Ms Bala appointed NFVCB boss

Ms. Bala, who was the most senior Director, has been acting following the expiration of the tenure of the organization’s Director-General, Mr. Emeka Mba in August, 2012.  Ms. Bala  has promised to address the concern in the movie industry by providing leadership and building bridges between   stakeholders.  The   growing concerns to the board are illegal […]

Ms. Bala, who was the most senior Director, has been acting following the expiration of the tenure of the organization’s Director-General, Mr. Emeka Mba in August, 2012. 
Ms. Bala  has promised to address the concern in the movie industry by providing leadership and building bridges between   stakeholders.
 The   growing concerns to the board are illegal importation of pornographic movies from abroad, selling and rental of uncensored movies. The Director General has also promised to review and carry out an objective evaluation of the effectiveness of some of the board’s initiatives such as distribution framework, media literacy programme and the Shared responsibility project. She said the review will help the board to formulate a strategic plan for growth of Nigeria’s movie industry.
Ms. Bala was born in Garkawa, Mikang LGA of Plateau State. She attended Our Lady of Fatima Convent School and Saint Louis College all in Jos before proceeding to the School of Basic Studies, Zaria for her A Levels. She graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with a Bachelors degree in 1978. She has attended several international courses including television production techniques for drama from the Ohio University USA, and a course at the Public Administration Institute UK.
She has officially assumed her new position.