Media & Telecoms

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is not the regulator of the contents of social media. The submission came during a recent visit of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN), led by its Executive Secretary, Blessing Akinsolotu, who sought…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has refuted allegations of tracking and leakage of telephone calls, saying it does not and cannot carry out such acts by law. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that the…

National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has slammed a N5 million fine on Channels Television over its interview with Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed. Baba-Ahmed in the interview had warned President Muhammadu Buhari against holding the inauguration of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying…

With few days to the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has cautioned broadcast stations to adhere strictly to its broadcast code, the Electoral Act as well as other extant laws governing the coverage and…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed to close down broadcast stations airing programmes capable of undermining national security and peaceful co-existence. The Director-General NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, issued the warning at a meeting with broadcast stations on the coverage of the Presidential,…

The National Broadcasting Commission has warned broadcasters covering the general elections to desist from using or allowing their platforms and facilities to be used for the broadcast of content that may lead to the breakdown of law and order in Nigeria. The Director-General…

The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday gave foreign broadcasters who have offices in Nigeria and beam their signals into the country to register within 30 days. The commission also advised Internet Protocol Television and others streaming online to register with the commission to…

The National Broadcasting Commission has called on all stakeholders to desist from using children images for political advertisement. NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah, made the call in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Ilelah condemned the usage of children…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved 67 new broadcast licenses. This brings the total number of approved broadcast licenses by Buhari to 473 with the number of functional broadcast stations in Nigeria rising to 740. The Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Malam Balarabe…

The 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. The NBC director general, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, imposed the fine in separate letters…