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- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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. …
- 29 Jun 2009
NBC Cautions Broadcasters on EPL Rights
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) last week disclosed that broadcasters paid more than N5.8 billion for the English Premier League (EPL) rights, which it thought was quite outrageous.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 17 Jul 2022
NBC Cautions Broadcast Stations Against ‘Misuse of Airwaves’ for Incitement
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has cautioned broadcast stations against airing materials that could incite citizens. The regulatory agency said it noticed the misuse of the airwaves t…
- 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…
- 20 Oct 2020
#EndSARS: NBC Reminds Broadcast Stations of Rules on Coverage of Crisis
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has reminded broadcast stations in the country of the rules on coverage of crisis. This is coming as the #EndSARS protest continues in the country. The…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 19 Apr 2026
NBC Warns Broadcasters Against Bullying Guests, Passing Opinions as Facts
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has cautioned broadcast presenters against bullying guests during live interviews or presenting personal opinions as facts, warning that such actions will…
- 19 Apr 2020
NBC Accuses Broadcast Stations of Politicising Lockdown Order, Palliative Programme
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has accused broadcast stations of politicising the lockdown, social distancing order and palliative programme by the Federal Government to curb COVID-19 in the…
- 25 Nov 2020
NBC Sanctions Broadcast Stations over Preachers, Unverifiable Cure Claims, Others
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has released the breach profile of broadcast stations in the country for the second quarter of 2020. The report compiled quarterly by the Directorate of…
- 8 Feb 2018
NBC warns Broadcasting Stations over Political Campaigns
Malam Is’haq Kawu, Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has urged broadcasting stations not to air political campaigns before the stipulated period for commencement. Kawu, at a…
- 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,…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 18 Jul 2018
NBC Warns Ekiti Broadcasting Service, May Impose Higher Sanctions
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will impose a higher sanction on the Ekiti State Broadcasting Service (EBS) if it fails to pay N500,000 fine within the stipulated period. Mrs…
- 10 May 2023
Court Stops NBC from Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been barred by a federal high court sitting in Abuja from further imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. Justice James Omotosho who gave the…