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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Tinubu reappoints Duna as DG, NBRRI

Mr Mashem said Duna is an erudite professor of civil engineering from the Billiri Local Government of Gombe State.

• November 12, 2024
Prof.Samson Duna
Prof.Samson Duna [Credit: LinkedIn]

 President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Prof.Samson Duna as the Director General of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute for another four years.

This was contained in a statement by Deputy Director of Information, NBRRI, Peter Mashem on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said his reappointment was conveyed in a letter by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator. George Akume.

Mr Mashem said Mr Duna had been serving as the Director-General of the Institute since his appointment in 2020.

He said, “Duna is an erudite professor of civil engineering from the Billiri Local Government of Gombe State. As a COREN registered engineer, Duna is also a member of the following professional bodies; Member, Nigerian Institute of Engineering Management (MNIEM) and Fellow, Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (FNICE). He is a Fellow, Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (FNAEGE) and Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE). He is also Council Member of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and a member of Industrial/Sectorial Board for the Regional Transport Research and Education Centre, Kumasi (TRECK), Ghana.’’

(NAN)

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