Tinubu Appoints Lanre Issa-Onilu as DG of NOA, Ali .M. Ali as NAN CEO

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Lanre Issa-Onilu as the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali as the Managing Director/CEO of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this in a statement on Thursday.

He listed the appointees for parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation as:

● 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

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

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

He added: “By these directives of the President, the above listed appointments take immediate effect.”