NOA Past Chief Executives

OON, B.A, M.P.A, Ph.D, Lawyer, sociologist and adminstrator. He was born January 31, 1949 in Benin City.

Dr. Tonnie Iredia attended St. James Foreigner Primary School; Loyola College Ibadan; University of Ibadan, University of Benin, University of Nsuka, University of Abuja.

He worked with the Midwest Television in Benin City (now Nigerian Television Authority) where he rose to become the manager of news ad current affairs. He became the DG of NOA in April 2002 and later the DG of NTA in 2003

Prof. Tunde Adeniran is a Nigerian scholar, politician, diplomat, and former minister of education. A former staff of United Nations, Tunde - before moving into politics in 1998 - retired as a political science lecturer at the University of Ibadan after many years of lecturing in Nigeria and America. He is an author of a number of books and journal articles.

Professor Jerry Gana (a Commander of the Order of the Niger), graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1970 with a B.A. (Hons) degree, (Upper Division) in Geography, and proceeded to the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, for an M.sc Course in Rural Resources Planning, leading to a Ph.D in 1974. He further obtained a Certificate in Education from the University of London, and taught at Ahmadu Bello University from 1974 to 1986, rising to the post of Professor in 1985. Prof. Jerry Gana has served the nation in various capacities with distinction. These include: Senator of the Federal Republic; Consulting Director of the Directorate of Food, Roads and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI); Chairman of MAMSER; Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Information and Culture; Cooperation and Integration in Africa; and Information and National Orientation.