President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Tukur Mohammed Lawal Funtua, an engineer, as the new Managing Director of Nigeria Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), 
The appointment, which takes immediate effect, followed the retirement of the erstwhile Managing Director, Dr. Abimbola Alale.

A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Uwa Suleiman,  noted that Funtua,  holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Post-Graduate Diploma in Management GDM, Masters Degree in Business Adminstration (MBA), a professional Diploma in Education and a PhD in Environmental and Sustainable Development Management in view, at the University of Port Harcourt.

Born on November 24, 1966, Funtua is an indigene of Funtua Local Council of Katsina State, North-West Nigeria. 
He was before his appointment, Director, Health Community Affairs, Safety and Environment with BUA, and other appointments.
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Cement Plc, served in various capacities, including Health and Safety Manager, Country HSE Manager and Regional Manager for Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development at Lafarge Africa Plc and Group Head, Environment and Community Affairs at  Dangote Cement Plc among others.

Tukur, who has thirty years professional experience in manufacturing, process engineering, health, production, safety and environmental management, communications and various other fields, is a Chartered Environmentalist at the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, and the Professional Leadership Practitioners Institute.
He is a Registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), a member of numerous professional bodies and institutes. Engineer Tukur is an author and is married with children. 
s 92.

She passed away on Thursday, Adesina said in a tweet via his official Twitter page.
“My darling mother, Eunice O. Adesina passed away today at the age of 92.
“I am blessed you were my mother. You gave birth to me, nursed me, cared for and brought me up.

“I am forever grateful Mum. So long sweet mum. Greet dad and sleep well.
“I love you. Your loving baby, Akins”
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