The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the successes recorded by the commission in its Digital Switch Over roll out. The acting director-general, National Broadcasting Commission, Prof. Aduku Armstrong Idachaba, who gave the commendation during the…
*Lagos School honours Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede (Vanguard)*Eko Club president urges IGP to reopen premises sealed off without court order (Tribune)
Lagos School honours Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede (Vanguard) The management and staff of Roy-Dek Academy recently honoured one of Nigeria’s finest actresses Yvonne Jegede for being consistent in paying the tuition of more than 20 pupils of the school for…
*Lagos court fines 172 arrested at Cubana nightclub N6.8m (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu commissions refurbished Ajeromi council secretariat (Vanguard)
Lagos court fines 172 arrested at Cubana nightclub N6.8m (Punch) A mobile court sitting at the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit in Oshodi has convicted 172 persons arrested by the state police command for…
FG raises hate speech fine from N500k to N5m
The federal government has raised the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million and mandated broadcast stations to devote airtime for public education on emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai…
Suspension of AIT, RayPower licences an affront on freedom of the press – Obi
Condoles with ThisDay MD Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the suspension of the licences of African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Speaking with newsmen…
NCC, NBC set to leverage TVWS for affordable broadband connectivity (Guardian)
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), is set to develop a framework for the use of Television White Space (TVWS) technology to extend affordable rural connectivity to Nigerians. The initiative, midwifed by the…
Falz drags NBC to court over “This Is Nigeria” ban (Guardian)
Foremost Nigerian entertainer, Folarin Falana better known by his stage name Falz has filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The papers filed in court challenges the ban placed by the NBC on his song, This is Nigeria. The…
FG threatens to shut down 106 radio, television stations (Punch)
The Federal Government has threatened to shut down 106 radio and television stations in the country. The National Broadcasting Commission, which issued the threat on behalf of the Federal Government, accused the stations of owing the commission the sum of…