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 presidency disclosed this in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.
Dembos and Ali were first appointed to their respective positions by President 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 in 1989 and rose through the ranks, serving as General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano.
He retired in 2017 as Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre and subsequently served as Executive Director of Marketing at the NTA.
Ali, a veteran journalist and media manager, has more than 30 years of experience in the media industry, with a strong interest in media evolution and content development in the digital era.
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.
President Tinubu urged the two chief executives to justify the confidence reposed in them by remaining committed to the mandates of their respective organisations and promoting the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
