{"id":63635,"date":"2018-08-16T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T15:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63635"},"modified":"2018-08-16T16:49:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T15:49:53","slug":"dss-appoints-nnochirionye-afunanya-as-spokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dss-appoints-nnochirionye-afunanya-as-spokesperson\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS Appoints Nnochirionye Afunanya As Spokesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the appointment of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Nnochirionye Afunanya as its spokesperson.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Department of the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">agency in Abuja on Thursday, Afunanya has a Masters Degree in English from<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the University of Uyo and another Masters Degree in Peace and Strategic<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Studies from the University of Ilorin.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He is said to be pursuing a doctorate degree in Security and Strategic<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Studies at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHe has attended several courses within and outside Nigeria, namely:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Innovation and Strategy at Harvard University, Boston, USA; Security<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Management and Coordination, London and Investigative Journalism at City<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">University, London.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOther courses he has attended are on Leadership, Arbitration, Conflict<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Management\/Resolution, Negotiation and Public Communication, among others.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He is the Editor-in-Chief of the DSS\u2019 in-house Magazine, The Triple S.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He is also a member of Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Nigerian Red Cross, Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigerian Institute<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">for Industrial Security, Society for Peace Scholars and Practice, American<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Society for Industrial Security, and a fellow of the Institute of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Corporate Administration.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the appointment of Nnochirionye Afunanya as its spokesperson. 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