GENERAL MANAGER
MR. SUNDAY OWOLABI

Sir Sunday Olaitan Owolabi assumed the leadership of NTA Lagos Channel 10 as General Manager on May 21st, 2009 after a 32-year stint in broadcasting environment as an accountant.

Born on the 28th of June, 1953 to the family of Pa John Owolabi and Mama Subuola Owolabi, Sir S. O. Owolabi joined the services of the Nigerian Television Authority, Ibadan on the 15th of April, 1977 as an accounting officer.

After his primary education at Eti-Oni via Ilesa, secondary school education was completed in record time at Hope Grammar School, Ilesa in 1971. For lack of finances, he had to work at various organizations to assist his parents and siblings until 1977 when he joined the Nigerian Television Authority, Ibadan.

Sir Olaitan Owolabi attended Yaba College of Technology between 1978 and 1980 where he obtained an Ordinary National Diploma in Accountancy and later proceeded to The Polytechnic Ibadan between 1981 and 1983 and obtained a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (Upper Credit). He crowned it all with Master in Business Administration MBA (Financial Management) after

having attended Federal University of Technology, Owerri (1998 – 2000).

Sir Olaitan Owolabi is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (FCA), Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM),

Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Taxation (ACTI), Member Institute of Management Consultant of Nigeria

Sir Olaitan Owolabi became a Knight of St Augustine (KSA) in 1999 at Aba. Honour bestowed on him by Rt Rev (Prof) Iwuagu, the Bishop of Anglican Diocese, Aba.

Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree in Science (Financial Management) by Bradley University USA in March 2010

Sir Owolabi worked in several units of the Accounts department of Nigerian Television Authority and rose through the ranks to the post of Deputy Director of Finance before being appointed the General Manager of NTA Lagos Channel 10, Lagos.

Sir Olaitan Owolabi is married with children and likes listening to Music. He loves traveling, gardening and meeting people.

 FORMER GENERAL MANAGER NOW

ZONAL DIRECTOR IBADAN
MRS. ELIZABETH AINA-SCOTT

Life they say, is like a piano, what you get out of it, depends on how you play it.  Women of substance and achievements are rear gem in their own right.

For Mrs. Elizabeth Iyabosola Aina-Scott, (a veteran Public Relations and Communication expert, TV personae of impeccable repute and ingenuity), the administration of NTA Lagos Channel 10, in the last two years under her leadership, has become a source of emulation for those who cherish professionalism to the core.

Born on 1st January, 1954, to the family of Mrs. Elizabeth Aina-Scott, the present General Manager of NTA Lagos, began her service career with the Nigerian Television Authority on November 1st, 1980 as a Public Relations Officer.

MANAGER PROGRAMMES
MRS. HELEN ONMA ODELEYE

Mrs. Helen Onma Jumoke Odeleye is of Benue State origin, married to a yoruba man from Oyo State.  A true Nigerian who loves traveling and making friends, speaks fluently the three major Nigerian languages.

Graduated several years back from the Theatre Arts Department of the University of Jos.  Also an Alumni of the Train the Trainers Institute, Hilverson in the Neitherlands. Began this most exciting career of broadcasting in NTA Benin after completing the mandatory National Service in 1983. She had a brief sting as a Lecturer at the Television College in Jos. Joined the NTA Lagos Channel 10 Team in 1993.

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
MRS. FRANCA AKINNEYE

Born on 19th November 1961, in Lagos to the family of Fugar in Etsako Central in Edo state .  She attended our lady of Fatima Primary School Lagos and Marywood Girls Grammer School Ebute-Metta Lagos, in 1978 she proceeded to Adeola Odutola College Ijebu Ode for Higher School Certificate ( HSC) in 1980. After her A level. She worked for a year in Federal Ministry of Industries as Asst. Library Officer.

1982 she left for Auchi Polytechnic Auchi (now) Federal Polytechnic Auchi for OND and HND respectively in 1983 and 1986. For her NYSC she served in Sulamion & Co. Kaduna a Firm of Chartered Accountants.

MANAGER ENGINEERING
MRS. BEATRICE DOJA OLADELE

Mrs. Beatrice Adedoja Oladele (MNSE) started her career in Engineering at the Ondo State Television, Akure, on the 16th of September, 1983. This was immediately after the completion of her National Youth Service Corps programme in the same organization.

She later transferred her services to the Nigerian Television authority, NTA Ikeja, the then Channel 7, on the 2nd of October, 1986. This quiet, easy going and unassuming woman is the brain behind the clean signals and wide reach of NTA Lagos.

MR. ETIM, S.R

Born on the 1^st of June 1969,to the family of Mr. Sylvester and Philomena Etim, both retired Civil Servants, Mr. Etim Sunday Richard obtained his First School Leaving Certificate with distinction from the Holy Cross Primary School from 1975-1981.

He attended Hope High School Lagos for his Secondary School Education where he graduated in 1986 and proceeded to the University of Calabar in 1987, after a year’s working stint with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Onikan Lagos.

At the University of Calabar, he obtained a second class upper honour degree in sociology and observed the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps programme in Burutu. Delta State from 1991-1992.

Joined the service of Nigeria Television Authority on the 1^st of December, 2004 rising trough the ranks to finally arriving at his present position of Asst. Manager Admin. on 1^st of January,2008.,

An easy going, amiable and always willing to lend a helping hand, his hobbies include reading, traveling, making friends and soccer.

A practicing Christian, he is married to Florence Etim and the union is blessed with wonderful children.

MARKETING MANAGER
MR. JIMOH RAHEEM

He was born on 7th July, 1959 at Omungo Oke-Oro in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.  He attended Oke-Oro Community Primary School from 1969 – 1974.  Government Secondary School Omu-Aran 1974/75 – 1978/79.

He joined the Nigerian Television  Authority (NTA) Minna, Niger State on 9th September, 1980 as an Account Clerk.  He went for further studies at Polytechnic of Sokoto State Birnin Kebbi, Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Ikeja.

ASSISTANT MANAGER PROGRAMMES
HAJIA AMINAH MUHAMMAD

A versatile, prolific and hard working broadcaster of over Twenty Seven years, has worked in various capacities before becoming an Assistant Manager Programmes of NTA.   Hajia Aminah Muhammad is a woman whose multi tasking ability of combining production, directing, camera operation, scripting, presentation, editing and her managerial skills stands her out among her colleagues. A team player with excellent leadership qualities, she is a role model to the young and upcoming broadcasters and ever willing to encourage and motivate them.

Her effort in creating and producing whirlwind, an adventurous drama programme for the youth in the 80s signaled her creative qualities as a young producer. She has since surpassed that feat particularly with the multiple awards winning TODAY’S BABY she designed to address CHILD AND MATERNAL CARE (The only one on any Nigerian Television) in the country broadcast on NTA Network/International.  Her proactive qualities also come to play in securing sponsorship for programmes. She is a veteran in designing programmes to suite the client’s needs. As an ICT enthusiast, she is ever so willing in getting updated on the current trend in the global media. She has been able to secure sponsorship from the likes of VITAFOAM Nig Plc, DANGOTE Group of Companies, COSMOS COMPUTERS, WAMCO Nig. Plc. EVANS MEDICAL Plc, EARO CONTRACTORS Airline, NESTLE Nig. Plc, Oba Oniru of Iru Land to mention but a few.

She has produced over twenty short documentaries for A.M Express.  The pioneer producer of stations flagship programmes, Corridors, Businessday with NTA broadcast on the Network Services which featured Chief Executive Officers of companies.  This unique woman can produce and direct documentaries, magazine programmes, live talk shows and children programmes.  A sociable and amiable broadcaster interacts with everyone irrespective of status in the society.  As a prolific presenter of programmes, she does in-depth research on any topic to be anchored.  The dexterity with which she anchored Today’s Baby held lovers of the programme constantly asking for more.   This attracted the interest of UN bodies like UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Today’s Baby was a must view for families, particularly mothers which has been on NTA for almost eight years.

One, would hardly measure her extreme love for culture.  On the wakeup call of NTA Lagos focusing on mostly indigenous programmes, she designed and produced Asa Ibile Wa, a Yoruba magazine programme highlighting our cultural heritage in 2008. She produced a special Documentary on COMBIT AFRICA 2009 as part of her ICT assignments. Bagged two prizes from the 2009 CHILDREN ARTS AND SCIENCE EXPO held at Abuja as the leader of the contingent. The Production of a special documentary of Television at FIFTY in 2009, one of her recent creative works was well applauded. INSIDE MARKET, new from her stable, x-rays the potentials inherent in most markets in the Lagos metropolis, done in Pidgin English, is bound to hold viewers spellbound with its uniqueness. She applies different strategies to achieve results on any given assignment. This is coming to fore as the Chairperson of The Stations EVENTS COMMITTEE 2010.  

Hajia Aminah Muhammad, an alumnus of University of Ibadan believes in world class media content, she aims for excellence and does not easily give up in the face of challenges. Goes through everything it takes or ensures results are achieved in spite of all odds. She has unequal record of always meeting her target. She however cannot stand sluggish and lazy people and has a weakness of expecting too much from others which earned her the nick name of “EFICO” from her school days. This humble wife, unassuming mother of all and easy going achiever is truly a unique and creative woman of excellence.