Nigeria President Hires and Fires in Oil Sector

President Goodluck Jonathan has fired the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation's Andrew Yakubu and appointed Joseph Thlama Dawha as  Group Managing Director, while also replacing the board and appointed Anthony Muoneke as  Managing Director at the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company.

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