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

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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

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Education and career

Idachaba was born in

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. 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 to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

from the

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

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from

University of Abuja The University of Abuja or Yakubu Gowon University is a federal university located in Abuja, Nigeria. 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 ...

. In 2003, he took executive management courses in

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and

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, Harvard University in 2016. Between 1986 and 1996, Idachaba lectured English and Theatre Arts at Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa. Within this period, he wrote features for the Nigerian Voice Newspaper, and was an artiste and Presenter with Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)

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. He served as Director, Movie Theater Promotion from 1986 to 1990. Idachaba later transferred his services to universities teaching Mass Communication at

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and the

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, 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