Category: Media

SERAP reacts, as DSS threatens to sue media over ‘invasion’ report

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SERAP reacts 2 DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced plans to take legal action against several media houses for publishing reports on September 9, claiming its operatives “raided” the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP). This move follows SERAP’s refusal to accept responsibility for the reports, which suggested a DSS raid on its premises. The DSS has demanded that SERAP retract what it termed a “false statement” within seven days, requiring the retraction to be made through the same media platforms, as well as in at least…

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General Kazir (rtd) accuses Arewa24 TV channel of subverting northern unity

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General Kazir

A retired Army General,  Brig.-Gen. Kapeh Alwali Kazir has accused the popular media outlet AREWA24 of undermining the unity of Northern Nigeria, describing the channel as a tool for divisive narratives that harm the region’s cohesion. In a sharply-worded statement issued yesterday, Brig. Gen. Kazir warned that Arewa24 is part of a larger conspiracy aimed at weakening the North by promoting division along religious and ethnic lines. According to him, the channel’s activities are damaging to the North’s values, and could ultimately contribute to the destruction of the region if…

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DSO: Abuja Court bars NBC from interfering on Nigeria’s Analogue-to-Digital TV transition

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Court orders on broadcast

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), yesterday delivered its ruling in a suit seeking to stop the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), from terminating a contracts of some associations of Licensed Set-Top Manufacturers on the movement of Nigeria from analogue to digital television. Justice A.M. Ademu, a vacation judge, ordered to serve the defendants, NBC the Motion on Notice filed, in order to enable them respond. The Parties were also ordered to maintain Status Quo pending the hearing of the Motion on Notice already filed by the applicants,…

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“Deepening Nigeria-BBC relations crucial for informed society” – Information Minister, Idris

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Nigeria BBC relations

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said that it is important to have a deep mutual understanding between Nigeria and the BBC World Service for a more informed society. The Minister said this during a working visit to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) headquarters in London. According to him, the visit to the BBC was part of a bridge-building and cooperation efforts between Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation and foreign and local media houses. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by his Special…

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DAAR Communications explains management shake-up

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DAAR explains

Chairperson of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, has said the recent shake-up in the management team of the company, which has seen the departure of several long-serving directors, was part of a broader strategy to align with regulatory requirements and ensure the company’s future growth. In an interview with newsmen yesterday, Dokpesi Jnr. clarified that the decision to part ways with the directors was not driven by personal preference. He emphasised that, “It isn’t a personal decision to ask anyone to go. If it were up to me, I…

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Broadcast Industry: Northern Media Owners file complaints to regulators against ‘unlicenced’ Arewa24 TV’s illegal operations, monopoly and exploiting region’s cultural violations

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NMBOA laments

The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has officially lodged a complaint against Network Arewa24 Ltd, operators of the Arewa24 TV channel, accusing the station of monopolizing the Northern Nigerian broadcast media market and violating both consumer rights and anti-trust practices. The complaint was submitted to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC), the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, (ARCON). In a press statement issued yesterday by the NBMOA Board of Trustees, (BoT), the association said Arewa 24 TV, originally known as Network…

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#EndBadGovernance: IBAN urges Police, security agencies to stop attacking journalists on line of duty

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Ramalan IBAN

The Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN) has called on the Police and other security agencies to stop the increasing attacks on journalists covering the on-going #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. In an issued statement on Saturday, IBAN expressed deep concern over the indiscriminate harassment and assaults on Journalists, who are performing their Constitutional duties. The statement, signed by IBAN Chairman Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, calls for immediate action to protect journalists and uphold their rights as they cover the nationwide protests. He emphasised that while maintaining law and…

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Tinubu to address Nigerians in nationwide broadcast today

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Tinubu broadcast

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a televised/radio broadcast today, Sunday, at 7:00 am. According to an issued statement by Special Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA), and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, (FRCN), for the broadcast. The broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the same day.

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Nationwide Protests: Arewa Forum backs CDS Musa’s call for media blackout

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Arewa Forum backs CDS2

The Arewa Concerned Citizens Forum (ACCF) has backed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa’s call for a media blackout on the on-going nationwide protests. In an issued statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, signed by its National Coordinator, Dr. Victor Bobai, Assistant Secretary, Moses Enenche and Director, Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Kolo. Recall that the CDS had on Friday, during a press conference in Abuja, asked both international and local media to stop covering the 10-day nationwide protests, which began on Thursday. He argued that…

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“Save Nigeria’s Indigenous Private TV Channels from Underhand Acts Of Arewa24 TV” –  Northern Broadcast Media Owners Appeal to Tinubu

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BoN declares2

…Says it’s an un-licensed foreign TV channel by NBC, using Arewa brand name to operate The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has called for urgent intervention to address challenges faced by indigenous private television channels in Nigeria. In an open letter addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for NBMOA, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, outlined the severe difficulties local broadcasters encounter, exacerbated by what he described as underhanded practices by Arewa24 TV, allegedly an unlicensed foreign channel operating under the Arewa brand name…

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