President Bola Ahmed 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.
The renewal takes effect on October 20, 2026, following the completion of their first three-year tenure, which began on October 20, 2023.
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 joined the NTA in 1989 as an announcer at its Kaduna station after completing his National Youth Service.
Over the course of his career, he served in various capacities, including General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano. He later became the Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre before retiring in 2017. He subsequently served as the NTA’s Executive Director of Marketing.
Ali, meanwhile, is a veteran journalist and media manager with more than three decades of experience in the industry. He has focused extensively on media development, content creation and the evolving demands of journalism in the digital era.
He holds a first degree in English from Bayero University, Kano, a graduate degree in International Affairs from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communications from Bayero University, Kano.
In renewing their appointments, President Tinubu charged both chief executives to justify the confidence reposed in them by continuing to uphold the mandates of their respective organisations.
The President also urged them to remain committed to promoting the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda through effective public communication and professional media management.
The announcement was contained in a statement issued on August 23, 2026, by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.