President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, the appointees are Jibrin Baba Ndace as Director-General/CEO of Voice of Nigeria (VON). Until his appointment, Ndace was an editor with an Abuja-based newspaper, Blueprint.
Also, Lanre Issa-Onilu is appointed as Director-General/CEO of National Orientation Agency (NOA); Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Director-General/CEO — Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos; Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Director-General/CEO — Dr. Muhammed Bulama.
Others include National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Director-General / CEO — Mr. Charles Ebuebu; 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.
Ngelale added that the President tasked 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,” he stated.
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