Tinubu Renews Tenure of NTA DG Dembos, NAN MD Ali for Another Three Years

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the renewal of 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, for another three-year term.

The renewed tenure of the two media executives will take effect from October 20, 2026, following their initial appointments by President Tinubu on October 20, 2023, Presstv News Nigeria can report.

Dembos, an indigene of Yola, Adamawa State, is a veteran broadcaster and former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union (RATTAWU). He previously served as Executive Director of Marketing at NTA before his retirement in 2017.

He began his career with NTA as an announcer at the Kaduna station after completing his National Youth Service in 1989. He subsequently rose through the ranks, serving as General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano, among other positions, before retiring as Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre in 2017.

Similarly, Ali Mohammed Ali is a veteran journalist and media manager with over three decades of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He is known for his interest in media transformation, content development and the evolving demands of digital journalism.

Ali holds a first 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 charged the two chief executives to justify the confidence reposed in them by sustaining their commitment to the mandates of their respective organisations and supporting the promotion of the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

The President’s approval was conveyed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.