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:

National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO — Lanre Issa-Onilu

Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) — Director-General / CEO — Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos

Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Muhammed Bulama

National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) — Director-General / CEO — Charles Ebuebu

Voice of Nigeria (VON) — Director-General / CEO — Jibrin Baba Ndace

Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Lekan Fadolapo

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) — Managing Director / CEO — Ali Muhammed Ali

Nigerian Press Council (NPC) — Executive Secretary / CEO — Dili Ezughah

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 the key institutions of government which function to unify our people, reshape mindsets, and showcase this great nation to the rest of the world.

By the directives of the President, the above listed appointments take immediate effect.

Also President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammed Abu Ibrahim to serve as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF).

The President expects the new leadership at the Fund to successfully remove all barriers to efficient access to provisional funding in the sector for proven stakeholders nationwide who will credibly contribute to the Renewed Hope Agenda’s mandate in the attainment of complete self-sufficiency in local food production and eventual surplus export.

By this directive of the President, the above-mentioned appointment takes immediate effect.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale

Special Adviser to the President

Also, President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).

The President’s withdrawal of the above-mentioned nomination is directed with immediate effect.

All other appointments to the Board and Executive Management team of FERMA are not affected by this directive.

This is contained in a statement made available by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.