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- 18 Oct 2018
Reps Seek Amendment of NBC Act for Radio/TV Assisted Learning
A bill seeking to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act, to provide for radio and television contents targeted at improved education among Nigerian pupils, on Thursday passed second…
- 16 Jun 2021
IPC, CSOs Kick against Proposed Tariff Regulation for Satellite TV
International Press Centre (IPC), as well as civil society organisations (CSOs), have rejected the proposed tariff regulations for satellite television in the new National Broadcasting Commission…
- 8 Sept 2022
Court Extends Order Stopping Buhari, NBC from Shutting down AIT, 52 Other Stations
The Federal High Court in Lagos has extended the order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the…
- 29 Aug 2022
Court Stops Buhari, NBC from Shutting Down 53 Broadcast Stations
The Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country, and shutting…
- 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,…
- 23 Apr 2021
House of Reps Advances on Bill to Allow NBC Fix Prices of Pay Tv
House of Representatives is amending National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to enable pay-as-you-go services for digital satellite television, according to Idem Unyime, deputy chairman, committee…
- 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…
- 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)…
- 27 May 2022
Court Says NBC Lacks Power to Regulate Advertising in Nigeria
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) acted beyond its powers by seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria. Justice Ambrose…
- 5 Apr 2023
Media Groups Tackle NBC over N5m Fine against Channels
Media advocacy groups have slammed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), for imposing a five million naira fine on Channels Television. This was contained in a joint statement by Edetaen Ojo,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 Jun 2021
FG Moves to Make NBC Self Funding
Federal government is seeking the amendment of the Act establishing National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to make it be self-funding and stop drawing salaries and allocations from government purse.…
- 28 Nov 2024
Federal High Court Strikes Down NBC’s 2.5% Gross Income Levy on MultiChoice
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has struck down Section 2 (10) (b) of the National Broadcasting Code, 6th Edition, which required broadcasters to pay 2.5% of their “Gross…
- 10 Aug 2025
SERAP, Editors Sue Niger Governor over Badeggi FM Shutdown Threat
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against Umar Bago, Niger State Governor, and the National Broadcasting Commission…
- 16 Jun 2021
FG Asks Reps for Powers to License, Regulate Internet broadcast, Online Media
Federal government has requested the House of Representatives to amend an Act that will bring the regulation of online news portals and content providers under the authority of the National…
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 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…
- 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,…
- 1 Nov 2020
SERAP, Others Sue Mohammed, NBC, for Fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), 261 involved Nigerians, civil society and media teams have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and…
- 10 May 2024
NAN, SLTV to Partner on Local TV Content Promotion
Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has assured that the agency will work to promote SLTV, indigenous satellite television, in the country. Ali gave the…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 19 Nov 2019
FG Outlines Measures to Strengthen NBC, Punish Hate Broadcasts
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has announced plans to take the necessary measures for the amendment of the Act establishing the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…