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- 8 Oct 2023
Amnesty International Criticises NBC for Warning Arise TV on Alleged Codes Violation
Amnesty International has condemned the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) final warning to Arise Television station on alleged violation of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code, urging the Nigerian…
- 3 Feb 2023
NBC Fines Arise TV, TVC N2m over Breach of Broadcast Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Arise News TV and TVC N2 million each for allegedly breaching the national broadcasting code in the countdown to the 2023 general elections. Balarabe…
- 4 Feb 2013
ARISE NEWS Debuts with Solid African Footprint
ARISE NEWS, an international TV news operation will ‘soft launch’ today to join the likes of Aljazeera and BBC in providing 24-hour international TV news coverage. Operating from main news…
- 8 Feb 2013
NBC Says Nduka's “Arise News’ is Illegal in Nigeria
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said that ‘Arise News’, a new 24 hours international television news operation launched on February 5 does not have a licence to operate within the country’s…
- 20 Apr 2024
ARISE News Channel Goes Live in SA, 9 Other Southern African Countries
ARISE News Channel, Africa’s premier broadcaster, has announced its expansion into South Africa and nine other Southern African countries. The channel is now available on Multichoice/DSTV Channel 416…
- 6 Oct 2023
Tinubu’s Certificate Saga: NBC Warns s Arise TV
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned Arise Television against the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks in its station, on the heels of the controversy surrounding President Bola…
- 9 Dec 2024
Coalition Drags Reuben Abati, Arise TV to NBC over Anti-Igbo Remarks
A coalition of media organisations, comprising the League of Public Affairs Analysts and South East Media Professionals Network, has called for disciplinary action against Arise TV and Dr. Reuben…
- 29 Sept 2025
Armed Robbery Claims Life of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, Arise TV Loses Anchor in Abuja
ARISE News Channel has announced the death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a young journalist, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the…
- 1 Nov 2020
SERAP, Others Sue Mohammed, NBC, for Fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), 261 involved Nigerians, civil society and media teams have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and…
- 26 Oct 2020
SERAP Kicks as NBC Slams Fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), leading Nigerian rights group, has given the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) 48 hours to cancel the fines imposed on three TV channels…
- 30 Jun 2008
Operator-Govt Interface in Courier: Matters Arising
Professionalism in any field of human endeavour holds the key to accepted ways business of a particular field should be conducted. This will no doubt lead to mastery and growth of that particular…
- 12 Aug 2019
Stakeholders Disagree over Approach to Interconnect Quagmire
Stakeholders in the telecommunications space have disagreed over the best way to address the lingering interconnection problems arising from indebtedness in the sector. This is coming against the…
- 4 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Group Asks NBC to Revoke Licenses of Channels Tv, Others
Coalition of Civil Societies for Police Reform and National Unity has threatened to take legal action against Arise News TV, Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television if the…
- 9 Jun 2017
FXTM: Traders Bracing for Big Moves in EuroCable
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on potential market moves arising from Comey’s testimony, the UK election and ECB meeting. After a slow start to the week, traders are getting…
- 15 Nov 2022
CSO, IPC kick as NBC Fines Stations over Fake Reports on Tinubu
Civil society organisations and the International Press Centre have kicked against the sanction imposed on Arise television station by the National Broadcasting Commission for publicising a fake…
- 27 Jul 2020
NCC Explains Reasons for Revising Complaints Categories, Service Level Agreements
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it undertook a revision of the framework stipulating the processes for resolving consumer complaints arising from service delivery by telecoms…
- 31 Jul 2014
Gartner Says Service Providers Hold Key to Their Success in the Digital Era
As enterprises move to become digital businesses, opportunities are arising for service providers to play a crucial role in the digital era, according to Gartner, Inc. Service providers should begin…
- 22 Jul 2013
CPC Seeks Powers to Tackle Online Marketing Abuses
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) is seeking legal powers to tackle consumer right abuses arising from online marketing, according to Abiodun Obimuyiwa, deputy director of Public Relations of CPC.…
- 23 Feb 2018
$1.2bn Debt: 20m 9mobile Subscribers May Be Cut Off
Some 20 million Nigerians who are subscribers of 9mobile (formerly Etisalat) may be cut off in 2022 as a result of the complications arising from the $1.2 billion loan default by the telco to a…
- 1 Jul 2018
CBN Orders Banks to Settle USSD Disputes in 3 Days
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed all commercial banks to resolve disputes arising from use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel within three days. USSD, is a…
- 9 Jul 2017
Operators Seek Interconnect Settlement Scheme as Indebtedness Rises
Stakeholders in the telecommunications ecosystem have urged Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to establish Interconnect Settlement Scheme to address issues arising from interconnect…
- 4 Oct 2016
MTN May Abandon Visafone Acquisition - Report
MTN group is considering abandoning the acquisition after Nigeria's industry regulator ruled that broadband spectrum should not be included in the deal as well as litigation arising from the deal…
- 8 Jul 2016
AfDB Says its ICT Projects in 2015 Create Thousands of Jobs in Africa
The impacts arising from investments made by the African Development Bank Group in 2015 will collectively improve mobility of at least 1.2 million users of public transport, result in employment…
- 13 Mar 2017
ePayment Stakeholders Gear for Cashless Initiative Relaunch
Stakeholders in the epayment ecosystem have pledged their readiness to cope with challenges that may arise with the reintroduction of charges on cash withdrawals. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in…
- 6 Feb 2012
Sovereign Trust Floats Medical Travel Insurance
Sovereign Trust Assurance plc, (STI) in its determination to consolidate on its products’ profile, has unveiled a new product to handle the challenges that arise from travel insurance…
- 1 Jul 2018
CBN Mandates Banks to Resolve USSD Complaints in 3 Days USSD
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over the weekend directed all commercial banks to resolve disputes arising from use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel within three days. Mr.…
- 13 Dec 2019
Stallion Motors refutes Shutdown allegations
Stallion Motors has refuted allegations that its operations were shut down owing to a court judgement arising from the company’s indebtedness to Nigerian Banks and Asset Management Corporation of…
- 30 Apr 2015
Financial Planning is Essential in the face of Prevailing Economic Realities –Oyebola
Michael Oyebola, MD/CIO of FBN Capital Asset Management has underscored the importance of personal financial planning in the face of the prevailing economic realities arising. He made this known as…
- 19 Mar 2013
CBN Worries as Oil Fortunes Dwindles, GDP Contrasts to 6.58%
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) monetary policy committee has stated that the Nigerian gross domestic product (GDP) rate declined from 7.43 per cent in 2011 to 6.58 per cent in 2012. Arising…
- 17 Jun 2015
Rosabon Says "Pay Off Your Debts without Trading Your Assets"
The need for money sometimes arises without prior warning, other times one's revenue expectations do not quite materialize the way planned. Unfortunately, individual expenses never seem to get the…