Husseina Akila Bangshika, (L) Director of News, FRCN, during a handing-over with the AG DN, Musa Abdullahi, on Tuesday at the FRCN HQ Abuja Hussaina Akila Bangshika has been named Director News of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), making her the first woman to hold the position since the corporation’s founding in 1956. Bangshika’s appointment was approved by the FRCN Board of Directors on Tuesday following a successful examination among the department’s most senior deputy directors. She took over from Sani Suleman, who retired in February after 35 years of service. Musa Abdullahi, the acting director of news, promised to support the new DN in running the directorate during a brief ceremony on Tuesday. Bangshika is widely regarded as a thoroughbred journalist, having worked in the industry for decades and rising through the ranks. Many people expected her to be promoted as the new DN because of her professionalism and no-nonsense stand towards lackadaisical attitude. Many