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BREAKING: President Buhari Makes Another Major Appointment

President Buhari has made another major appointment.
Onyxnews reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a well known personality in the field of broadcasting, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.
Onyxnews can recall that after the suspension of Moddibo Kawu as the DG of NBC, Professor Armstrong Idachaba was appointed the Acting DG of the Commission in February 2020.
Professor Idachaba was the Director Broadcast Policy and Research at the NBC before he was appointed DG on an Acting capacity.
A statement by the Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Segun Adeyemi, said Mr. Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the first instance.
The president has also ordered on Thursday for the upward review of Police salaries and benefits.
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The President made the known while delivering a speech on Thursday during a one-day visit to Lagos State, where he inaugurated various projects.
According to him, “We are recruiting 10,000 new police officers currently to reinforce the personnel capacity across the country.
“In addition, I also directed the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission to carry out an upward review of Police salaries and benefits.”
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Buhari also commended the leadership of the Force for their efforts, for the reforms being implemented in the area of police pensions.
“I have charged the Inspector General of Police to leave no stone unturned in the rebuilding of the morale of his officers and men.”
President Buhari added that no government since 1999 had been as committed as his administration in reforming and repositioning the Nigeria Police Force and national policing architecture.
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