News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
TypeFederal State Unitary Enterprise
IndustryState news agency
Founded10 May 1976 (1976-05-10)
HeadquartersAbuja, Nigeria
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Buki Ponle
ProductsNews media
OwnerWholly owned by federal government (as federal unitary enterprise)
Websitewww.nannews.ng

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:

  • Buki Ponle (26 August 2020 - present)[7]

Ali Mohammed Ali (2023 to date)

References

  1. ↑ NAN. "About Us - News Agency of Nigeria." NAN. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Babatunde 2004, p. 22.
  3. ↑ "News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)" News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Taiwo, Adekunle (9 May 2019). "NAN, Xinhua Sign Mou On Economic Information". Infotrust News. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Babatunde, Abdulfatai (May 2004). "ASSESSING THE USE OF THE SERVICES OF THE NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA (NAN) BY NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "Subscription to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)"
  7. ↑ Adetayo, Olalekan (26 August 2020). "Buhari names new NAN MD, eight others". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 21 June 2023.


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