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Court Stops Buhari, NBC From Shutting Down 53 Broadcasting Stations

Law court
The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos yesterday stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licences of 53 broadcast stations in the country andRead More

NBC To Enforce 2.5 Per Cent Statutory Levy On Broadcasting Stations

National Broadcasting Commission
Threatens to sanction defaulters The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all licenced broadcasting stations, owned, established or operated by private individuals, federal, state and local government across the country onRead More

President Buhari Approves 159 New Radio, Television Stations

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval to 159 companies, communities and institutions of higher learning to operate radio and television stations. Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Balarabe Ilelah, madeRead More

House Minority Caucus Decries FG’s Clampdown Of Media

Ndudi Elumelu
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has frowned at the Federal Government’s growing clampdown on the media as well as the lack of professionalism and neutrality on theRead More

NBC Bars TV, Radio Stations From Naming Victims Of Terrorist Attacks

National Broadcasting Commission
The National Broadcasting Commission has barred television and radio stations in Nigeria from divulging “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists, and kidnappers in their reports. NBC, in a statementRead More

FG: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Must Register To Operate in Nigeria

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to regulate social media
Gives conditions to lift suspension of Twitter’s operations Impose visa ban on Buhari, Malami, others, PDP tells US, UK, others The Federal Government yesterday insisted that all Over The TopRead More

Twitter Loses Billions, Nigerians Lose Instant Communication Tools

Twitter
Govt communication system in shambles as agencies return to old, archaic mode of information dissemination Buhari, Osinbajo, MDAs suspend tweeting Akeredolu, el-Rufai, Makinde defy directive Federal government’s suspension of theRead More

N2.5bn Fraud: ICPC Re-arraigns Suspended NBC Boss, Kawu, Others

Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission on Wednesday, re-arraigned the suspended Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Moddibo Kawu, on five counts of N2.5bn fraud andRead More