It is the turn of parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information as President Bola Tinubu approved the appointments of eight new Chief Executive Officers to superintendent over them.
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, in a statement listed the new appointees as National Orientation Agency (NOA), Director-General / CEO — Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu; Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos.
Also, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) has Mohammed Bulama as Director-General / CEO;
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Director-General / CEO, Charles Ebuebu while Voice of Nigeria (VON) — Director-General/ CEO is Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace.
Others are Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Director-General / CEO, Dr. Lekan Fadolapo; News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Managing Director / CEO, Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali and Nigerian Press Council (NPC),Executive Secretary / CEO, Mr. Dili Ezughah.
It added that “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.”