By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The appointment of Mr Nnochirionye Afunanya as the new Public Relations Officer of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been announced by the agency.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the Public Relations Department of the DSS’ national headquarters in Abuja, it was disclosed that Mr Afunanya is replacing its former spokesman, Mr Tony Opuiyo.
The new spokesman is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NiCarb); Nigerian Red Cross (NRC); Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM); Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security (NIIS); Society for Peace Scholars and Practice (SPSP); American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS); and a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration (ICA).
Mr Afunanya obtained a BA. English (1997) from Abia State University, Uturu; MA. English (2009) from University of Uyo; and MA. Peace and Strategic Studies (2011) from University of Ilorin.
He is currently pursuing a PhD in Security and Strategic Studies at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
He has attended several courses within and outside Nigeria namely: Innovation and Strategy at Harvard University, Boston, USA; Security Management and Coordination, London and Investigative Journalism at City University, London. Other courses he has attended are on Leadership, Arbitration, Conflict Management/Resolution, Negotiation and Public Communication among others. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the DSS’ in-house Magazine, The Triple S.
Apart from traveling, the new DSS spokesman loves to meet people, read, walk and take and admire photographs.
