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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointments of the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos, and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali Mohammed Ali.
The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Their renewed three-year terms will begin on October 20. Tinubu first appointed Dembos and Ali to lead the NTA and NAN, respectively, on October 20, 2023.
Dembos, from Yola, Adamawa State, is a former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union (RATTAWU).
He joined the NTA as an announcer at its Kaduna station in 1989 after completing his National Youth Service (NYSC).
He later served as General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano before becoming Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre. He retired from the NTA in 2017 and previously served as Executive Director of Marketing.
Ali, a veteran journalist and media manager, has more than 30 years of experience in the media industry. 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 Ali has focused on media development, content creation and adapting journalism to the changing digital environment.
Tinubu urged both executives to justify his confidence in them by continuing to uphold their organisations’ mandates. He also asked them to support the promotion of the Nigerian Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
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PRESIDENT TINUBU RENEWS THE TENURE OF DG NTA, MD NAN
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the tenure of the Director-General of the NigerianTelevision Authority (NTA) and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for another…
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