Armstrong Aduku Idachaba (born 16 July 1962) is a Nigerian professor of Mass Communication who served as the Director General of the

National Broadcasting Commission The National Broadcasting Commission is the broadcast regulator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The commission was set up on August 24, 1992, by Decree 38 of 1992 later amended as an act of the National Assembly by Act 55 of 1999 and now known ...

of Nigeria in acting capacity. He was the Director, Broadcast Policy and Research in the commission when he was appointed in February 2020 to replace Modibbo Kawu who was placed under investigation by the federal government of Nigeria.

Education and career

Idachaba was born in

Sokoto State Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto Fula: Leydi Sokoto 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country on the national border with the Niger, Republic o ...

. He received a bachelor's degree in

Theater Arts Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

from the

University of Jos The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. History What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. ...

in 1985 and in 1993, he earned a master's degree in Theater Arts from same university. In 2008, Idachaba received a PhD in

Media Studies Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media Studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly ...

from

University of Abuja The University of Abuja is a tertiary institution in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. It was established in January 1988 (under Decree No. 110 of 1992 as amended) as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run conventional and distance learning ...

. In 2003, he took executive management courses in

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

and

Kennedy School The Kennedy School, originally the John D. Kennedy Elementary School, is a former elementary school that has been converted to a hotel, movie theater and dining establishment in northeast Portland, Oregon. The facility is operated by the McMenam ...

, Harvard University in 2016. Between 1986 and 1996, Idachaba lectured English and Theatre Arts at

Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa Kogi State College of Education (CEOAnkpa) is a public higher teachers training institution of Kogi State. It is situated in Ankpa, a major town in the east of Kogi State. The College was affiliated with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria but was remov ...

. Within this period, he wrote features for the Nigerian Voice Newspaper, and was an artiste and Presenter with Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Makurdi. He served as Director, Movie Theater Promotion from 1986 to 1990. Idachaba later transferred his services to universities teaching Mass Communication at

Nasarawa State university Nasarawa State University is located in Keffi Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is ...

, Keffi, Bingham University and the

Nigerian Institute of Journalism The Nigerian Institute of Journalism is a Nigerian monotechnic located at 8-14, Ijaiye road, Ogba in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The institute is a diploma awarding monotechnic established in 1963 by the International ...

, Abuja. On 14 February 2020, he was appointed acting Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) replacing Modibbo Kawu who was suspended for an alleged financial impropriety.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Idachaba, Armstrong 1962 births Living people Academic staff of Nasarawa State University