30 results
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 25 Feb 2026
SERAP Says Phone Tapping Law Violates Human Rights, Calls for Withdrawal
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has cautioned that existing interception and surveillance regulations in the country could be deployed against civilians and critics of the…
- 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…
- 14 Mar 2025
Allegations of Fraud against us Unfounded, False — First Bank
FirstBank has formally denied allegations of fraud in an ongoing court case filed by customer Dr. Agbai Eke, describing the claims as “entirely unfounded and false.” According to a statement from the…
- 14 Apr 2022
BON Inaugurates Award Steering Committee
The Steering Committee for the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, (BON) Award has been inaugurated. Performing the inauguration of the committee yesterday, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, the Chairman…
- 6 Jul 2026
NELFUND Investigates 34 Universities Over Students' Missing Tuition Refunds
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it is investigating about 34 tertiary institutions over allegations that they failed to refund students whose tuition fees were paid twice under the…
- 9 Sept 2025
SEC Warns Nigerians against Investing in CMTrading
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned Nigerians against investing in CMTrading, an online platform that claims to offer cryptocurrency and commodities trading services. In a…
- 19 Nov 2020
FG Claims TV Stations Have Paid Fines over “Fake News”
The sanctions imposed on some broadcast media stations in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests were justified and that the affected stations already paid their fines, according to Alhaji Lai…
- 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…
- 3 Jun 2021
NYSC Boss Mulls Conscription of Corpers during War
Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, director-general, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has said that corps members are part of the national defence policy and can be conscripted for war should the need…
- 25 May 2009
M-NET Unveils Set, Cast of Tinsel
M-NET has unveiled the set for Tinsel, the company’s first West African soap with a fascinating storyline; and the cast who is vast and full of talent, portraying characters that people can all…
- 1 Jun 2009
M-NET Unveils Set, Cast of Tinsel
M-NET has unveiled the set for Tinsel, the company’s first West African soap with a fascinating storyline; and the cast who is vast and full of talent, portraying characters that people can all…
- 6 Oct 2020
Akiri, National Daily Editorial Board Chairman Passes on
The management and staff of National Daily newspapers wish to announce the passage of Barrister Chris Akiri; its editorial board chairman. Barrister Chris Akiri Akiri died in Lagos on Wednesday,…
- 12 Jul 2020
New Broadcast Code Unworkable and Unenforceable- Okoroji
Chief Tony Okoroji, chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), has joined the stakeholders in the creative and broadcast industries calling for a revisit of the recently amended 6th edition of…
- 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…
- 2 Apr 2026
Appeal Court Upholds Ban on NBC's Power to Fine Broadcast Stations
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), seeking to overturn a Federal High Court judgement that restrained it from imposing…
- 6 May 2020
Court Orders NUC, Airtel to Pay N703m to Firm for Copyright Infringement
A Fededal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel) to pay N703 million to TV Xtra Production, a media company, as damages for…
- 30 Jul 2015
NITDA Engages Sidmach for Nationwide ICT-sector Based Risk Analysis
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has engaged the survey team at Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited for a research on the usage of ICT equipment and its associated…
- 26 May 2025
MTN Nigeria, Pan-Atlantic University Kick Off Fourth Cohort of Media Innovation Programme
MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University, has announced the fourth cohort of the Media Innovation Programme (MIP), welcoming 20 outstanding…
- 13 May 2022
FRCN, NTA, DAAR, ASO Radio/TV Endorse The Nigerian Broadcasting Awards
Four major broadcast media establishments have endorsed The Nigerian Broadcasting Awards (TNBA) scheduled to hold in October. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Awards…
- 30 Apr 2024
Bamgbose, BON Boss Faults FCCPC’sDdecision to Review DStv, GOtv Rates
Yemisi Bamgbose, executive secretary of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), has faulted the decision of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to review DStv…
- 13 Jan 2017
Knowledge Economy Can Improve Nigeria's Development
Knowledge sharing economy is definitely one of the potent ways to improve our current ailing economy. All that this entails is to start engaging those that have succeeded and established themselves…
- 6 Jun 2022
Meet the 20 Participants Selected for the Maiden Cohort of Pan-Atlantic University & MTN Media Innovation Programme
The School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University has announced the 22 media practitioners selected for the first edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme. Group Photograph of…
- 24 Sept 2023
Stamp Duty Is Revenue Stamp, Not Postage Stamp, LIRS Chief Clarifies
Mr Tokunbo Akande, Special Adviser to the Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has clarified the misunderstanding about stamp duty as he maintained that it is a…
- 27 Oct 2008
Iredia Calls for Law on Digitisation
Dr. Tonnie Iredia, former DG, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), has stated that a law that addresses digital broadcasting is very important in the ditigised arena. In a paper titled: Transition…