Bayo Onanuga, TheNEWS/PMNEWS MD, Others Bag Information Parastatals Posts

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of TheNEWS/PMNews has been appointed the new Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The Federal Government announced the seasoned journalist's appointment alongside other five as the Chief Executives of six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture.

The appointments were announced in Abuja on Wednesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. 

The new Chief Executives are:

1. Mr. Ishaq Modibo Kawu – Director-General, Nigerian Broadcasting
Commission (NBC

2. Mr. Mansur Liman – Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of
Nigeria (FRCN)

3. Mr. Yakubu Mohammed – Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)

4. Dr. Garba Abari, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA)

5. Mr. Bayo Onanuga – Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

6. Mr. Osita Okechukwu – Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON)

The new appointees replace the Chief Executives of the parastatals who were disengaged on Feb. 15th 2016

The appointments take immediate effect.