Tinubu renews tenure of NTA, NAN DGs for another three years

President Bola Tinubu has renewed the tenures of the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority, Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos, and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Ali Mohammed Ali, for another three-year term each. The decision was made public by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement titled, ‘President Tinubu Renews the Tenure of DG NTA, MD NAN.’

The new tenure will commence on October 20, 2026, following their current term that expires on the same date. Dembos, a former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union, and Ali, a veteran journalist with over 30 years of experience, have both been praised by the President for their commitment to their organisations' mandates and the promotion of the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

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