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- 10 Apr 2018
MRA Inducts Voice of Nigeria into FOI ‘Hall of Shame’
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has named the Voice of Nigeria (VON) into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame, accusing it of failing to promote the FOI Act and ensuring its effective…
- 26 Aug 2025
FG Begins Restoration of Voice of Nigeria Shortwave Transmission
Mohammed Idris, minister of Information and National Orientation, has officially launched the contract for restoring the Voice of Nigeria (VON) shortwave transmission, using the 250 KW TX2…
- 17 Nov 2013
COSON Calls for Removal of Jijiwa, VON Boss over Threat
Board of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has demanded for the removal of Malam Abubakar Jijiwa, director general of Voice of Nigeria (VON) over the recent threat by the Broadcasting Organisation…
- 3 Apr 2013
Reps say NTA, Others can Leverage on NigComSat for Digital Broadcasting
Bubar Jubrin, House Committee chairman, Information & National Orientation, has said that Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Voice of Nigeria (VON) are in position to leverage the…
- 8 Feb 2010
Accolades as Von Returns Jijiwa
The Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (Bon) has congratulated MallamAbubakar Jijiwa, chairman, on the renewal of his tenure for another five years as the director-general of Voice of Nigeria…
- 15 Feb 2016
FG Sacks Mba, NBC DG, 5 Others
Federal government today sacked the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture, directing them to hand over to the most senior officials in their…
- 17 Feb 2016
Mba, Sacked NBC DG, Others were PDP Saboteurs- FG
Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, national chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday said the sacked heads of government agencies and parastatals were saboteurs. The APC chairman, who led some…
- 26 Aug 2016
Digital Switch Over on Course – Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has restated that the process of switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting “is very much on course’’. The minister stated this at…
- 24 Oct 2021
Ugbe, MultiChoice CEO Begins Tenure as BON Chairman
John Ugbe, chief executive officer, MultiChoice Nigeria, has been sworn in as the chairman of the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON). The swearing in ceremony held yesterday at the Transcorp…
- 31 Jan 2021
Editors Mourn Ben Egbuna, Ace Broadcaster
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said it received with shock, the news of the death of Mr. Ben Ndubuisi Egbuna. Ben Egbuna According to a statement from the Guild, Mr. Ben Egbuna, a Fellow of the…
- 26 May 2016
FG Appoints New CEOs for NTA, NAN, NBC, Others
Federal Government has appointed new chief executives officers for the information-related parastatals in the Ministry of Information and Culture. The new appointees, whose appointments are with…
- 6 Apr 2009
Nigeria Must Meet Digitisation Deadline - Prof. Akunyili
Prof. Dora Akunyili, minister of Information and Communications has said that Nigeria will meet the digitisation target of 2011. This, she stated while inspecting the new transmission station of…
- 14 Apr 2009
Nigeria Must Meet Digitisation Deadline - Prof. Akunyili
Prof. Dora Akunyili, minister of Information and Communications has said that Nigeria will meet the digitisation target of 2011. This, she stated while inspecting the new transmission station of…
- 13 May 2026
FG to Launch Nationwide Free Digital TV Platform June 17
Federal government, yesterday, said that it will now launch the so-called FreeTV, with over 100 channels for news, sports, education, entertainment and children’s programming in multiple Nigerian…
- 19 Oct 2023
President Tinubu Sacks NBC DG, NAN CEO, Others
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the heads of some government agencies under the Ministry of Information. Ajuri Ngelali, Special Adviser to the President on Media Publicity, announced this in a…
- 29 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…
- 27 May 2016
Minister Commends Outgoing CEOs of Information Agencies, Challenges New Ones
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has thanked the outgoing acting Chief Executives of Information parastatals, saying their tenure witnessed significant achievements by his…
- 10 Apr 2012
Laws, Poor Facilities Hamper Nigeria's Digitization
Several inhibiting factors including lack of enabling laws, poor infrastructure and a general lack of preparedness on the part of operators, have forced Nigeria to make a volte-face on its scheduled…