President Bola Tinubu has renewed the tenure of NTA Director-General Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos and NAN Managing Director Ali Mohammed Ali for another three years.
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 announced the decision in a statement issued on Sunday, August 23, 2026, by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The renewed terms will commence on October 20, 2026.
Dembos and Ali were first appointed by President Tinubu on October 20, 2023, to lead the two government-owned media organisations.
Dembos, who is from Yola, Adamawa State, is a former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union (RATTAWU). He previously served as Executive Director of Marketing at the NTA.
He joined the NTA as an announcer at its Kaduna station after completing his National Youth Service in 1989 and subsequently rose through the ranks. He served as General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano before retiring in 2017 as Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre.
Ali is a veteran journalist and media manager with more than three decades of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has focused on media development, content creation and adapting journalism to the evolving digital environment.
He 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.
President Tinubu charged both media executives to justify the confidence reposed in them by maintaining their commitment to the mandates of their respective organisations.
He also urged them to continue supporting the promotion of the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The tenure renewal represents a continuation of the leadership of the two federal media organisations as the administration prepares for another phase of its information and public communication strategy ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The NTA is Nigeria’s government-owned television network, while NAN serves as the country’s national news agency, providing news content to media organisations and other subscribers.
The Presidency said the decision was based on the President’s confidence in the ability of the two chief executives to continue advancing the mandates of their respective organisations.
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