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Buhari appoints Salihu Dembos as New NTA Director-General

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.

In the statement signed by the Special Assistant To The President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture on Wednesday, Segun Adeyemi, Mohammed said the appointment is for a tenure of three years in the first instance.

Until his appointment, Dembos was the Executive Director, Marketing, of the NTA.

Dembos’ career as a media professional spans over 20 years.

He has served as General Manager of two NTA Stations, in Lokoja and Kano; and as Zonal Director, NTA, Kaduna, among other appointments.

 

Ameh Jazzia-Becky

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