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- 1 Jul 2020
FG Re-arraigns Suspended NBC Boss over Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday re-arraigned Ishaq Modibbo- Kawu, the suspended director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) at the…
- 13 Feb 2025
Court Discharges, Acquits, Kawu, Ex-NBC DG of N2.5Bn Fraud
Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court Abuja has discharged and acquitted Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, former director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and Pinnacle…
- 24 Aug 2018
HURIWA Seeks Probe of NBC DG, Claims Buhari Blackmailing Media
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), a non-governmental organization, has accused the Alhaji Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of being a…
- 29 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,…
- 9 May 2019
Lai Mohammed Okayed Payment of N2.5Bn to Pinnacle for DSO Project- Witness
Mrs Alheri Saidu, a witness of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), called in the trial of Ishaq Modibbo, director general, National Broadcasting Commission…
- 26 Feb 2019
ICPC to Arraign NBC Boss, Others over Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud
Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 12 for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arraign Mr Ishaq Modibbo, director-general of the National…
- 10 Feb 2020
NBC Boss Tells Court Has No Case Against Us in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, director-general of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and two others, on Monday told Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo- Giwa of the Federal High Court…
- 25 Jan 2019
DSO Caught in Web of ICPC/NBC Face-Off
The Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasts in Nigeria is now at the centre of a major row between the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Independent Corrupt…
- 3 Jun 2019
Judge Threatens to Close ICPC’s Case against NBC Boss, Others
Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday threatened to close the case of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) against…
- 11 Feb 2018
NBC Sanctions 78 Broadcast Stations
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC says it sanctioned 78 broadcasting stations between October and December, 2017. A statement released by the Commission over the weekend showed that the…
- 11 Jul 2018
NBC Fines Ekiti Radio N500,000, Queries GM over Anti-FG Broadcast
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has queried the General Manager of the Ekiti State Radio Corporation over broadcast by the station inciting the citizens of Ekiti State not to welcome the…
- 25 Nov 2018
Video-on-Demand on Pinnacle Platform Coming Soon- NBC Boss
Pinnacle Communications Limited, the single largest investor in Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue to digital broadcasts, is set to move the industry to the next level with the launch…
- 4 Feb 2019
DSO Under South African Attack
By George Dishpat Considering the many tales of the unexpected emerging from the ongoing face off between the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the ICPC, it is tempting to believe that there…
- 3 Mar 2019
NBC Sanctions 45 Radio/TV Stations for Hate Speech, Others in 2019 Polls
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 45 broadcast stations for violations bordering on abusive, inciting and provocative statements during the 2019 presidential and National Assembly…
- 27 May 2019
Pinnacle DSO Facility, World Best, ICPC Witness Tells Court
Engr. Friday Ukwela, a prosecution witness called by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday told a Federal High sitting in Abuja that the Digital…
- 7 Jun 2019
AIT Back on Air after Court Nullifies NBC’s Suspension
African Independent Television (AIT) is back on air after the National Broadcasting Commisssion (NBC) suspended its licence over alleged failure to abide by broadcasting code. The development…
- 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…
- 27 Jun 2019
Lai Mohammed Has Case to Answer over N2.5Bn DSO Project- ICPC
Lai Mohammed, former minister of information and culture, is to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital…
- 5 Jul 2019
Documents Show Lai Mohammed Okayed N2.5Bn Payment to Pinnacle
Lai Mohammed, former Minister of Information has finally made a statement to the ICPC investigators taking responsibility for the approval of the N2.5 billion payment to Pinnacle Communications…
- 4 Nov 2019
Broadcaster Calls out Lai Mohammed, Describes Him as Minister of NBC Affairs
By Adelanwa Olajubu I have followed the affairs of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the past two decades, because of the role it plays in regulating broadcasting in our country. …
- 28 Jan 2018
NBC to Launch DSO in Enugu, Osun
Federal government will in February roll out Digital Switch Over in Enugu and Osogbo in Osun State as part of its efforts to transit broadcasting from analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television…
- 26 Jun 2019
N2.5Bn DSO Project: Lai Mohammed Fails to Appear in Court
Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information, on Wednesday, failed to appear before Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo Giwa of the Federal High Court Abuja, to explain his role in the approval of N2.5bn to…
- 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…
- 24 Mar 2019
FG, Operators Meet to End DSO Crisis
The federal government has resolved the brewing crisis threatening the implementation of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasts in the country. Gen. Babagana…
- 1 Jul 2019
NBC Boss, Others Kick Against Appearance of Lai Mohammed in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Defendants in the case of alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) programme, have countered application by the prosecution to present Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 24 Aug 2018
Hate Speech: NBC to Sanction Ondo TV
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it will sanction Ondo State Television Service (OSTS) for broadcasting hate speech against Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti during the recent governorship…
- 28 Jun 2017
FG Renews Commitment to Digital Switch Over
Federal government has expressed its readiness to roll out the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in all the six geo political zones in the country in the next few weeks, as a practical demonstration of its…
- 5 Dec 2019
ICPC Fails to Produce Lai Mohammed as Witness, Closes Its Case in DSO Trial
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday failed to produce Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information, in court, to testify as prosecution witness in…
- 22 Aug 2018
NBC Slams Oyo State over Demolition of Fresh FM Building
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has condemned the Oyo state government’s demolition of the structure housing Fresh FM in Ibadan, the state capital. Ishaq Midibbo-Kawu, director-general…