President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the recall of Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who briefly vacated the post following some management changes in the agency, reports thegazellenews.com
A statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga confirmed this on Tuesday, 2 September, 2025.
Thegazellenews.com recalled that Dembos was appointed DG of the TV network by President Tinubu in October 2023.
“He will now return to complete his three-year tenure,” the statement said.
Onanuga stated that the President similarly directed the recall of Mr Ayo Adewuyi, Executive Director of News, to complete his three-year tenure, which ends in 2027.
Adewuyi was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024.
The new directive effectively reversed the previously announced appointments of a Directors-General, Executive Director of News, Executive Director of Marketing, and Managing Director of NTA Enterprises.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
September 2, 2025
