President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of six (6) new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation with the immediate past spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lanre Issa-Onilu becoming the new helmsman of the National Orientation Agency, NOA.
It was reported that the Director General of the NTA was retained while that of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, the famed Buharist, Osita Okechukwu was, however, sacked.
Dr. Lekan Fadalapo was also retained as Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON).
The appointments are as follows:
(1) National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu
(2) Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos
(3) Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Muhammed Bulama
(4) National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Charles Ebuebu
(5) Voice of Nigeria (VON) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace
(6) Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Lekan Fadolapo
(7) News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) — Managing Director / CEO — Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali
(8) Nigerian Press Council (NPC) — Executive Secretary / CEO — Mr. Dili Ezughah
