NNPC appoints Olufemi Soneye as chief communications officer

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has appointed Olufemi Soneye as its chief corporate communications officer.

Soneye replaces Garba Muhammad, who was appointed in August 2021 during a management reshuffle.

NNPC said: “Mr. Soneye, a seasoned journalist with full-time and freelance experiences at some of the world’s most respected publications in Nigeria, Australia, and the United States of America, will lead our Corporate Communications team and drive our brand penetration, strategic communications initiatives, and stakeholder management.”

According to NNPC, Soneye is a member of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Guild of Corporate Online Media Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists and National Association of Black Journalists.

The appointment of Soneye, who is the former president of the Nigerian Media Practitioners, Washington, D.C, comes at a time NNPC is undergoing management reshuffle.

In September, NNPC appointed new leadership, with Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, taking over as the executive vice president, upstream; Olalekan Ogunleye, executive vice president, gas, power, and new energy; Adedapo Segun, executive vice president, downstream.