President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointments of the Director-General of the National Television Authority (NTA), Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos, and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali Mohammed Ali, for another three years.
Their renewed tenure will commence on October 20, 2026.
President Tinubu initially appointed both media executives on October 20, 2023.
Dembos, from Yola in Adamawa State, is a former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union (RATTAWU).
He previously served as Executive Director of Marketing at the NTA before his retirement in 2017.
He joined the NTA as an announcer at its Kaduna station after completing his National Youth Service in 1989 and subsequently served in various capacities, including General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano.
He later became Acting Zonal Director of NTA Kaduna Network Centre before his retirement.
Ali is a veteran journalist and media manager with more than 30 years of experience.
He holds a degree in English from Bayero University, Kano, a graduate degree in International Affairs from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication from Bayero University.
The Presidency said the President expects both chief executives to justify the confidence reposed in them by continuing to advance the mandates of their respective organisations.
Tinubu also urged them to remain committed to the promotion of the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
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