LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Civil society organisations expressed mixed reactions as the National Broadcasting Commission fined Arise TV for airing fake reports about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. NBC on Monday fined Arise TV N2m for breaching the broadcasting code. Reacting, the Executive Director, Transition Monitoring Group, Auwal Rafsanjani, urged…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the intervention of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing various sums in licensing fees. The NBC has now given the affected stations up to 6PM on Tuesday, August 23, to pay…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSTANGERS)-The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Chris Isiguzo has faulted the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, revoking licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide over indebtedness. In a statement issued on Friday, Isiguzo says the decision by the industry regulator, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission, on Friday, directed 52 broadcast outfits, including the African Independent Television, Silverbird Television and the broadcasting corporations run by various state governments to shut down their operations. NBC said the directive became imperative following debts incurred by the broadcasting organisations amounting to at least N2.6bn. The Director-General of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the suspension of “IDON MIKIYA” Program Airing on Vision FM and Farin WATA Television Channel, the Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has written to the Director General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to comply strictly with the provision of the National Broadcasting Commission Act and the Nigeria Broadcasting…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission has summoned the presenters of Sun Rise Daily, a breakfast show on Channels Television over some recent interviews perceived to be critical of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. This was made known by human rights’ activist and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, on his…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices And other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has raided the offices of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over N10billion fraud perpetrated under the supervision of Nigeria’s Information Minister Mr Lai Mohammed and suspended Director-General of the commission, Mr Ishaq Modibbo Kawu. Sources to Pointblanknews.com revealed that a N10 Billion…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Station (NBC) has sanctioned three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in escalation of violence across the nation . The regulators fined Arise TV, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between N2million and N3million. The stations were accused of airing unverified images of the alleged shooting. A…