By Hamza Suleiman
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has congratulated Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu on her appointment as the first female Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The is contained in a statement by Mr Dauda Iliya, Special Adviser to Zulum on Media, on Friday in Maiduguri.
Zulum described Mohammed-Aliyu, who hails from Borno, as a disciplined, committed and highly experienced career editor who had served NAN for 34 years.
He said that the appointment of Mohammed-Aliyu marked a significant milestone for the agency and the journalism profession in Nigeria.
“On behalf of the government and people of Borno State, I wish to congratulate Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu on her appointment as the first female Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria.
“I received the news of your elevation as Head of the entire editorial team of more than 500 editors and reporters spread across the Agency’s offices nationwide and its 18 districts with much excitement,” Zulum said.
The governor urged the new Editor-in-Chief to sustain the editorial standards that had earned NAN a reputation as a reliable source of credible news.
He also charged her to strengthen the agency’s role in countering false information, misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, particularly as the country approaches the campaign period.
Aliyu, a graduate of Mass Communication from the University of Maiduguri, becomes the first woman to head NAN’s editorial team since the establishment of the agency more than four decades ago.
Zulum wished her a successful tenure and urged her to steer the affairs of the agency with professionalism and integrity.(NAN)
