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- 6 Aug 2019
NBC Grants Broadcast Licence to Bayero University
The National Broadcasting Commission has granted a Direct Satellite Broadcast (DSB) licence to Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The Director-General of NBC, Ishaq Kawu, on Tuesday, said the licence…
- 31 Jul 2013
Universal Network Partners MultiChoice to Launch Telemundo
The channel’s division of NBC, Universal International Television has announced the launch of Telemundo, the popular telenovela channel, in Africa. From Monday 12 August, the exciting new…
- 12 May 2023
Meet Linda Yaccarinon, Newly Appointed CEO of Twitter
Linda Yaccarino, the newly appointed CEO of Twitter was previously NBC Universal’s top advertising sales executive, she was on Friday officially announced as the new CEO of Twitter by Elon Musk.…
- 16 Jul 2013
Rocket Internet is $Bn Company, World’s Largest Internet Incubator
Rocket Internet has announced that it has raised a total of $500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries since May 2012, representing the largest investment ever made in an…
- 12 May 2023
Elon Musk Names Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's New CEO
Elon Musk has named Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO, ending speculation about who the billionaire would appoint as his successor at the social-media platform. Linda Yaccarino Yaccarino just…
- 7 Nov 2025
Oluwaseun Dania Unearths How AI will Shape Africa’s Creative-AI Future @ World Bank Forum
Oluwaseun Dania, Technology entrepreneur, creative economy strategist, and Founder of Alpha-Geek Technologies, delivered a major intervention at the World Bank and Eden Venture Group’s Entertaining…
- 7 Mar 2017
OVH Energy Marketing Concludes ‘Teens Can Cook’ Competition
OVH Energy Marketing, licensee of the Oando retail brand has concluded its cross regional Teens Can Cook competition. The O-Gas Teens Can Cook competition, is part of the leading oil retailer’s clean…
- 6 Oct 2023
Tinubu’s Certificate Saga: NBC Warns s Arise TV
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned Arise Television against the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks in its station, on the heels of the controversy surrounding President Bola…
- 8 May 2020
COVID-19: Coca-Cola Lends A Helping Hand to Frontline Workers
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our way of life with its attendant changes, many have been left far vulnerable to the pandemic’s effects, especially those who have contracted the virus…
- 23 May 2024
Idachaba, Ex-NBC Boss Calls for Measures to Tackle Cyber-Bullying, Sexting
Professor Armstrong Idachaba, former director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has proposed regulatory measures to address cyberbullying, trolling, sexting and online…
- 21 Jun 2023
Emeka Mba, Afia TV CEO, Inspires with Insights on Building Innovative Platforms at Prestigious PAN Atlantic University
Emeka Mba, renowned media industry expert and former Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), delivered a captivating talk on building innovative platforms to participants of…
- 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…
- 2 Mar 2009
NBC Grants 18 Campus Radio Licenses
The National Broadcast Commission (NBC) has granted radio broadcast licenses to 18 tertiary institutions across the country, following President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s approval. Giving the…
- 20 Aug 2019
UNILORIN Community TV to Begin Broadcast Soon
Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, said the institution would soon start television broadcasting that would be unprecedented in the history of community…
- 31 May 2021
NBC Mentors Youth on Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Life Skills
The Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd (NBC) has reiterated its unwavering commitment towards empowering the nation’s youth, through programs that enable them to thrive and also contribute meaningfully to…
- 12 Mar 2019
Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud: Court Orders NBC Boss to Appear ‘Even on Stretcher’
Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Mr Abdullahi Mustapha (SAN), to produce Kawu Modibbo, director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in court on the next adjourned date of…
- 8 Mar 2010
NCC, NBC, Nitda Back Beacon of ICT Awards
Beacon of ICT awards, the merit-centric awards that reward best practices and recognize outstanding contributions at the weekend received a flurry of important endorsements from Nigeria…
- 18 Mar 2020
Pantami Says TVWS Framework Will Enhance Delivery of Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the Television White Space (TVWS) framework being developed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 29 Mar 2019
Danbatta, NCC Boss Leads Discussions @ 10th BoICT Lecture 2019
The board and management of CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscribers, are delighted and proud to announce Prof. Umaru Danbatta,…
- 23 Sept 2022
MultiChoice, Others Reject Senate’s Pay-Per-View DSTV Subscription Model
MultiChoice Nigeria and major stakeholders in the pay television broadcasting industry in the country have rejected a pay-per-view model advocated by the Senate. Major cable television providers in…
- 22 Jun 2009
NBC Invests in Human Capital Development
Nigeria Bottling Company Plc has emphasized its commitment to the long term development of human capital in Nigeria through its staff training and skills acquisition programmes. Ambassador Olusegun…
- 8 Mar 2020
Buhari Approves 65 New Radio, TV Licenses
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved a total number of 65 radio FM and digital television licenses across various sectors in the country. Top among the beneficiaries are the Nigeria Police Force…
- 3 Nov 2008
Use of Radio for Coup d’Etat Old Fashioned- Aliyu
Dr. Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu, governor of Niger State, has said that the era of use broadcast stations to oust governments is over, thanks to the liberalization of the broadcast industry. Before…
- 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 Aug 2012
Twitter…the Assault on Free Speech!
“Business is ‘just business’: a scramble for profit,” wrote Richard Branson, the British international entrepreneur in his 2008 book, Business Stripped Bare (Virgin Books). Although Branson talks…
- 21 Apr 2020
COVID-19: NBC, Coca-Cola to Provide Hydration Needs of Frontline Workers
The Coca-Cola System, comprising Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) and Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd, has restated its commitment to support the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria with material…
- 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…
- 19 Jul 2021
HURIWA Slams NBC over Attempt to Gag Terrorism Reporting
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), rights advocacy group has condemned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), for what it called its attempt to muzzle press freedom in the…
- 7 Jun 2010
Competition and Service Delivery in Telecoms
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has severally re-instated its desire to continue to encourage competition in the sector. It does this through licensing of several operators in different…
- 22 Jan 2019
UNILAG TV Goes Live
University of Lagos Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, has launched the first campus television station, expected to deepen campus journalism. Its broadcast is not only restricted to Nigeria, but across West…