Category : Appointments

Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been re-elected as the President of the Africa Development Bank. Adesina was re-elected by the Board of Governors of the Bank...

Kaycee Madu, a Nigerian-born lawyer, has been named the minister of justice and solicitor-general of Alberta, Canada. But it is not just any other appointment....

Ireti Samuel-Ogbu has been announced as the first female country officer of Citigroup in Nigeria after 36 years of operating in Nigeria. Samuel-Ogbu is described...

Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani, a leading and prominent African energy expert and finance executive has joined the African Energy Chamber’swww.EnergyChamber.org Advisory Board for 2020 and 2021. Rolake will...

Nigeria’s candidate for the top job of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said fixing the Geneva-based body’s dispute settlement system would be one...

Nigeria’s candidate for the top job of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said fixing the Geneva-based body’s dispute settlement system would be one...

Gordon Brown has endorsed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organisation, arguing that she has a record of delivering results in “the toughest of...

All roads are now clear for the reelection of Dr Akinwumi Adesina as President of African Development Bank(AfDB) for a second five-year term. Adesina is...

The Royal Commonwealth Society Africa has appointed Nigerian Prophetic-Apostolic pastor. DR TUNDE BAKARE as the Inaugural Chairman of The Advisory Council of The Africa Office....

Professor Egbu will return to Leeds, a city in which he studied and taught, to begin his new role on 1 November 2020. He will...

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation...

Nollywood veteran, Genevieve Nnaji, British-Nigerian actress Cynthia Erivo and film maker Akin Omotoso have become members of the United States based Academy of Motion Picture...

Nigerian-British designer Mowalola Ogunlesi will be the design director of American rapper Kanye West’s new Yeezy and Gap collaborative venture. Ye initially announced the new...

Innocent Idibia, known by his stage name, 2Baba, has been appointed as a regional “Goodwill Ambassador” for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. A statement by...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is...

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday in New York elected Nigeria along with 17 other countries into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of...

Shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday re-elected a Nigerian, Prof. Benedict Oramah, as president of the Pan-African multilateral financial institution for a second...

The World Trade Organisation on Tuesday acknowledged Nigeria’s nomination of a former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of director-general....

Super Falcons captain and Barcelona Ladies’ striker, Asisat Oshoala has been named in the Spanish Primera Iberdola Team of the Season. The 25-year-old, who scored...

Africa’s Most Prestigious Youth Awards, The Future Awards Africa, has announced its jury. Now in its fifteenth (15th) year, the historically relevant award, known for...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, former coordinating minister for the economy, for the position of director-general of the World...

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF NIGERIA has named Nigerian music producer and singer, Cohbams Asuquo the National Ambassador on Children’s Rights and protection. The...

Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have appointed Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari as the coordinator of the sub-regions’ response to...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency regional training centre in Oshodi, Lagos has been elected as a member of the World Meteorological Organisation’s executive council Capacity Development...

The Chairperson of the African Union and President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has appointed ex-Nigerian finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr...

Nigerians like DJ, musician, Founder and Director, Red Velvet Music Group Florence Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, Mr Eazi of emPawa Africa, Swanky Jerry,...

Nigerian Ekechi Nwokah, the CEO of US-based fintech startup Migo has been selected as one of seven entrepreneurs to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports...