President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed 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.
The President’s decision was disclosed in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday.
Dembos and Ali were first appointed to their respective positions by Tinubu on October 20, 2023.
Their renewed tenure will commence on October 20, 2026.
Dembos, a native of 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 after completing his National Youth Service in 1989.
He subsequently rose through the ranks and served as General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano before retiring in 2017 as Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre.
He later served as Executive Director of Marketing at NTA.
Ali, a veteran journalist and media manager, has over 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, Kano.
According to the statement, Ali has a strong interest in media evolution and content development in the digital era, particularly in meeting the information needs of a diverse population through alternative news platforms.
Tinubu urged the two chief executives to justify his confidence in them by sustaining their commitment to the mandates of their respective organisations.
He also charged them to continue supporting the promotion of the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
