Nigeria's president appoints new head of state oil firm
LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the new group managing director of state oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday, a statement from the presidency said.
The new head was the executive vice chairman and general counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa) and is taking over from Joseph Thlama Dawha. (Reporting By Felix Onuah in Abuja, writing by Julia Payne; editing by Susan Thomas)