Section 3: Board of directors.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the management of the Agency and responsibility for carrying out the objects of the Agency shall be vested in a Board of directors (hereafter in this Act referred to as "the Board") consisting of-
(a) a chairman who shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister;
(b) one person to represent the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation;
(c) one person, to represent the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria;
(d) one person who shall be a member of the private sector media organisation to represent subscribers to the Agency;
(e) the Managing Director of the Agency;
(f)
the heads of the following departments of the Agency, that is-
(i) editorial;
(ii) technical; and
(iii) finance and administration.
[1992 No. 87.]
(2)
The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the qualifications and tenure of office of members of the Board, powers and procedure of the Board and the other matters mentioned in that Schedule.
[Schedule.]
Cite this section
Section 3, NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA ACT (1976).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/news-agency-of-nigeria-act/section/3/