’s edge over similar other companies across the land? The short-and-to-the-point answer is embedded in the following: (i) cutting-edge technology; (ii) satisfactory services delivered within the tightest of deadlines; and (iii) innovative, visionary Management with an abiding passion for excellence.

 

DIRECTORS

Abdullahi G. Mohammed, Founder
Abdullahi G. Mohammed, a cosmopolitan, broad-minded, vibrant and dynamic young man, is the founder of Thinkers Communications Limited, publishers of Thinkers Newspaper and Thinkers Magazine. A graduate of Mass Communications, Abdullahi G. Mohammed has put in over 20 years into mainstream media practice and has covered virtually all the strategic beats in the country including the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
An author and publisher as well as marketing, advertising and Public Relations practitioner of repute, Abdullahi G. Mohammed is a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigeria Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), among other professional bodies.
Abdullahi G. Mohammed’s extensive and vast reportorial experience has conferred on him impeccable mastery of people, places, personalities, government policies and Nigeria’s rich culture and history. He is fast gaining nationwide recognition as one of the country’s most renowned biographers having written highly successful accounts of the life and service records of several key national figures who have made significant contributions to the social, political and economic evolution of Nigeria.
The young media entrepreneur is of the view that journalists must, as part of their contributions to the emergence of a decent and productive society of everyone’s dreams, probe into the background of national icons – both government officials and private individuals – who have made indelible impacts on the lives of people for posterity.

 

Auwalu S. Muazu, Chairman/CEO
Auwalu S. Mu’azu is a trained and experienced journalist, communications specialist and experienced manager. His primary competence is print media journalism spanning over two decades. He began his eventful career in journalism with the Kano State-owned newspaper, The Triumph as a Features Writer and rose to serve in different capacities including Sub-editor, Abuja Bureau Chief where he reported from the National Assembly and the Presidential Villa, among other strategic beats, from 1998 to 2001.
At the commencement of Daily Trust newspaper, a sister publication of Weekly Trust newspaper, Auwalu G. Mu’azu joined the league of the pioneer staff of the upcoming newspaper where he served as a political correspondent covering political parties and later deployed to the National Assembly where he first served as a correspondent in the House of Representatives and later the Senate. Pleased by his sterling performance by the management of Daily Trust newspaper, he was appointed Bureau Chief in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states based in Sokoto. His stay in Daily Trust newspaper was short-lived where he served for only two years between 2002 and 2004 and was appointed Special Assistant to Kano State Governor on Societal Reorientation and served in different capacities for three years.
In the year 2007, he became a communication Consultant with PR Value Consulting Limited, a Strategic Communication firm in Kano.
After the short break from the newsroom, precisely in 2012, Auwalu S. Mu’azu returned to the field and joined Leadership newspapers as Assistant Political Editor. He also served as Group Political Editor, Editor of Leadership Sunday, Assistant Managing Editor and Editor (Special Interview) before he left in 2015 for media entrepreneurship where he participated in the conception and midwife of Daily Stream newspaper, a publication of Skillsgate Media and Communication, a company based in Abuja. By providence, in the year 2019, he joined the services of The Guardian newspaper as General Manager, Abuja and Northern Region, a position he held till 2021.
Born in Giginyu, Nassarawa local government area of Kano state on May 5, 1970, Auwal S. Mu’azu attended Bayero University Kano between 1991 and 1996, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Mass communication and later a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication from the same institution in 2008.
He has widely travelled and attended professional courses within and outside Nigeria. He is a member of professional bodies, including the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).

 

Ubale Musa, Executive Director
Ubale Musa is a seasoned journalist, scriptwriter, producer/Director and consultant. He has a knack for storytelling. He takes listeners/readers into an entirely new world and chooses the most relevant details and facts to reveal.
A graduate of Mass Communications from the famous Bayero University Kano (BUK), Ubale Musa has put in over 25 years in the mainstream media industry.

 

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Hajiya Falmata Zanna Abba, Managing Director
Hajiya Falmata Zanna Abba (Mrs) is a graduate of the prestigious University of Maiduguri. A very dependable, committed and versatile professional, Hajiya Falmata Zanna Abba has, over the years, acquired the necessary skills and expertise in various fields such as Communication, Human Resources Management, Project Management and Computer Appreciation.
As Managing Director, she supervises the entire operations of the company and its publications – Thinkers Newspaper and Thinkers Magazine.

 

Musa Eneji Yahaya, Editor-In-Chief
Yahaya E. Musa is a thorough-bred expert in software engineering and journalism with a bias for new media. He has over 17 years of experience in software engineering and media the industries.
Since assuming office as Editor-in-Chief of Thinkers Newspaper and Thinkers Magazine, he has brought his experience and expertise to bear in running the affairs of the newspaper and magazine. And this has led to the tremendous growth of the esteemed publications.

 

Solomon Ayodele, IT/Communications Manager
A graduate of Business Administration, Solomon Ayodele is a renowned graphic designer, illustrator, creative editor and IT/Communications expert with over two decades experience. He leads a team of highly-skilled experts in ICTs, Design, User Experience and Front-End Development to produce amazing technologies applicable to mobile and web-based platforms aimed at prompt and quality delivery.

 

Saratu Muhammad, Financial Advisor/Company Secretary
Saratu Muhammad (Mrs) holds a Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Accounting from Kaduna State University and BSc Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. She is a self-motivated, very dependable and result-oriented person who works pretty well under pressure with little or no supervision and possesses sound analytical and communication skills. Her greatest strengths are her passion to learn and her ability to adapt fast to new conditions.