Nigeria Conservation Foundation gets new Director-General, Onoja

The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has appointed Joseph Onoja as the new Director-General of the foundation.

The Chairman, National Executive Council of the NCF, Ede Dafinone, announced in a statement that the appointment would take effect from Sunday, August 21, 2022.

Dafinone said that the appointment took place, following the imminent departure of the former Director-General, Muhtari Aminu-Kano

“Onoja takes over the affairs of the foundation to continue the great work of fostering the vision of a Nigeria, where people prosper while living in harmony with nature.

“The new D-G has researched the extent and impact of human activities on birds and large mammals in Yankari Game Reserve Bauchi, Nigeria.

“From 2009 to 2015, he served as a Research Associate with the A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute and was involved in design and implementation of conservation-based research.

“Onoja also supervised the implementation and completion of the Global Environment Facility-Small Grant Programme (GEF/SGP), to promote rural participation in environmental protection through empowerment,’’ he said.

Onoja holds a PhD in Conservation Biology from the A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute of the University of Jos, Plateau.

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