Radio Nigeria Gets First Female Director Of News

The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), operators of the Radio Nigeria, has appointed
Hussaina Akila Bangshika as its Director News.
The Tide reports that Bangshika is the first woman to hold the position since the corporation was founded in 1956.
Bangshika’s appointment was approved by the FRCN Board of Directors on Tuesday following a successful examination among the department’s most senior deputy directors.
She took over from Sani Suleman, who retired in February after 35 years of service.
The Acting Director of News, Musa Abdullahi, during a brief hand-over ceremony on Tuesday, promised to support the new Director in running the directorate.
Bangshika is widely regarded as a thoroughbred journalist, having worked in the media industry for decades and rising through the ranks.
Many of her colleagues expressed optimism that her tenure would bring change and innovation in job ethics and discipline.
The immediate past Director of News, Sani Suleiman,
said in a statement that Bangshika’s promotion was appropriate.
He expressed hope that, as the first female to hold the position, she will use her experience to make a difference, in keeping with the FRCN’s motto of “uplifting the people and uniting the nation,” while also fostering peace in the country.
Deputy Director News, Mrs Folasade Orimolade, described Bangshika as a professional who is enthusiastic about her work.
“She’s reliable, thorough, and an excellent writer. I have no doubt that she will use her vast experience to properly steer the affairs of the Directorate”, she said.
Mrs Bose Ijelekhai of Human Rights Desk, FRCN, said, “This is the best thing that has happened to FRCN because it is obvious that the world today is in desperate need of gender-balanced leadership, as well as gender-balanced media coverage”.
She described Bangshika as a leader par excellence who pays attention to every detail and, as such, will bring a unique set of skills, imaginative perspectives, structural as well as cultural differences that will drive the effective change that the news department has been seeking.