Buhari sacks Idachaba, appoints Balarabe Ilelah as NBC director-general

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Armstrong Idachaba and appointed Balarabe Ilelah to replace him as director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

Mr Idachaba, a Christian from the North-Central Kogi, was appointed in February 2020 to head the NBC.

A statement from the office of information minister Lai Mohammed described Mr Ilelah as a veteran broadcaster and that his appointment would be for five years.

The statement was signed by Mr Mohammed’s media aide, Segun Adeyemi.

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