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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the reinstatement of Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos as Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA.
The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Onanuga explained that Dembos, who briefly vacated the position following management changes at the agency, was appointed by President Tinubu in October 2023 and will now return to complete his three-year tenure.
Also recalled is Mr Ayo Adewuyi, Executive Director of News, who was appointed in 2024. He is to serve out his tenure, which runs until 2027.
According to Onanuga, the directive nullifies the earlier appointments of a new director-general, executive director of news, executive director of marketing, and managing director of NTA Enterprises.
In other news, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has stated that even though the current economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration have brought tough times to Nigerians and their businesses, yet they are necessary and welcomed.
Chairman of MAN in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, Dr. Adoga Inalegwu, stated this in Calabar over the weekend after a familiarization visit to member companies in Calabar.
“I think President Bola Tinubu’s policies are necessary and tough decisions that Nigeria needs presently. This is because if we keep deceiving ourselves that everything is the way it should be, if we keep palliating ourselves, we will never solve our problems.”
“So he has made very bold moves. Okay, look at, people complain about the tax reform. Tax reform has its pros and cons.
“One of the fundamental advantages it posits for manufacturers is shrinking, reducing the basket of multiple tax issues that we are faced with. So that for me is important. And also the fact that he has tried to improve the disposable income of the population.”
