List: GEJ appoints new Special Advisers & Chief Executives for NTA, FRCN, NAN & SURE-P

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 State House Release below...

In furtherance of efforts to continually strengthen his administration on all fronts, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the following appointments to fill existing vacancies:

1.    Gen. Martin Luther Agwai    –    Chairman of SURE-P

2.    Mrs. Tanwa Olusi                   -        Deputy Chairman of SURE-P

3.    Mrs. Fidelia Njeze                  -        Special Adviser (NEPAD)

4.    Senator Suleiman M. Ajadi   -        Special Adviser (NASS)

5.     Mr. Sola Omole                      -        DG, NTA

6.    Alhaji Ladan Salihu                -        DG, FRCN

7.     Mr. Ima Niboro                     -        MD, News Agency of Nigeria

Gen. Martin Agwai (rtd.) was until now the Deputy Chairman and Acting Chairman of SURE-P while Mrs. Njeze is the current Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland.

All the appointments are with immediate effect.

Kidnapped NTA Reporter Released !

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Olubunmi Oke, a female journalist working with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akure, has been released by her abductors.

Mrs. Oke , a nursing mother, was kidnapped on Thursday by four gunmen after closing from work at Oba Ile area of Akure, the Ondo State capital. She was said to have been whisked away shortly after she drove into her residence after closing from work.

Although, the abductors demanded ransom, it could not be ascertained at this time when any money was paid before the journalist was released

NTA Agrees Royalties Deal With COSON

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The Acting Director General of Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Mallam Musa B. Mayaki has said that NTA will pay exactly what it owes Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON and fully support its (COSON) activities. 

He made the statement in a meeting with the leadership of COSON on Tuesday, March 19 at the Boardroom of NTA. He said that the two organisations need to converge for the betterment of the Nigerian society.

Chief Okoroji who described the occasion as a goodwill visit also said that despite the lingering issue, the payment of music royalties to Nigerian musicians is important if the industry is to survive.