In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister said the directive becomes necessary following the submission of the report of the committee, which he set up, to work out the modalities for implementing the recommendations approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to re-position the broadcast industry.
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The decision was reached at a joint meeting of the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Moses Ekpo; his Cross River State counterpart, Prof. Ivara Esu; and the Acting Director-General of the National Boundary Commission, Adamu Adaji, in Uyo on Thursday.
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has urged the National Boundary Commission to intervene toward resolving the lingering border dispute between two communities in Awe Local Government Area of the state.
The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission has warned journalists in the country against reliance on news obtained from the social media.
Ordinarily, there should not be anything strange about praising an athlete, but connecting this to homosexuality makes the whole thing suspicious.
The National Broadcasting Commission has restated its commitment to effective regulation of broadcasting in the country to sanitise the industry.
The Peoples Democratic Party has praised the judiciary “for upholding justice and the tenets of democracy, particularly the right of fair hearing, by ordering the immediate reopening of African Independent Television and Raypower radio”.
The President of the Eighth Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on the National Broadcasting Corporation to immediately obey the court order granted by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which called for the maintenance of status quo as of May 31, 2019, pending the determination of a motion filed by DAAR Communications Plc, owners of Raypower FM and African Independent Television.
A Constitutional lawyer, Dr Kayode Ajulo, has joined other Nigerians in condemning the punishment meted to DAAR Communication, owner of Africa Independent Television and Raypower FM by the National Broadcasting Corporation, saying it was too harsh.
National Broadcasting Commission has advised all broadcast stations in the country to exercise restraint in the treatment of sensitive issues that could threaten
The National Broadcasting Commission says the Federal Government is working on releasing N30 billion to boost the process of Digital Switch Over in the country.
The National Broadcasting Commission on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated its Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit to curtail corrupt practices in the commission.
History was made on April 30, 2016 in Jos, the Plateau State capital, when the Federal Government launched the pilot phase of the digital transmission project that kick-started the digitisation process in the country.
Alheri Saidu, a witness in the on-going trial of Director -General, National Broadcasting Commission, Ishaq Modibbo, says the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, approved payment of N2.5billion to Pinnacle Communications Ltd.
The Oyo State Government has commiserated with NBC over the demise of Olori Olajumoke Oginni, the South West Zonal Director of the commission.
Jay FM, a Jos-based private radio station has taken legal action against the National Broadcasting Commission over its prolonged shutdown by the commission.
All seems not well for the Nigerian Bottling Company Plc as a Federal High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State has been called upon to shutdown its production across the country over alleged contaminated products sold to Nigerians.
The National Broadcasting Commission has renewed the operational licence of GOTV for another period of three years.
The National Broadcasting Commission has sanctioned 45 broadcast stations, including Nigeria Television Authority, African Independent Television, Channels and TVC News, for alleged ethical infractions in relation to the 2019 general elections.
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 12 for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to arraign the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Ishaq Modibbo, over alleged N2.5 billion fraud charge.