Murray Bruce heads Federal radio board

Chairman of Silverbird Entertainment, Ben Murray Bruce has been named the chairman of the reconstituted board of directors of Nigeria’s Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.

The board has 10 other members.

The FRCN board was among the nine parastatals whose boards were approved by President Jonathan Monday, according to a statement by Government secretary, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.

Other boards announced are the Federal Mortgage Bank, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), National Examination Council (NECO), Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone, Port Harcourt. The rest are the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the Agricultural Research Development Council of Nigeria.

The statement named Chief Bisi Ogunjobi as Chairman of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) which has nine members. It also named the Minister of FCT, Sen. Bala Mohammed as Chairman of the eight-member FCDA board;

Dr Paddy Njoku was named as chairman of NECO, which has 18 members.

Similarly, the statement named Mrs Grace Clark as Chairman of the 11-member NEPC board; Mr Chris Asoluka as chairman of the 15-member Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone , Port Harcourt; and Alhaji Abubakr Mustapha as chairman of the nine-member SON.

It said that the nine-member Voice of Nigeria has Mr Andy Aghaji as Chairman, while the 16-member Agricultural Research Development Council of Nigeria has Chief Olabode Mustapha as Chairman.

The statement said the dates for inauguration of the boards would be announced in due course.