FG appoints Vanguard Columnist as NBC DG ON MAY 25 2026 By Emmanuel Eleubeke

The Federal Government Wednesday appointed the Vanguard Columnists, Mr. Ishaq Modibo Kawu as the Director-General Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) among six other information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, appointments were announced in Abuja. Mr. Kawu until his new appointment, Mr. Kawu was a Thursday columnists in the Vanguard Newspapers where he wrote on issues of national interest. Others appointed include: Mr. Mansur Liman – Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN); Yakubu Mohammed – Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA); Garba Abari, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA); Mr. Bayo Onanuga – Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN); Mr. Osita Okechukwu – Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON). According to a statement from the ministry, the new appointees replace the Chief Executives of the parastatals, who were disengaged three months ago and the appointments take immediate effect. It will recalled that the federal government on 15th February, 2016 sacked all the heads of the parastatals in the ministry of information following the outcry by some members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), who accused the government of keeping the appointees of its predecessor. 17 0

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