National Broadcasting Commission(NBC) has lifted the suspension placed on the Daar Communication, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power FM.
Isaq Modibbo Kawu, NBC director general announced the settlement on Friday an agreement was reached by both parties.
The settlement, he said, is based on the fulfilment of some conditions.
NBC in May sent two separate letters to Daar Communications Group before the suspension of its stations over programme contents it considered unprofessional.
The letters signed by the commission’s broadcast monitoring director Armstrong Idachaba accused the stations of airing “offensive, unfair and unprofessional” content in violation of broadcasting rules in Nigeria.
Raymond Dokpesi, DAAR Communications chairman, accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using the NBC to stifle press freedom in the country.
“I believe very strongly that under the leadership of the current Director General of the NBC (Is’haq Kawu), press freedom has been greatly eroded,” Dokpesi said in Abuja.
“Any criticism of this government is hate speech. The NBC is acting under the authority of the President and Commander-in-Chief.”
