The General Manager
This is the overall boss of NTA Lagos. He is
responsible for overseeing all the departments
which includes the administrative, programmes,
news and current affairs, finance, engineering and
marketing departments.
Administrative Manager
This is the head of the administrative office. He/
she is in charge of the day to day activities;
responsible for hiring and firing staff, promotion,
updating of staff records. He/she also monitors
the welfare and well being of the staff. It is the
responsibility of this department to ensure that
there is smooth flow of duties. The
administrative department, through the leadership
of the admin manager also impose discipline and
sanctions such as query when necessary.
Programmes Manager
The programmes manager is the head of
programmes dept. This department is in charge of
production and presentation area of the station.
Under the programmes department, there is
library unit where compact discs, tapes, recorded
programmes, film promos, advertisements,
documentaries (and other audio-visual content),
which are to be transmitted are kept, also, for
storage after transmission.
The editing unit is also part of the programmes
department. This unit is responsible for editing
various outdoor events or recorded programmes
before such go on air.
Manager, News and Current Affairs Department
This is the head of the news and current affairs
department. This department is responsible for
news gathering and news casting. The
department has correspondents who are attached
to permanent beats where they report news
worthy events that occur in their beats.
As part of their news gathering process, it is also
part of their responsibility to monitor foreign
stations for news and also source from
newspapers. This forms part of the news bulletin
aired on the station. According to the Admin
Officer of the NTA Channel 10 Lagos, Mr Olajide
Moore, it is the responsibility of the newscaster to
select the crew such as reporter, cameramen and
driver. They go to various events such as
conferences, meeting, launchings etc to also
gather news worthy events.
Announcements such as missing person’s
announcement, obituary and burial arrangements
announcements, are also prepared in this
department.
Chief Accountant
This is the head of finance department. He/she is
in charge of receiving the proceeds made from
sales of the stations air space/air time. The
marketing department is responsible for the sales,
which in turn remits proceeds to the finance
department which is in charge of income and
expenditure.
The auditor also falls under the finance
department. A key figure, he/she is responsible
for auditing the money that goes in and out of the
station for proper accountability.
Chief Manager, Engineering Services
He/she heads the engineering department. The
department is in charge of maintenance and use
of the station’s equipment. This department
works hand in hand with programmes division to
transmit programmes. They ensure equipment is
made available for production and transmission of
the programmes, also, ensuring the mast and
transmitters work perfectly.
Manager, Marketing
He/she heads the marketing department and is
responsible for selling airtime; for programs which
are aired on the station. This department, under
the Marketing Manager also ‘rents’ out physical
space within the station’s premises for those who
wish to host events there. It is also the
responsibility of the marketing department to go
out and source for sponsorships and
advertisement from companies who wish to
advertise their products and independent
producers who wish to air their programmes on
the channel.
THE SYNERGY AMONG DEPARTMENTS
The departments work hand in hand as there is
cordial relationship among the staff in the station.
Without this, there won’t be an enabling
environment to achieve the set goals and
objectives of the station.
HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER
The administrative department ensures that every
staff is carried along in matters of the
organization. They visit every department to make
sure there is good working condition in place. The
admin department works hand in hand with the
finance department to purchase equipment for the
station and ensure timely maintenance. The
admin writes purchasing orders also referred to
as claim. This has to be endorsed by the admin
manager who in turn passes it to the general
manager for approval. The approved purchasing
order is then taken to finance department for
funds be made available.
This cycle depicts the fact that every department,
with admin department as a meeting point, get to
work and interact together frequently.
The admin also works with the engineering
department to purchase diesel for the generating
plants which is used to power the station in event
of power outage.
Succinctly put, no department is an island (exists
on its own). All units work together for the
continued functionality of the station; NTA
Channel 10 Lagos.
INCENTIVES/WELFARE PACKAGES
The station motivates its staff by providing free
transportation for them. The station also ensures
that claims are given to workers who perform
overtime duties. Also, by virtue of the nature of
some staff roles, they are required to work
overnight; such are given free dinner and
comfortable resting place.
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