PHOTOS: Finally, Presidency Confirms Pedro as NTA DG, Announces Three Female Executive Directors
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved the appointment of a new Director-General and management team for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), putting to rest days of speculation over a leadership shake-up at the state-owned broadcaster.
In a statement signed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF, the Presidency confirmed the following appointments:
Director-General: Rotimi Pedro (South-West)
Executive Director, Marketing: Karimah Bello (North-West)
Executive Director, News: Stella Din Jacob (North-Central)
Managing Director, NTA Enterprises Limited: Sophia Essahmed (North-East)
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President Tinubu tasked the new appointees to work as a team in repositioning and revitalizing NTA by introducing innovative approaches that will strengthen the agency’s service delivery and relevance in the evolving media landscape.
The announcement follows last week’s PRNigeria report on widespread confusion at the NTA, after an unverified report circulated claiming that Dembos and his management team had been removed. At the time, both Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga and Minister of Information Mohammed Idris Malagi declined to confirm the shake-up, fuelling uncertainty among staff and the public.
Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos, who was appointed in October 2023, has now been officially replaced by Pedro, a Lagos-based sports entertainment executive with extensive media and broadcasting experience. The new appointees will succeed the executive directors named in September 2024.
The confirmation of the new management underscores President Tinubu’s commitment to overhauling federal media institutions and reflects his broader agenda of infusing innovation into public communication platforms.
By PRNigeria
