Estimated Reading Time: 1National Broadcasting Commission has ordered radio and television stations to exercise caution in their reportage of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers. In a letter dated July 7, 2021, the NBC told broadcasting stations that revealing too many details on insecurity activities can cause adverse effects. [Read More…]
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‘NBC, Press Council Bill has been suspended’ – Lawmaker says
Estimated Reading Time: 2The lawmaker from Oyo state, who sponsored the bills for the amendment to the laws establishing the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission and The Nigerian Press Council, Olusegun Odebunmi, says legislative process on the bills has been suspended. The lawmaker revealed this while appearing on Sunrise Daily, a Channels[Read More…]
BREAKING: Buhari sacks NBC DG Armstrong Idachaba, appoints Balarabe Ilelah as replacement
Federal Government directs all online media platforms and social media companies to register with NBC
Estimated Reading Time: 1The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked all social media platforms and online broadcasting service providers operating in Nigeria to apply for broadcast licence. NBC director-general, Armstrong Idachaba, gave the directive in a newspaper advertorial published on Thursday. This is coming after the federal government’s announcement that[Read More…]
Breaking: NBC directs all Nigerian TV Stations and Radio Stations to suspend patronage of Twitter
Estimated Reading Time: 1The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the patronage of Twitter with immediate effect. The NBC said the decision followed the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the persistent use of the platform for activities[Read More…]
As the General’s Mask Slips Off, Nigerian Journalism is Endangered
Estimated Reading Time: 10On May 31, 2017, Lagos radio presenter Nelly Kalu was in the middle of a conversation on Nigeria Info 99.3FM with a geopolitical analyst when a call came to the station’s general manager. He was to shut down the show immediately and kick both people off their[Read More…]
Breaking: NBC suspends Channels TV for speaking with IPOB
Estimated Reading Time: 1The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended Channels Television with a fine of N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, the Commission referred to[Read More…]
NBC asks DSS to arrest operators of Radio Biafra
Estimated Reading Time: 1The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has requested the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria police force to arrest the operators of Radio Biafra, describing it as an “illegal” station. The commission also says it has jammed the signals of the station. In a statement issued[Read More…]
Report herdsmen crisis with caution or face sanctions – NBC warns broadcasters
Estimated Reading Time: 3A new directive from the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has warned media houses in the country to report issues surrounding the herdsmen crisis with caution. In the statement dated January 26, the Nigerian broadcast regulator said this directive is aimed at preventing the herdsmen crisis in Ondo,[Read More…]
Broadcasters ‘were reckless’ in Coverage of #EndSARS Protests – NBC
Estimated Reading Time: 2The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says the commission imposed sanctions on broadcast stations because they were reckless in the coverage of the #EndSARS protests. Last month, NBC fined media houses including ARISE News, AIT, and Channels TV claiming they used unverifiable video footage from social media to[Read More…]
