President Bola Tinubu has renewed the tenures of Abdulhamid Dembos, director-general of the Nigerian Television Authority, and Ali Mohammed Ali, managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria, for another three years. The extensions, reported on 23 August 2026, are due to take effect in October 2026.
Tinubu first appointed Dembos and Ali to lead the two federal media organisations on 20 October 2023. The renewals will therefore retain the current leadership at both NTA and NAN rather than introduce new chief executives when their existing terms conclude.
The president urged both executives to justify the confidence placed in them by continuing to demonstrate commitment to their organisations’ mandates. He also asked them to support the promotion of the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
NTA and NAN perform separate roles within Nigeria’s federal media structure: Dembos leads the television authority, while Ali heads the national news agency. The decision covers their respective leadership positions for the same three-year period.
The available information does not specify the exact day in October 2026 on which the renewed terms will begin. It also provides no details of any revised conditions, new performance targets or changes to the executives’ responsibilities beyond the call to uphold their organisations’ mandates and promote the administration’s agenda.