News Agency of Nigeria
Company type | Federal State Unitary Enterprise |
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Industry | State news agency |
Founded | 10 May 1976; 48 years ago (1976-05-10) |
Headquarters | Abuja, Nigeria |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Buki Ponle |
Products | News media |
Owner | Wholly owned by federal government (as federal unitary enterprise) |
Website | www |
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria just like Nigerian Television Authority.[1] NAN was formed in part to disseminate news easily across the country and to the international community and also as a means to counter negative stories about Nigeria.[2]
History
On 10 May 1976, a decree establishing the agency was promulgated into law but its operations began two years after. In March 1978, a board of directors was inaugurated while on 2 October 1978 pilot news operations began.[3]
NAN provides General News Service to subscribers in three bulletins published daily. The agency's website was launched on 8 August 2016, to offer news to the worldwide audience interested in news primarily about Nigeria.
In 2019, NAN signed a content-sharing agreement with Xinhua News Agency.[4]
The agency has a network of reporters covering all the states of the federation proving to be a valuable source of news reports published by regional and national newspapers who lack a country wide coverage.[5][6]
Managing Director
NAN's Managing Director has been:
- Bayo Onanuga (2016–2020)
- Buki Ponle (2020–2023)[7]
- Ali Mohammed Ali (2023–present)
References
- ^ NAN. "About Us - News Agency of Nigeria." NAN. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ Babatunde 2004, p. 22.
- ^ "News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)" News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ Taiwo, Adekunle (9 May 2019). "NAN, Xinhua Sign Mou On Economic Information". Infotrust News. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Babatunde, Abdulfatai (May 2004). "ASSESSING THE USE OF THE SERVICES OF THE NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA (NAN) BY NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS".
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- ^ Adetayo, Olalekan (26 August 2020). "Buhari names new NAN MD, eight others". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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