Ali M. Ali - NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

Ismail Abdulaziz
Dec, Fri, 2024

Rumfa Old boys Honour NAN MD in Kano

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By Nasiru Abdullahi

The Class ’84 of Rumfa College Old Boys Association (RUMFOBA) on Thursday honoured one of its own, Malam Ali M. Ali, the Managing Director/CEO of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) with an Award of Merit and Award of Excellence.

The Award ceremony which took place at the Grand Central Hotel, Kano, drew hundreds of old boys from the famous Rumfa College, Kano, as well as other members of the public from within and outside the State.

The occasion was the 40th Anniversary and Annual Merit Award ceremony during which Ali, alongside eight others was honoured.

The NAN MD, while speaking to newsmen at the event, expressed happiness at the honour extended to him.

“I am so excited and happy to be recognized for the honour done to me by my association on this very important occasion.”

“Most of us have excelled in various fields.

“Some of us are Engineers, medical doctors, pharmacists, University professors and high-class journalists.”

Ali urges his associates to continue bringing every one of them together as it used to be since they graduated.

The other awardees include are Dr Yakubu Adam Kofar Mata, a federal Permanent Secretary, Prof. Abdulrahman Sheshe, the Chief Medical Director, of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, Kano State Commissioner for Health and Mohammed Yusuf Dandua, Permanent Secretary, Kano State.

The rest are Ali M.Maje, Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Kano State House of Assembly, Bashir Sunusi, Permanent Secretary, Kano State and Ado Inuwa,Controller of Correction, Nigerian Correctional Services, Kano State.(NAN)

Edited by Ismail Abdulaziz

Ismail Abdulaziz
Dec, Wed, 2024

General News

Video:Ojo appointed as Editor-in-Chief of NAN

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The management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has approved the appointment of Mr Mufutau Ojo as Editor-in-Chief.

He succeeds Mr Ephraims Sheyin who retired on Dec. 11 after 35 years in the service of the agency.

Ojo is a 1988 graduate of the English Department at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he bagged the highly coveted Ogungbesan Prize for the best graduating student in the department.

The new Editor-in-Chief also has the Postgraduate Diploma and MS.c Degree in Mass Communication of the University of Lagos and Lagos State University, Ojo, respectively as well as Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Ojo, who is a Fellow of the prestigious Thomson Reuters Foundation, London, has over two decades experience across different newsrooms.

In his new role, Ojo would be leading an editorial team of more than 500 editors and reporters spread across its headquarters in Abuja, Lagos Directorate, 35 state offices as well as 18 district offices.

NAN is Nigeria’s National Purveyor of Information and Africa’s largest content provider.

To maintain its octopedal reach, NAN has offices in New York, United States, Johannesburg, South Africa and Abidjan in Cote d’I’voire.

It also has news exchange partnerships with major news agencies such as Reuters (United Kingdom), Agence France Presse(France), Xinhua(China), Asian News Agency, Deutsche Press-Agentur(Germany) Anadolu (Turkey) and Maghreb Arabe Presse (Morocco).(NAN) (nannews.ng)