President Bola Ahmed 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 include:

National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. 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; News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) — Managing Director / CEO — Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali, and Nigerian Press Council (NPC) — Executive Secretary / CEO — Mr. Dili Ezughah.

The President tasked the new leadership to innovate and create new opportunities for Nigerians to leverage on through effective reform of these 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, Presidential Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement Thursday.