Tag: NBC
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Recommended: Sleepless months ahead for the NBC – By Okoh Aihe
Today, a new political journey into the future begins for this country. But let’s do a recall. It may not be total. My friend once told me a story, long ago, which still makes my heart bleed. In one of those satanic periods after the elections in Nigeria, there was conflagration up north, and lots…
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A government and a regulator in difficult placement – By Okoh Aihe
A government should be concerned about demonstrable proof of performance, what the political savvy would call the dividends of democracy, for it to earn sustainability into the future. But where there are evidential reasons making performance impossible, the government should, at least, maintain structures inherited.
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Court restrains Buhari, NBC from shutting down broadcast stations
Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday stopped the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the National Broadcasting Commission from shutting down 53 broadcast stations in the country and revoking their licenses for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. The judge, in a suit filed by Socio-Economic Rights and…
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Just In: NBC suspends threat to shutdown broadcast stations owing
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily suspended the shutdown of the indebted broadcast stations across the country. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
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34th Session of CNMC: Nigeria will not hesitate to meet her financial commitment – Malami
The minister of justice and attorney general of the federation Abubakar Malami, has assured the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC), that Nigeria will not hesitate to meet her financial obligations towards the quick and successful execution of its mandate. He gave the assurance at the 34th session of the CNMC organised by the Nigeria Boundary Commission…
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For broadcasting, it’s the fire next time – By Okoh Aihe
There was a rash of contradictory responses last week, when the broadcast regulator, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in a moment of regulatory frenzy, directed 52 broadcast operators to shut down operations and return their licenses within 24 hours if they couldn’t settle their debt of N2.6bn collectively owed the Commission as license fees.
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NBC’s license revocation ill-timed, ill-advised, in bad faith – MJN
Media Justice Nigeria (MJN) views with alarm the revocation of the licenses of 52 public and private radio and TV stations across the country by government’s regulatory agency, the Nigerian Broadcast Commission (NBC) on August 19, 2022. MJN views the sad and unfortunate development as ill-timed and ill-advised and in bad faith.
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NBC urged to rescind decision to revoke licenses of 52 stations
The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), has appealed to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to rescind the revocation of licenses of 52 broadcast stations.
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NBC ban: Kogi citizens carpet Gov Bello over state broadcast corp. blacklist
Citizens of Kogi State have expressed displeasure over the blacklisting of Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Their views came against the backdrop of recent release of the list broadcast stations that are indebted to the commission, one of which is Kogi state owned outfit. A civil society activist, Hamza Aliyu…
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NBC extends enforcement order on 52 broadcast stations
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has extended the period in which all outstanding debts by 52 broadcast stations are to be paid from 24 hours to Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2022.