In 1998 after graduating from the University of Sussex Nzerem worked as a writer for the charity Comic Relief,[4] and helped launch an anti racist education website called Britkid.
[5] In 2000 while studying for his postgrad in Broadcast Journalism at City University Nzerem secured work experience at the UK Channel 4 News[6] which is made by ITN.
[9] Nzerem moved back to Channel 4’s UK newsroom in 2007, returning to Washington to cover the historic election of Barack Obama a year later.
[15] In 2016 Nzerem returned to general news reporting and made many films, covering a wide range of topics from autism in females,[16] the Grenfell Tower fire,[17] to the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
[19] In 2021 Nzerem received a BAFTA nomination for a special episode of Channel 4 News he presented showcasing Black talent,[20] which included a film he made in Nigeria on calls to return the Benin Bronzes.
[21] Nzerem has featured as a reporter in the HBO TV drama series Station Eleven,[22] and appeared on a number of game shows including The Weakest Link[23] and Pointless Celebrities.
[36] In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd Nzerem was approached by snowboarder, trail runner and creative producer Phil Young[37] to help break down the barriers facing People of Colour in outdoor adventure.
[38] Together they launched OUTO with support from leading outdoor brands and institutions including Patagonia, The North Face, Adidas Terrex, Vivo Barefoot, Arc’Teryx, Wiggle, Salomon and Osprey.
[48] In 2008, Nzerem received the Royal Television Society foreign news award for a report on the American 2007 Iraq troop surge.