PRESIDENT Buhari has appointed Balarabe Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja today by the Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Segun Adeyemi.
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He said Ilelah’s appointment is for a five-year tenure in the first instance.
Ilelah will replace Armstrong Idachaba, who was appointed in February 2020.
This comes amid the country’s indefinite ban on Twitter.
