| Company type | Federal State Unitary Enterprise |
|---|---|
| Industry | State news agency |
| Founded | 10 May 1976 |
| 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.
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^ 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.
External links
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