Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has unveiled some of the frontiers the agency is exploring to boost its internal revenue to complement dwindling government’s funding.
Addressing members of staff on Friday in Abuja on the threat by three unions to embark on a warning strike next week, Onanuga said that NAN has the potentials to be self-sufficient and it was working towards achieving that.
He explained that the agency is planning to expand its SMS service and introduce photo portal to serve both national and international clients.
Aside the free-to-read nan.ng, PRwire and General news service, the Agency is also commercialising its landed properties across the country.
These measures, he explained, are necessary to make-up for the shortfalls from government’s overhead as well as generate enough revenue to meet the needs and welfare of members of staff.
He explained that…
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