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.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the appointments are “News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) – managing director/ CEO – Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali;
“National Orientation Agency (NOA) – Director-General / CEO – Lanre Issa-Onilu;
“Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) – Director-General/CEO – Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos;
“Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) – Director-General/CEO – Dr. Muhammed Bulama;
“National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) – Director-General / CEO – Mr. Charles Ebuebu;
“Voice of Nigeria (VON) – Director-General/CEO – Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace;
“Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) – Director-General / CEO – Dr. Lekan Fadolapo;
“Nigerian Press Council (NPC) – executive secretary/CEO – Mr. Dili Ezughah.”
Ngelale said the president tasked the new chief executive officers to innovate and create new opportunities for Nigerians to leverage upon 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 said .
Tinubu has also approved the appointment of Muhammed Abu Ibrahim to serve as the executive secretary and chief executive officer of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF).
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the president expects the new leadership at the Fund to successfully remove all barriers to access to funding in the sector and contribute to the Renewed Hope Agenda’s mandate in the attainment of complete self-sufficiency in local food production and eventual surplus export.
