APPOINTMENT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu confirmed the appointment in a statement on Monday. Shehu said Adetifa will take over from Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been...

confirms Nwanisobi as director of corporate communications, names 7 other directors The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Osita Nwanisobi as the Director, Corporate Communications Department, with effect from August 25, 2021. Nwanisobi was in an acting capacity since October 2020, when his predecessor, Isaac...

Nigeria’s Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, current Director-General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence with effect from November 1, 2021 A statement issued Monday night by the WHO Director General, Dr Tedros said Ihekweazu...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Simon Harry as the new Statistician-General of the Federation to head the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Yunusa Abdullahi, spokesman to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, announced this in a statement on Thursday. Mr Harry is to succeed...

    Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has announced the appointment of Fidelity Bank Plc’s Chairman, Mr Mustafa Chike-Obi as president, following the completion of Mrs Osaretin Demuren’s tenure, effective Aug. 23. This is contained in a statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the association, Ms Adebukola Orenuga,...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo and Mahamad Ennaceur, former interim President of Tunisia have been nominated for the  African Leadership Award. Similarly, the first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa,   former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela,   former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings and Desmond...

The Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has appointed Mrs. Miriam Olusanya as its new Managing Director. In a notice sent to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited (NGX) on Wednesday, the tier one lender also announced the successful completion of its re-organization into a Holding Company Structure. The new operating company with...

  Zenith Bank Plc has been named ”Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria” at the World Finance Banking Awards 2021, as published in the July edition of the World Finance Magazine. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu announced the award in a statement made available...

Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has named Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi as his Chief of Staff. A letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, confirmed Ogunwuyi's appointment. The appointment takes immediate effect. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa,...

  The Pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group, is the African Banker’s  2021 African SME Bank of the Year. Ecobank beat a host of other banks in the African Banker Awards 2021 to take home the SME Award in a 2020 tumultuous year characterised by the Covid-19 pandemic which continues...