The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Channels Television with a fine N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. This was contained in a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, on Monday. According to the NBC, the television station had erred by […]
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As the world marks the 2020 Earth Day amidst efforts to halt the spread of rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, has lauded the doggedness of environment frontline workers including street sweepers and garbage collectors for helping to keep the country clean. Although social distancing and personal hygiene which includes regular washing […]
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DAAR Communications, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM returned on air after a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the suspension of its operating licence by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) The station has has since come back on air. Recall that the action of NBC had sparked an outrage across the […]
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The Federal Government has filed charges against the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu, Pinnacle Communications Limited; its founder, Lucky Omonuwa; and its Managing Director, Dipo Onifade, for alleged fraud to the tune of N2.5bn. The charges were filed before a Federal High Court, Abuja, sequel to an investigation by the Independent […]
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One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointee, Modibbo Kawu, the Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is enmeshed in what has been termed hate speech against Senate President Bukola Saraki. Following the defection of Bukola Saraki, governors of Benue, Kwara and Sokoto from the APC to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kawu, in a WhatsApp […]
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will impose a higher sanction on the Ekiti State Broadcasting Service (EBS) if it fails to pay N500,000 fine within the stipulated period. The NBC Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Maimuna Jimada, made the disclosure in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Time frame […]
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Malam Is’haq Kawu, Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has urged broadcasting stations not to air political campaigns before the stipulated period for commencement. Kawu, at a news conference, in Abuja on Thursday advised broadcasters to adhere strictly to the ethics of journalism to promote democracy as the nation approached electioneering period. The DG also […]
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The federal government on Thursday directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, issued the directive in Abuja at the annual lecture series of the NBC and the 25th anniversary of the commission. The minister said the directive was […]
Continue ReadingMalam Is’haq Modibbo-Kawu, Director General of Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC), says President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to return the N10 billion seized from it.Modibbo-Kawu, who announced this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. The money was seized by EFCC during the tenure of former DG of […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria axed the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. As revealed by Segun Adeyemi, Special Adviser to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the minister announced the disengagement during a meeting he held with the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Television […]
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