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- 5 Dec 2021
NBC Code to Protect Nigerians from Harm –Idachaba
Professor Armstrong Idachaba, former acting director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said the code of the regulatory agency is mainly to protect broadcast programme…
- 9 Aug 2020
NBC Says no Going Back on New Broadcasting Code
Armstrong Idachaba, director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), says the commission is not backing down on the controversial amendment to the country’s broadcasting code. Idachaba…
- 23 May 2024
Idachaba, Ex-NBC Boss Calls for Measures to Tackle Cyber-Bullying, Sexting
Professor Armstrong Idachaba, former director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has proposed regulatory measures to address cyberbullying, trolling, sexting and online…
- 10 Mar 2021
Free to Air TV Decoders will be Affordable- NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has assured that the decoders for the Digital Switch over (DSO) Free Tv, otherwise known as Set Top Boxes (STB) will be affordable. Prof. Armstrong Idachaba,…
- 16 Jun 2020
NBC Warns Operators against Vulgar, Indecent Contents
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned operators against unwholesome content in the free satellite transmission in the country. Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, acting director-general of the…
- 14 Apr 2021
NBC Boss Commends Buhari over DSO Roll Out
Prof. Aduku Armstrong Idachaba, acting director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the successes recorded by the commission in its Digital…
- 30 Nov 2020
New Broadcast Code is to Kill Idea of Exclusivity- NBC Boss
Professor Armstrong Idachaba, director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said that the commission is pressing forward with the controversial amendment to the country’s broadcasting…
- 10 Jun 2021
NBC Formally Asks Facebook, Instagram, Others to Register or be Outlawed
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has officially asked social media platforms to register with it or be outlawed in Nigeria. Armstrong Idachaba, acting director-general, NBC issued the…
- 18 May 2021
NBC set June for Kano Digital Switchover Take off with 30 TV Stations
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that the Kano digital switchover will commence in June, with 30 television stations in the state Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, acting director general of…
- 21 Feb 2020
NBC Planning to Checkmate Monopoly – DG
Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, acting director-general (DG) of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said the the organisation is committed to effective reforms and regulations to checkmate…
- 21 Mar 2021
Lagos to Exit Analogue Broadcasting April 29- NBC DG
Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, acting director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has commended ITS Ltd and their partners, StarTimes, for putting in place the required transmitters,…
- 6 May 2021
NBC Fines Channels, Inspiration FM N5m Each over IPOB’s Broadcast
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ask Channels TV and Inspiration FM Lagos to pay a fine N5 million each for infractions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, acting…
- 28 Feb 2021
Nigeria’s DSO: Fresh Missteps Loom
By Dominic Omuedi Heartwarming, it was for me, to read reports of the press conference addressed on Tuesday by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on the country’s Digital…
- 17 Jun 2020
Angst as NBC Defends Controversial Broadcasting Code
Operators and experts are expressing anger and frustration over the provisions of the 6th edition of the Broadcasting Code Amendment as issued by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), that…
- 13 Aug 2020
NBC Board Says Broadcast Code is Illegality Perpetrated by Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, chairman of the Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has described the 6th National Broadcasting Code as an illegality perpetrated by Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 11 Jun 2021
Just in... Buhari Appoints Balarabe Shehu Ilelah as New NBC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 8 Mar 2021
Nigeria Targets 2022 to Complete Digital Switch Over
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revealed that Nigeria will complete its Digital Switch Over (DSO) project by the middle of 2022. Nigeria according to the Commission will then fully…
- 23 Aug 2020
Filmmaker Sues NBC Over Controversial Broadcast Code
Charles Uwagbai, a filmmaker, has dragged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court seeking an order setting aside the recently amended Nigeria…
- 6 Jul 2020
COVID-19: FG Grants 60% Debt Relief to Broadcast Stations
Federal government has approved 60 percent debt forgiveness for all debtor broadcast stations in the country to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on the industry, according to Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 4 Sept 2020
ADVERTORIAL: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS’ UNHEALTHY FIXATION WITH PRICE FIXING
The Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER), a civil society organisation, is becoming increasingly worried about attempts by institutions of state in Nigeria to fix prices of goods and services…
- 4 Jun 2019
NBC Threatens AIT, Raypower with Big Stick over Offensive Comments
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM over some reports it considered offensive. The regulatory body accused the broadcast…
- 7 Mar 2021
How We used N9.4Bn Approved for DSO- NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it used the N9.4 billion approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to settle outstanding contractual agreements in the Digital Switch Over…
- 15 Jun 2020
NBC Bars Licensees from Acquiring Exclusive Foreign Sporting Rights
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that the no broadcaster or licensee shall license or acquire foreign sporting rights in such a manner as to exclude persons, broadcasters or licensees…
- 23 Feb 2021
FG Inaugurates Ministerial Task Force on Digital Switchover
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a 13-member ministerial task force to drive the Digital Switch Over process in the broadcasting sector. Mohammed…
- 25 Apr 2021
DSO: Lawyers Tear Whitepaper Apart, Say It Lacks Force of Law
Lawyers have faulted the recent directive by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on the abolition of self-carriage status by broadcast entities. They said the 2014 Digital Switch Over (DSO)…
- 6 May 2021
DSO: StarTimes Leads Drive with Infrastructure, Pocket-friendly Offerings
With Lagos fully transiting from analogue to digital TV, StarTimes Nigeria is leading the drive with technical support as well as improved content offerings on its lowest bouquet. The pay-TV brand…
- 26 Apr 2021
NBC Suspends Channels TV for Speaking with IPOB
The 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…
- 26 Apr 2021
SERAP to Sue FG over Suspension of Channels TV’s Politics Today
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to sue the Federal Government over suspension of Channels TV’s Politics Today . The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had…
- 7 May 2021
Guild of Editors Asks NBC to Withdraw Fines on ChannelsTV, Inspiration FM
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has asked that called National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to withdraw the obnoxious fines imposed on Channels Television and Inspiration FM for alleged infractions…
- 6 Jul 2010
NBC Redeploys Key Staff to Boost Efficiency
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced a major shakeup, with new postings affecting the zonal operations as well as directorates. The Commission in a statement signed by Mallam…