President Bola Tinubu has approved the renewal of the tenure 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, for another three years.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday, their renewed tenure will take effect from October 20, 2026, following their initial appointment by the President on October 20, 2023.
Dembos, a native of Yola, Adamawa State, is a veteran broadcaster and former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union, RATTAWU.
Dembos joined the NTA as an announcer at its Kaduna station in 1989 and rose through the ranks, serving as General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano before retiring in 2017 as Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre.
Ali Mohammed Ali is also a veteran journalist and media manager with over 30 years of experience.
He holds degrees in English and International Affairs, as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communications.
President Tinubu urged both chief executives to justify the confidence reposed in them by remaining committed to their organisations’ mandates and supporting the promotion of the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
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