The Federal Government on Wednesday named the chief executives of six agencies under the Ministry of Information and Culture.
The appointments were announced in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed.
The new appointees are Ishaq Modibo Kawu – Director-General, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Mansur Liman – Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN); Yakubu Mohammed – Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
Others are Garba Abari – Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Bayo Onanuga – Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Osita Okechukwu – Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON).
The new appointees replaced the chief executives of the parastatals who were removed on February 15, 2016.
Ishaq Modibo Kawu – Director-General, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
Before his appointment, Mr. Kawu was the Chief Executive Officer of Abuja-based media firm, Word, Sound and Vision Multimedia Limited.
He holds a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication and Masters Degree in Political Science. Mr. Kawu has deep and varied experience having reported for Radio Nigeria, Radio France International, Radio Netherlands and BBC World Service.
He was one of the pioneer staff of Radio Kwara, pioneer general manager of Kwara State Television Authority and editor of Daily Trust Newspaper. He was later appointed chairman of the Daily Trust Editorial Board. It was from there he started his own company, Word, Sound and Vision Multimedia Limited. He is from Kwara State, North-central Nigeria.
Mansur Liman – Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)
Mr. Liman was the head of the British Broadcasting Service, BBC, Hausa Service.
Garba Abari, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA)
Garba Abari was born on the December 15, 1955 in Potiskum, Yobe State, North-east Nigeria. He had his early education at the Central Primary School, Potiskum and Fika Government Secondary School also in Potiskum.
