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Ex-MEND Secretary-General drag Arise TV to NBC over allege 2 million bpd crude oil production claim

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BY AHERHOKE OKIOMA Former Secretary General of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Comrade Jude Gbaboyor has petitioned the management of the Arise Television to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over allege false claims that Nigeria has recorded two

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NBC decries loss of lives to Abia, Akwa Ibom boundary dispute

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The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has decried incessant loss of lives to the lingering interstate boundary dispute between Abia and Akwa Ibom states. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, expressed the concern during stakeholders’ meeting to resolve the dispute in Abuja on Wednesday. Adaji said with regret, the valuable lives that had been […]

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NBC grant Ex-THISDAY staff license to operate first children’s TV in Nigeria

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By Temitope Adebayo In a groundbreaking move, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has granted a licence to a former Editorial Member of THISDAY Newspapers, Idowu Sowunmi, to operate Nigeria’s first-ever children’s television station. The new station, which will be sited in Lagos State, is expected to cater specifically to the entertainment and

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Court Ruling: NBC to appeal against judgment

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2023 0

By Tom Okpe The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC) has expressed its readiness to appeal the Abuja High Court judgement of an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the Commission from imposing fines, henceforth, on broadcast stations in the country. According to a press statement released on Friday by the Commission’s Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ekanem

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Court bars NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA A Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines, henceforth, on broadcast stations in the country and declared the NBC’s Act as being ultra vires. Justice James Omotosho declared NBC’s action which on March 1, 2019, imposed the sum […]

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NBC slams N5m penalty on Channels Television

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2023 0

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has slammed a fine of N5 million on Channels Television for breaking the broadcasting law in a programme with Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate. This is contained in a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the television station and dated March 27. The letter was […]

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NBC cautions against broadcast that compromises unity of Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2023 0

BY TOM OKPE The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has cautioned against broadcast that compromises unity of the country, reminding all stations covering the forthcoming general election to adhere strictly to broadcasting ethics. The Commission also warned that stations should be cognizant of provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, and other relevant regulations

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Court stops Buhari, NBC from shutting down 53 broadcast stations

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country, and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Honourable Justice Akintayo Aluko (Court 8) on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following […]

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NBC suspends shutdown of indebted stations

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2022 0

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. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NBC, had on August 19 revoked the licences of the AIT/Ray Power […]

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NGE, SERAP drag Buhari, NBC to court over shutting down of 53 broadcast stations

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2022 0

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have instituted a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the arbitrary use of the NBC Act and broadcasting code to threaten, revoke and shut down 53 broadcast stations in the country for failing to renew […]

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Insecurity: NBC slams N5m sanctions on erring TV platforms

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2022 0

By Tom Okpe National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Wednesday, imposed a five million Naira (5,000,000.00) sanction each on Multichoice Nigeria Ltd, DSTV, TelCom Satellite Ltd, (TSTV) and NTA Startimes Ltd for promoting documentary by the BBC Africa EYE, titled, ‘War Lords of Zamfara’ thereby, glorifying activities of banditry, undermining national security.

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NBC can’t regulate Advertising in Nigeria, Court rules

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2022 0

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) acted beyond its powers in seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria contrary to the provisions of the extant Advertising Practitioners (Regulation) Act of 2004. The court also declared that the NBC lacks the power to prohibit exclusivity […]

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All Social Media platforms, online broadcasters must apply for licence – NBC

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All social media platforms and internet broadcasting service providers operating in Nigeria have been required to apply for a broadcast license by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The decision was issued by NBC Director-General Armstrong Idachaba in a newspaper advertisement published on Thursday. This comes after the federal government announced that in order

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BREAKING: NBC threatens to sanction media houses still using Twitter

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The National Broadcasting Commission has ordered that all broadcast stations in the country terminate Twitter’s patronage immediately. According to the NBC, the decision came after the Federal Government suspended Twitter’s operations in Nigeria due to the platform’s continued usage for actions that threaten Nigeria’s corporate existence. The

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S’South Govts Lambaste NBC Over Indecision, Unresolved Boundary Disputes

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2021 0

Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa The Governments of four South-South states in the country, on Tuesday, lampooned the National Boundary Commission (NBC) over its inability to take decisive actions to resolve inter-state boundary disputes in the region. Recounting their challenges, the Governments of Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and Edo states strongly condemned the lay-back attitude

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Breaking: NBC suspends Channels TV for talks with IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2021 0

Channels Television has been suspended by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and fined N5 million for violating the broadcast code. The Commission, in a letter signed by the Acting Director General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, referred to Channels Television’s 7pm live broadcast programme on Sunday, April 25th, 2021, in which it accused

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NBC jams Radio Biafra signals in Lagos

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has jammed the signals of a pirate radio claiming to be “Radio Biafra” in most parts of Lagos, an official of NBC has said. Mr Ekanem Antia, the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of NBC, made the disclosure in a statement by the management of the commission on Monday in Abuja, […]

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EDITORIAL: Is NBC out to muzzle the media?

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2020 0

It seems the issue has arisen yet again. A few weeks ago, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), an agency of the federal government, fined Channels Television, AIT and Arise TV three million naira each (N3 million) over their “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests and the crisis that followed it. This sanction has engendered outrage […]

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NBC fines AIT, Channels, Arise over Lekki shooting

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2020 0

The National Broadcasting Station (NBC) has fined three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in the escalation of violence across the nation. The regulators fined Arise TV, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between ₦2 million and ₦3 million. READ ALSO: 80 suspects arrested as Police begin recovery of looted items in Calabar […]

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#EndSARS: Hackers target govt’s websites as NBC’s Twitter account gets hacked

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2020 0

The Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission has been hacked as the #EndSARS protests continue in several locations in Nigeria. In a tweet, the hackers said they are “Anonymous”. But Tolu Ogunlesi, Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari, said, “Twitter has helped take control of the hacked NBC account.” Daily Times gathered that the […]