President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dikko Radda as Director-General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN. Buhari Until his new appointment, he was Chief of Staff to the Katsina State Governor. Radda owns a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. He obtained two Master’s Degrees in Agricultural Extension and in International Affairs and Diplomacy; and also doctor of philosophy in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, all from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, between 1998 and 2015. A statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawan, said the appointment is for a period of five years. He is to assume duty with immediate effect.
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