Tinubu Mourns Over Passage Of Broadcast Icon, Prof. Tom Adaba

ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has condoled the family of Pro­fessor Tom Adaba who just passed on at 83.

Tinubu in a condolence message signed by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga also con­doled with the government, and the people of Kogi State, noting that the broadcast icon was the first Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

According to the presiden­cy, Adaba contributed im­mensely to journalism prac­tice in Nigeria, particularly in the broadcast industry.

He said from teaching and mentoring to administration and consultancy, Professor Adaba was a towering figure and an inspiration to many within Nigeria’s broadcasting circles and beyond.

President Tinubu rec­ognised Adaba’s remark­able achievements as the first principal of the NTA Television College in Jos, an institution renowned for training professionals in the television industry in Nige­ria and neighbouring Afri­can countries.

The President paid tribute to Adaba’s lifelong commit­ment to media development, mentorship, community ser­vice, and philanthropy.

He affirmed that the an­nals of Nigeria’s broadcast in­dustry deregulation, commu­nication scholarship, and the growth of media scholarship will be incomplete without a generous reference to Profes­sor Adaba’s contributions.