NBC, media professionals urge dialogue to boost broadcast standards

The Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Charles Ebuebu, and his management team convene a one-day stakeholders’ engagement and interactive session at the Hawthorn Suites in Abuja on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, aimed at fostering closer communication between the commission…

BON calls for Digital Switch-Over policy review and collaborative reforms with NBC

A delegation from the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, BON, led by Chairman Salihu Dembos paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission NBC, Charles Ebuebu, on Wednesday 24th January , 2024, to amongst other things, discuss key…

Abuja Federal Court stops NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations

The court, presided over by Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, on Wednesday, 17th January 2024, set aside fines imposed on Trust Television, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, Telcom Satellite Limited, and StarTimes Limited for broadcasting a documentary on banditry in Zamfara State in 2020. Stating that…

NBC, slams TVC, Arise TV, fine each N2M for hate speech and violation of code

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has sanctioned the Television Continental, TVC, and Arise television stations with a fine of two (2) million Naira each for breaching sections of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The two separate letters to each of the TV stations…

Court stops NBC from revoking 53 broadcast licenses of stations

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, 29th August, 2022, has restrained the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, from  revocation of the licenses of 53 broadcast stations and consequently shutting down the stations across the country for allegedly failing to renew their…

NBC revokes licences Of AIT, Raypower, Rhythm FM, Silverbird, others

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has revoked the broadcast licences of, AIT, Raypower FM, Rhythm FM, and Silverbird TV amongst others over failure to renew their broadcast licences amounting to N2.66 billion. NBC Director General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah A statement by NBC…