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President Muhammadu Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

Friday Olokor, Abuja

Published 11 June 2021

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointment of Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.

He said Ilelah’s appointment “is for a tenure of five years in the first instance.”

Ilelah replaces erstwhile DG, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, amid a Twitter ban issued by the Federal Government.




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