Tag: Balarabe Shehu Ilelah

NBC Act: “We have sent social media regulation Bill to NASS” – DG

Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it has sent a Bill for the regulation of social media to the National Assembly.  The regulator is seeking to repeal and reenact the NBC act, CAP L11 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004. Speaking when he hosted, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohamme Idris, at the Commissions headquarters on Tuesday, the NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah, described the ills of social media as a ‘monster’. Ilelah said the current law does not give the NBC the right to regulate social media.…

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Breaking: President Buhari appoints Ilelah as NBC Director-General

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. He said Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the first instance. Details to follow

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