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- 27 Jan 2018
FG Asks NBC to Hammer Stations for Broadcast Code Violations
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction broadcasting organizations that violate the nation's Broadcast Code,…
- 26 Sept 2019
NBC Slams 45 Stations with Fines for Violating Broadcast Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 45 broadcasting stations which allegedly breached its code in the 2nd quarter of 2019, according to Mallam Ishaq Kawu, director-general of the…
- 7 Jul 2020
NBC’s Broadcasting Code Strangulatory – Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, has said that the amended 6th broadcasting code by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is economic sabotage writ large, directed against thousands…
- 28 Jul 2018
NBC Fines Daar Communications N500,000 for Alleged Violation of Broadcasting Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N500,000 on Daar Communications Group for alleged infringement of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code through the use of…
- 30 Mar 2015
NBC Wields the Big Stick on NTA, Others for Breach of Broadcasting Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday released the list of broadcasting stations that contravened the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting code from the beginning of electioneering…
- 2 Jul 2020
IBAN Asks NBC to Suspend Controversial Broadcasting Code
Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (IBAN) has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to suspend the implementation of the amended 6th broadcasting code. Guy Murray-Bruce, the…
- 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…
- 6 Nov 2023
Some NBC Broadcasting Codes Violate Human Rights- ECOWAS Court
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has declared some provisions of the the Nigeria Broadcasting Code as infringements on Nigerian citizens’ rights, including freedom of expression. The affected provisions…
- 30 Apr 2018
NBC Sanctions NTA, Others for Breaching Broadcasting Code
The National Broadcasting Commission has warned and sanctioned 121 radio stations across the country for breaching the Nigerian Broadcasting Code. The Nigerian Television Authority, Channels…
- 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…
- 25 May 2020
NBC Urges Newly Licenced TV Outfit to Abide by Broadcasting Codes
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has urged operators of the newly-licenced free television station to abide by the nation’s broadcasting codes. Prof. Amstrong Idachaba, acting…
- 8 Jul 2019
NBC Launches 6th Broadcasting Code to Tackle Fake News, Others
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has launched a new edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, 6th edition in its series; the latest now strengthened to enhance professionalism and development…
- 11 Oct 2019
FG Mandates Review of National Broadcasting Codes
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the review of the National Broadcasting Code and extant broadcasting laws to reflect stiffer penalties for violators of broadcasting regulations. The President…
- 9 Sept 2020
Oakfil Sues NBC over Amendment of Broadcast Code
Oakfil Productions Limited, film production company, has dragged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), before a Federal High Court in Lagos over the recent amendment of the broadcasting code.…
- 27 Apr 2021
NBC Says Channels TV Apologised for Breach of Broadcasting Code
Channels Television has apologised over its infraction of the broadcasting code, according to Mrs Franca Aiyetan, director of Public Affairs, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Aiyetan, in an…
- 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…
- 10 Sept 2018
NBC Plans Review of Broadcasting Code to Check Fake News, Hate Speech
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it is reviewing the broadcasting code to address emerging challenges like hate speech and fake news. Dr. Igomu Onoja, its Zonal Director in charge of…
- 16 Aug 2020
Another NBC Board Member Says Lai Mohammed’s Revised Broadcast Code Invalid
Mr. Salihu Bamidele Aluko, member, board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has stated that the revised National Broadcasting Code is not the regulatory framework for the industry. Lai…
- 30 Oct 2017
NBC Denies Accusing Buhari’s Supporters of Violating Broadcasting Code
Management of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has debunked report circulating on the internet that falsely alleged that Mallam Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, director general of the Commission,…
- 6 Jul 2020
Controversial Broadcasting Code Tears NBC Board, Management Apart
The board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has insisted the controversial sixth edition of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code must be reviewed. The board had penultimate Friday placed…
- 7 Sept 2020
Broadcast Code: NBC Should Clear Ambiguity, Iroko TV Boss
Jason Njoku, chief executive officer, IrokoTV, has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to clear ambiguities in the new National Broadcasting Code by holding a broader stakeholder…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 30 Aug 2019
NBC Barks, to Sanctions Broadcast Stations that Violate Codes
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it would not spare broadcast stations airing contents that contravene the nation’s broadcasting code. Alhaji Ikra Bilbis, chairman, and Modibbo…
- 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…
- 28 Jul 2017
FG Insists on Broadcasting Code Amendment
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has said the Federal Government will not be stampeded into abandoning its ongoing efforts to amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to ensure…
- 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…
- 21 Jun 2020
New Broadcast Code: Assault on Market and Democracy
By ‘Kanmi Ademiluyi With the focus on survival due to the coronavirus pandemic, out comes a not-so-cleverly-disguised assault on the operations of an economy based on the efficacy of the market, but…
- 29 May 2018
NBC to Sanction Erring Broadcast Station on Political Reporting Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has reiterated its vow to deal with any broadcast media that violates its code on political reportage. Mallam Modibbo Kawu, director general of NBC, gave the…
- 25 Sept 2012
NBC Hammers Broadcast Houses with Fines for Breaches
National Broadcast Commission (NBC) has handed down various sanctions and fines to some broadcasting stations in the country for violating the Nigeria broadcasting code. NBC which said it is…