A former group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Joseph Thalama Dawhais dead.
Dawha who was appointed to replace Andrew Yakubu as NNPC GMD by Goodluck Jonathan in 2014, died after a brief illness.
Mele Kyari, NNPC GMD who confirmed his death in a statement released on Monday, August 3, said “The NNPC family gravely mourns the death of the former GMD, who he noted, provided astute leadership and made immense contributions to the progress of the corporation”