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- 1 Apr 2021
Danbatta Sheds Light on Telecoms Issues @ Radio Nigeria Kaduna
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Kaduna on Thursday hosted Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), where he threw light on wide range…
- 22 Nov 2020
Danbatta @ Radio Nigeria Kaduna Discusses Telecoms Industry Issues
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Kaduna, has hosted Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), where he discussed a wide range of issues…
- 11 Oct 2017
Edo Shuts FG Owned FM Station over N7m Tax
Activities in the Benin station of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Radio Nigeria Bronze FM, have remained grounded for two weeks after the radio station was shut by the Edo State…
- 31 Mar 2021
IGP Launches Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM
Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP) on Wednesday launched the Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM Abuja, a community-based radio, targeted at “bringing the Police closer to the people.”…
- 23 Jun 2008
FRCN Calabar Ready for Commissioning Soon
Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross Rivers State Government have stepped arrangements for the commissioning of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Calabar, in the next quarter of…
- 19 Apr 2020
COVID-19: FG Plan Radio, TV School Classes and Exams
Authorities of the Federal Ministry of Education have met with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) to fashion out modalities for the take-off of the nationwide school radio and television…
- 27 Mar 2019
FG Approves N1.3Bn Contracts for Broadcasting Stations
Federal Government on Wednesday approved N1.3 billion contracts to strengthen and reposition its media outfits for effective information dissemination. The media organisations to benefit from…
- 26 Aug 2014
Nigeria’s First Digital Radio to Go on Air Soon
Labaran Maku, Minister of Information, has said the first digital radio station in the country will soon start running. Maku said this in Calabar, Cross River State, while declaring open the retreat…
- 15 Dec 2008
Governor Charges FRCN on Programming
Gabriel Suswam, Benue State governor has charged the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), to redefine its programming, emphasizing on education, information and communication technology; with…
- 22 Jul 2016
Minister Visits BBC HQ, Seeks BBC/FRCN Partnership
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has stressed the need for a robust partnership between the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Federal Radio Corporation of…
- 6 May 2020
Kidnappers Abduct Radio Presenter, Demand N20m Ransom
Unknown gunmen have abducted Chinenye Iwuoha, a female on-air presenter, working with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, Abia State capital. It was gathered that…
- 4 Feb 2018
FRCN Station in Ilesa Gutted by Fire
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Gold FM (FRCN), Ilesa, has been gutted by fire. The incident which started at about 5 pm on Saturday destroyed equipment worth millions of naira. According to…
- 24 Aug 2020
FG Commences Rehabilitation of Radio House
Federal government has commenced the first major rehabilitation of the 14-Floor Radio House Complex in Abuja since it was constructed 33 years ago. l-r: Consultant of Messrs Blue Furniture Limited;…
- 18 Sept 2013
Lagos Region Tops Advertisers’ Spend in 2012
Lagos region accounted for N32.913 billion or 35.8 per cent of N91.846 billion spent on Above-the-Line Advertising activities in Nigeria in 2012. This was disclosed in the 2012 edition of Mediafacts…
- 29 Mar 2020
Ecobank Commits N100M to National Radio Campaign ‘StaySafeNigeria’
Ecobank Nigeria says it is committing about a hundred million naira to drive its National Radio Campaign “StaySafeNigeria”, being part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the rising…
- 26 Aug 2016
Digital Switch Over on Course – Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has restated that the process of switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting “is very much on course’’. The minister stated this at…
- 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…
- 17 Oct 2019
NTA, Others Constrained by Lack of Funds- Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and National Orientation has said that government-owned media were operating under lots of constraints due to lack of proper funding. Mohammed made this…
- 14 Apr 2014
BPE Oils NTA, FRCN, Others for Commercialization
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), charged with the overall responsibility of implementing the council's policies on privatization and commercialization, has confirmed it has begun a process of…
- 7 Sept 2009
NBC Gets Nod to License More Broadcast Networks
Yomi Bolanriwa, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said that the president, Umaru Musa YarÁdua has directed the Commission to begin fresh bidding process for…
- 8 Apr 2014
FG Says No to Merger of NCC, NBC, NIPOST
Federal government has rejected the recommendation that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the regulatory functions of Nigerian Postal Service…
- 8 Feb 2013
Reps Accuse NNPC, NCC, Others of Diverting N9 Trillion
A House of Representatives’ report has revealed that some revenue generating agencies have short-changed the Federal Government N8.8 trillion and the report listed the agencies to include; Nigerian…
- 15 Oct 2021
FG to Direct TV Stations to Feature Sign Language Interpreters
Federal government will direct the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to compel public and private television stations to feature sign language interpreters during their major news presentations,…
- 17 Feb 2016
Mba, Sacked NBC DG, Others were PDP Saboteurs- FG
Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, national chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday said the sacked heads of government agencies and parastatals were saboteurs. The APC chairman, who led some…
- 15 Feb 2016
FG Sacks Mba, NBC DG, 5 Others
Federal government today sacked the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture, directing them to hand over to the most senior officials in their…
- 14 Apr 2009
Enter Beat, Classic FM Stations
The Beat 99.9 and Classic 97.3, two FM stations fresh from the oven have broken on the Nigerian scene to offer listeners quality radio experience, and would first be felt in Lagos and its environs,…
- 14 Apr 2009
Enter Beat, Classic FM Stations
The Beat 99.9 and Classic 97.3, two FM stations fresh from the oven have broken on the Nigerian scene to offer listeners quality radio experience, and would first be felt in Lagos and its environs,…
- 27 Jun 2018
About 30.5m Nigerians now have Identity Numbers – NIMC
Engr Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, Director General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has placed the number of Nigerians with the National Identity Number (NIN) at 30.5million. The…
- 10 Aug 2020
2020 Edelman Trust Barometer Reveals Nigerians Still Distrust Government
The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer has revealed that, of the four mainstream institutions of government, business, media and non-governmental organisations, government remains the least trusted with…
- 3 Nov 2016
FG Says First ICT University Coming in 3 Months
The Federal Government has concluded plans to establish the first Information and Communication Technology (ICT) University in Nigeria within the next three months. Adebayo Shittu, minister of…