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- 18 Feb 2025
DSS Threatens to Sue AIT, Channels TV over Reports on ‘Invasion’ of Lagos Assembly
Department of State Service (DSS), has threatened Africa Independent Television (AIT), and Channels Television two prominent broadcast stations with lawsuits over ‘false and malicious reports’…
- 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…
- 11 Aug 2008
African Voice at AIT’s Kakaaki
Like its name, Kaakaki, a 3-hour news based current affairs programme on African Independent Television (AIT), heralds great events and issues blowing them loud to Africa and rest of the world.…
- 6 Jun 2019
Dokpesi Kicks as NBC Shuts Down AIT, Raypower FM Indefinitely
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the founding chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, which houses media organizations such as AIT (Africa Independent Television) and Rawpower FM, has accused the federal…
- 21 Jul 2008
Daar Communications Ready for Digitisation –Dokpesi
Aleogho Dokpesi, chairman, Daar Communications PLC, owners of Raypower FM and Africa Independent Television, has said that they are ready to launch their pay TV platform and fully digitise their…
- 1 Mar 2010
NBC Slams 35 Broadcast Stations for Various Offences
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) sanctioned 35 broadcast stations across Nigeria in the month of January. A statement signed by Mallam Salihu Awwalu, NBC’s head of Public Affairs, had…
- 9 Jun 2008
Daar Offers Movistar Free for 100 Days
Daar communications plc, owners of Raypower fm and Africa Independent Television (AIT) has launched Daar Movistar, a revolutionary premium interactive pay TV channel for the exportation of the…
- 10 Jun 2019
AIT Agrees to withdraw Suit against NBC
DAAR Communications Plc., owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power FM, has agreed to withdraw their suit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). This came after…
- 28 Sept 2009
Textimania Game Show Hits Airwaves
MTN Textimania, an educational TV game show has hit the airwaves, and is aimed at enhancing the capacity of Nigerian secondary school students in the usage of basic technological devices as well as…
- 11 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: NBC Cautions TV Stations, Threatens to Raise Fine
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has cautioned broadcast stations in the country to independently verify the authenticity of information sourced on the social media before dissemination to the…
- 6 Jul 2016
Galaxy Tv Launches on DStv
MultiChoice Nigeria has recorded another goal with the addition of Galaxy TV, a popular free to air (FTA) channel from Lagos, to its DStv platform. Galaxy TV will broadcast current news from Nigeria,…
- 18 Oct 2016
AREWA24 Launches On DStv, GOtv This Month
MultiChoice Nigeria is once again expanding its free-to-air (FTA) channel offerings on its DStv and GOtv platforms with the introduction of AREWA24, the first free‐to‐air Hausa‐language satellite…
- 28 Oct 2020
BON, NBC Disagree over N9m Fine on Broadcast Stations for EndSARS Broadcast
The Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) has disagreed with the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over N9 million fine slammed on three broadcast media stations, demanding for withdrawal…
- 1 Apr 2020
COVID-19: StarTimes Gifts Subscribers I Month Free View
StarTimes Nigeria has announced a one month ‘free to view’ service for 4 local television stations on its platform for active and non-active subscribers. The local stations include Nigeria Television…
- 16 Apr 2020
COVID-19 Palliatives: Atedo Peterside Urges Rich Nigerians to Copy Zinox Solution to Feed the Poor
Rich and influential Nigerians as well as state and local governments and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) have been urged to borrow a leaf from the strategy deployed by the Zinox Group and Konga…
- 10 Feb 2022
NTA, AIT Set to Broadcast Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria
Dance reality show, Glo Battle of the Year which was premiered last Saturday February 5 on Globacom’s mobile streaming app, GloTV, will from this week be broadcasted on channels of Nigerian…
- 26 Mar 2015
DStv/GOtv Nigeria Election Updates Showing in Over 10 Channels
As Nigerians prepare to exercise their right to vote during the upcoming elections, MultiChoice assures its subscribers that they can stay connected to the election updates through over 10 local and…
- 20 Aug 2014
NBC Says ITU’s Deadline on Digital Television is Sacrosanct
With 10 months left for the deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for television stations in Africa to migrate from analogue broadcasting to digital terrestrial television…
- 18 Mar 2016
Biola Alabi Media Launches New TV Series At Private Screening
Biola Alabi Media (BAM) held a launch event of its newly produced TV series, ‘Bukas & Joints’, hosted by award winning media personality, Olisa Adibua at a private screening in Lagos. Speaking at…
- 4 Mar 2018
Zinox Sets Future Agenda with New TV Commercial
“Our founders had a vision for a greater Nigeria but only a technological disruption will take the nation to the next level.” The statement above – succinct and thought-provoking – represents…
- 13 Jun 2019
NBC, DAAR Communications Get Leave to Settle Out of Court
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday granted DAAR Communications and the National Broadcasting Commission(NBC), leave to settle their dispute out of court. DAAR…
- 18 Oct 2023
Experts @ UBA Business Series Emphasise Discipline, Others as Tips for Wealth Management
Financial experts have advised Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) owners and operators on essential tips that will help them create and manage their wealth successfully especially in the tough…
- 5 Oct 2020
DStv Nigeria Unveils New TVC To Mark Nigeria’s Independence Day
DStv Nigeria has launched a brand new television commercial, TVC to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day. Unveiled on October 1, the TVC tagged "Our Moment: Naija No Dey Carry Last" speaks to the…
- 25 Sept 2025
MTN Media Innovation Programme Fellows Chart the Future of African Media in South Africa
MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) Fellows, Cohort 4 have just concluded a week-long study trip to South Africa, exploring how media, diplomacy, and innovation intersect in shaping Africa’s…
- 24 May 2010
Media Practitioners Rally Stakeholders for Clean Environment
African Independent Television (AIT), producers of multiple award winning AIT InfoTech network. Tribe Media, owners of Tribe Times, eWorld Magazine, and Know How Media, publishers of IT Edge…
- 29 Oct 2018
Phase3 Clocks 15, Carts Awards
Phase3 Telecom, West Africa’s independent fibre optic infrastructure has attained 15 years of service excellence in the telecommunications industry. The company that began operations in 2003…
- 17 Oct 2015
Voting Begins this Weekend in Glo’s Dance with Peter
The stage is set for the public to start voting for their favorite contestants as from Saturday, in the Dance with Peter reality TV show sponsored by next generation network, Globacom. From this…
- 28 Jul 2008
Dragons Den, Reality TV Show for Entrepreneurs Debuts
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the commencement of a business Reality TV Show, Dragons Den aimed at providing aspiring entrepreneurs (the Pitchers) the opportunity to pitch their…
- 1 Jul 2015
GOtv Extends Signals to More Towns in Edo State
In continuous support of the digital migration in Nigeria, GOtv’s coverage in Edo state has been bolstered with its signals now reaching Auchi, Aviele, Ewu, Igarra, Jattu and Okpella. ‎ Speaking…
- 7 Jun 2019
Sky Yanks Off NTA from UK Cable Platform
Sky Limited, the largest digital satellite television service platform in Europe, has removed The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) from its cable platform. A visit to Sky’s website showed…