Tinubu appoints new leadership for NAN, NOA, NTA, others

Thu, Oct 19, 2023
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Politics

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new chief executive officers for parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.

They are as follows: National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) — Director-General,  Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) — Director-General, Muhammed Bulama. 

The others are National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Director-General — Mr. Charles Ebuebu; Voice of Nigeria (VON), Director-General, Jibrin Baba Ndace; and  Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), director-General,  Dr. Lekan Fadolapo

Also, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), managing director is Ali Muhammed Ali while Nigerian Press Council (NPC) is executive secretary, Dili Ezughah.

The president tasks the newly entrusted leadership in these important sub-sectors to innovate and create new opportunities for Nigerians to leverage upon through the effective reform of these key institutions of government which function to unify our people, reshape mindsets, and showcase this great nation to the rest of the world.

By these directives of the president, the above listed appointments take immediate effect, according to a release by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president, Media & Publicity on  October 19.

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