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- 21 Feb 2012
NBC Pledges Commitment to Community Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Commission has pledged the commission’s commitment to implementing full community broadcasting in the country. The pledge came on the heels of World Radio day, a day set…
- 20 Jul 2026
NBC, INEC, Plan Joint Broadcast Monitoring Framework ahead of 2027 Elections
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are set to introduce a joint broadcast monitoring framework ahead of the 2027 general elections as part…
- 8 Mar 2019
NBC Warns Broadcasters against Announcing Election Results
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcasters against announcing election results not declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Antia Ekanem,…
- 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…
- 29 Aug 2019
NBC Barks, to Sanctions Broadcast Stations that Violate Codes
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it would not spare broadcast stations airing contents that contravene the nation’s broadcasting code. Alhaji Ikra Bilbis, chairman, and Modibbo…
- 26 Jan 2018
FG Asks NBC to Hammer Stations for Broadcast Code Violations
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction broadcasting organizations that violate the nation's Broadcast Code,…
- 16 Jul 2018
NBC Mulls Sanctions for Broadcast Stations over N4.2Bn Debt
Is’haq Modibo Kawu, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), said that the commission would wield the big hammer on broadcast stations across the nation for their indebtedness to the…
- 18 Jul 2015
NBC Neutralises “Biafra Radio” Broadcasts, Arrests Operators
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Friday said it has “neutralised” illegal broadcasts from Biafra Radio which it said has “shattered” the peace of south east zone of Nigeria with hate and…
- 27 Feb 2023
2023 Elections: NBC Warns Broadcasters against “Making Volatile Allusions”
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned broadcasters against “making volatile allusions capable of causing unrest in the country.” The broadcast regular, in a statement by Balarabe Shehu…
- 22 Aug 2024
NBC, NCC Team Up on Smooth Transition to Digital Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) are collaborating to ensure smooth transition to digital broadcasting. This was made known by the Director…
- 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…
- 3 Aug 2026
NBC Files Fresh Appeal against Judgment Barring it from Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has filed an application seeking the permission of the court of appeal to file a fresh appeal against the judgement of the federal high court in Abuja barring…
- 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…
- 9 Oct 2012
Ondo Elections: Adaba FM, OSRC Under Fire for Political Broadcast
The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC) has condemned the unprofessional conduct of Continental Broadcasting Services Ltd, operators of Adaba FM, Akure and the Ondo State RadioVision Corporation,…
- 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…
- 8 Oct 2012
NBC Approves Shared EPL Broadcast Rights
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has approved the request of Brilla Broadcasting Services Limited to share acquired rights for the English Premier League (EPL) with other broadcasting…
- 15 Jul 2018
NBC Shuts Down Ekiti Broadcasting Stations Indefinitely
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has ordered the immediate shut down of the Ekiti state broadcasting service for infractions of the Nigeria broadcasting Code and the Electoral Act. The…
- 9 Feb 2022
NBC Grants TV Broadcast License to NYSC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has granted an operational licence to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the commencement of direct satellite broadcasting and Internet protocol…
- 20 Mar 2013
NBC Meeting Urges Balance, Respect in Political Broadcast
A family meeting called by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has urged broadcast stations to ensure balance and give access to all shades of opinion with due respect to professionalism, the Code…
- 20 Apr 2010
Goodluck Jonathan to Ratify Silverbird’s National Licence
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that the Silverbird Communications' broadcast network licence was ready for ratification by the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Awwalu…
- 3 Feb 2023
NBC Fines Arise TV, TVC N2m over Breach of Broadcast Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Arise News TV and TVC N2 million each for allegedly breaching the national broadcasting code in the countdown to the 2023 general elections. Balarabe…
- 9 Feb 2022
NBC Grants TV Broadcast Licence to NYSC
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has granted operational licence to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to begin Direct Satellite Broadcasting (BSB); as well as Internet Protocol…
- 5 Aug 2019
NBC Tasks Broadcasters on Conflict Reporting
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has urged broadcasters to be mindful of the content they feed members of the public, as the country is going through frightening security challenges. …
- 10 Mar 2019
Channels TV, NTA, Others in Trouble over Election Broadcast
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Channels TV, NTA, and 43 other television and radio stations, N500, 000 each for infractions made in their broadcast during the campaigns for the just…
- 10 Dec 2019
NBC to License 200 New Broadcast Stations
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), is on the verge of issuing additional 200 licenses for broadcasting stations, according to Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, director-general of the commission. Kawu,…
- 1 Feb 2010
NBC, Stakeholders Brainstorm on Broadcast Policy
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it will soon come out with broadcast policy frame work for life coverage of election and crisis in the country. Alhaji Ibrahim Najume, chairman of…
- 25 Sept 2019
NBC Slams 45 Stations with Fines for Violating Broadcast Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 45 broadcasting stations which allegedly breached its code in the 2nd quarter of 2019, according to Mallam Ishaq Kawu, director-general of the…
- 3 Feb 2015
NBC to Sanction Stations over Inflammatory Political Broadcasts
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Monday, said it would not relent in sanctioning broadcast stations that used inflammatory materials in their political broadcasts. Emeka Mba,…
- 30 Mar 2015
NBC Wields the Big Stick on NTA, Others for Breach of Broadcasting Code
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday released the list of broadcasting stations that contravened the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting code from the beginning of electioneering…
- 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,…