South East Bureau Chief of The Sun newspapers, Nze Magnus Eze has been appointed as the Special Assistant on Communications and New Media to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (State), Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu.
A letter conveying his appointment, dated 8 January 2025, was signed by the Director of Administration at the ministry, Ambassador Bello Kazaure Husseini.
Eze, a seasoned journalist, brings his vast contacts and experience in media practice to the new assignment.
He is expected to play a prominent role in pushing the strategic communication components of the foreign policy of the President Bola Tinubu administration, which focuses on Democracy, Development, Demography and Diaspora (the 4-Ds).
Eze, who hails from Mgbom N’Achara in Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was born 25 June 1969.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts from the University of Uyo in 1992, and holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communication from the same institution.
He is a doctoral student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
He has had a flourishing career in media practice spanning about three decades.
A onetime Editor of Newsday newspaper, Abuja (2004-2006), Deputy Editor, Newsworld magazine, Regional Correspondent of South Africa-based AU Media, Eze is currently Assistant Editor/South East Bureau Chief, The Sun newspapers.
He is married to Anenechi with whom they have five children.
As part of his community development efforts, he founded The Mezie Okposi Organisation in 2014, warehousing Mezie Okposi Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Mezie Okposi Charities and Okposi Geriatric Project.
The organisation has impacted positively on the youth and the old people in areas of leadership, value orientation, culture preservation, capacity building, and community service.
