{"id":827,"date":"2025-08-22T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=827"},"modified":"2025-08-22T01:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T01:26:35","slug":"tinubu-names-rotimi-pedro-as-nta-dg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu names Rotimi Pedro as NTA DG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointed of Rotimi Pedro as the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presidency announced the appointment in a statement issued on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedro, a Lagos indigene, has over 20 years of experience in broadcasting, sports rights, and media consulting, including leadership stints at Bloomberg Television Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tinubu also appointed Karimah Bello, who hails from Katsina and represents the north-west, as the executive director of marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president appointed Stella Din from Plateau state as executive director of news, and Sophia Mohammed from Adamawa state as managing director of NTA Enterprises Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the presidency, the appointments take immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president added that the appointments reaffirm Tinubu\u2019s \u201ccommitment to strengthening national broadcasting as a platform for unity, cohesion, and soft diplomacy\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/tinubu-names-rotimi-pedro-as-nta-dg\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointed of Rotimi Pedro as the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority. The presidency announced the appointment in a statement issued on Wednesday. Pedro, a Lagos indigene, has over 20 years of experience in broadcasting, sports rights, and media consulting, including leadership stints at Bloomberg Television Africa. 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