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- 4 Aug 2020
Public Outcry as Mohammed, NBC Ignore Stakeholders to Unveil NBC Code
Despite widespread stakeholder disapproval, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information, on Tuesday, presented the 6th National Broadcasting Code recently released by the National Broadcasting…
- 18 Oct 2023
It is not All about Sanctions and Fines, Engage Stakeholders, FG to NBC
Federal government has charged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to change the erroneous narrative that NBC was synonymous with sanctions and fines. Mohammed Idris, minister of Information…
- 4 Mar 2016
Zinox Washes Hands off NBC’s N34Bn Spectrum Proceed Scam
Zinox Group has distanced its self from the N34 billion paid by MTN to the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) which was allegedly shared by officials of the NBC and other individuals. Chris Eze…
- 11 Oct 2023
NBC Says Social Media is a ‘Monster’, Presses for Bill to Regulate Use
Mr. Balarabe Ilelah, director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has expressed concerns over the current legal framework, which does not grant the NBC the authority to regulate social…
- 28 Jun 2019
NBC Officailly Lifts Suspension on AIT, Raypower
National Broadcasting Commission(NBC) has lifted the suspension placed on the Daar Communication, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power FM. Isaq Modibbo Kawu, NBC…
- 28 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…
- 10 Dec 2012
NBC Says Plans for Digitization Programme on Course
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has restated plans to actualise the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting in Nigeria as scheduled. NBC said that Digital implementation Committee…
- 11 Mar 2024
NBC Lodges Appeal against Court’s Refusal to Reverse Judgment Stopping Fines on Broadcast Stations
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has lodged an appeal against the decision of a Federal High Court which affirms it cannot impose fines on radio and television stations. The NBC through Mr.…
- 5 Mar 2024
Under my Watch, NBC will Follow Due Process- New DG
Charles Ebuebu, new director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has promised to follow due process in the regulation of broadcast stations in the country. The new NBC boss made this…
- 21 Mar 2021
Rite Foods Sues NBC over Alleged Trademark Infringement
Rite Foods Limited has dragged the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) to the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged trademark infringement. It told the court that NBC’s Predator energy drink is in…
- 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…
- 26 May 2019
NBC Denies Granting License to Fulani Radio
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has denied recent media reports that claimed that it granted radio license to herdsmen. NBC however, said that the National Commission for Nomadic…
- 19 Aug 2019
NBC Names Aiyetan as New Spokesperson
Board of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has approved the appointment of Franca Aiyetan as its new spokesperson. A statement issued by NBC, said, Aiyetan, a thespian by training and…
- 1 Mar 2021
NBC Jams Radio Biafra Signals in Lagos
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has jammed the signals of a pirate radio claiming to be “Radio Biafra” in most parts of Lagos. Mr Ekanem Antia, deputy director, Public Affairs of NBC, made the…
- 17 Aug 2021
NBC Warns Broadcast Media against Secessionist, Terrorist Agenda
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has cautioned broadcast media to be wary of interest groups seeking to destabilise the country. Balarabe Ilelah, director general, NBC, who dropped the…
- 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. …
- 13 Aug 2012
Hearty Salutes to NBC @ 20
In an era filled with mistrust for government institutions, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) goes against this grain to stand out as a public agency admired for what it does and how well it…
- 2 Nov 2009
Royal Fathers Commend NBC on Fifa World Cup Trophy
Royal Fathers of the host communities of Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc have commended the company for giving them opportunity to share in the excitement of the Fifa World Cup Trophy tour of…
- 12 Aug 2018
Lift ban on radio station, Falz’s ‘This is Nigeria’; SERAP urges NBC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) “to immediately lift the ban on Jay FM 101.9 Jos, stopping the radio station from…
- 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…
- 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…
- 4 Jun 2025
DSO: STBMAN Accuses NBC of Contempt, Seeks Presidential Intervention
Association of Set-Top Box Manufacturers of Nigeria (STBMAN) has accused the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of sidelining indigenous manufacturers and flouting a subsisting court order in its…
- 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…
- 24 Nov 2014
Kaduna Communities, School Benefit from NBC CSI Projects
Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, bottlers of the Coca-Cola brands of soft drinks in Nigeria, has commissioned two blocks of 10 renovated classrooms and office of the Head Teacher at the LGEA…
- 24 Sept 2018
MRA Idnucts NBC into FOI Hall of Shame
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) this week’s inductee into the “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame”, saying that its overall performance in the…
- 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 Mar 2015
NBC inaugurates Water Conservation Clubs in Secondary Schools
The Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), a member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Group and bottler of Coca-Cola brands in Nigeria, said it is committed to setting up Water Conservation Clubs in select…
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 Nov 2017
NBC Weilds Big Stick, Sanctions 23 Radio Stations
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 23 broadcasting stations for various breaches of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. Mrs Maimuna Jimada, head, Public Affairs, NBC, said in a…