The Federal Government on Tuesday announced
the appointment of Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi as
the new Director-General of the National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC).
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja and
signed by Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to
the Government of the Federation.
The statement said Olawumi’s appointment took
effect from Dec. 23.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Olawumi, who hails from Iyin Ekiti, in Ekiti State,
attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna,
and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army on
Sept. 23, 1989.
He has a Bachelor of Science’s degree in
Mathematics from the Nigerian Defence Academy,
a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Florin.
Olawumi, who also has a Master’s degree in
Defence Studies from the Kings College, London, is
happily married and has children.
The statement also said that Mr Ibrahim Waziri,
whose appointment took effect from Dec. 24, served
as Chairman, Transmission Company of Nigeria
(TCN).
It said that Waziri, who
holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in
Accounting from the
Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, and an MBA from
the University of Lagos,
served as a non-
executive Director of
First Bank of Nigeria.
The statement said
Waziri also served as a
member of the Federal
Government Technical
Committee on
Expenditure Review that
advised the government
on enhancing value of
overhead expenditure
and reducing waste in
government spending.
It said that Waziri
attended various local
and International
trainings and
conferences, including
the famous University
Executive Management
Programme, the Harvest
University Advanced
Management Programme
and the Oxford
University Advance
Management Programme.
“He was Group Executive Director, Corporate
Service at the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) between 2003 and 2009 and is
an alumnus of the Lagos Business School,’’ the
statement said. (NAN)
the appointment of Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi as
the new Director-General of the National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC).
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja and
signed by Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to
the Government of the Federation.
The statement said Olawumi’s appointment took
effect from Dec. 23.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Olawumi, who hails from Iyin Ekiti, in Ekiti State,
attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna,
and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army on
Sept. 23, 1989.
He has a Bachelor of Science’s degree in
Mathematics from the Nigerian Defence Academy,
a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Florin.
Olawumi, who also has a Master’s degree in
Defence Studies from the Kings College, London, is
happily married and has children.
The statement also said that Mr Ibrahim Waziri,
whose appointment took effect from Dec. 24, served
as Chairman, Transmission Company of Nigeria
(TCN).
It said that Waziri, who
holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in
Accounting from the
Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, and an MBA from
the University of Lagos,
served as a non-
executive Director of
First Bank of Nigeria.
The statement said
Waziri also served as a
member of the Federal
Government Technical
Committee on
Expenditure Review that
advised the government
on enhancing value of
overhead expenditure
and reducing waste in
government spending.
It said that Waziri
attended various local
and International
trainings and
conferences, including
the famous University
Executive Management
Programme, the Harvest
University Advanced
Management Programme
and the Oxford
University Advance
Management Programme.
“He was Group Executive Director, Corporate
Service at the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) between 2003 and 2009 and is
an alumnus of the Lagos Business School,’’ the
statement said. (NAN)
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