Tag: Broadcast industry

Broadcasting: IBAN calls for regulatory engagement, capacity-building and Government support

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IBAN calls for govt support

The Board of Trustees (BOT) and Executive Council of the Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN), have outlined key action plans aimed at addressing pressing challenges in the broadcasting industry.  The resolutions were made during a joint meeting hosted yesterday by Channels Media Group, which was held in Abuja. In an issued communiqué, signed by IBAN Chairman, John Momoh, and Secretary, Charles Daniels, the association emphasised the need for engagement with regulatory bodies such as the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, (ARCON).  Given the…

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“2024 a challenging year for indigenous TV, radio stations, but 2025 holds hope” – LibertyTV/Radio Boss

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Ramalan

Aminu Imam Executive Chairman of Liberty TV and FM stations, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has highlighted the economic struggles facing indigenous broadcasting stations in Nigeria.  In his 2025 New Year message issued yesterday, Dr. Ramslan called on the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) to ensure a conducive business environment, as mandated by the NBC Act and Broadcasting Code, to help local broadcasters overcome the industry’s current economic challenges. The LibertyTV/Radio Boss stressed that the activities of unlicensed international brands, which secure more…

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“Arrest drift in Nigeria’s broadcasting industry – Northern Broadcast Owners send SOS to Tinubu

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NBMOA on broadcast drift

…Says ghost foreign interests infiltrating broadcast space …Urges NSA NIA, NBC ARCON to step in The Chairman, Board Of Trustees (BOT) Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the Nigerian broadcast Industry for an urgent holistic regulatory overhaul in order to arrest its slide and prevention of further Local TV and Radio Stations shutdown across the country. Ramalan said, “Some foreign TV channels operations in Nigeria is illegal and against the country’s national, economic, social and Security…

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Babandede appointed Interim Chairman of Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA)

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Mohammed Babandede

The Board of Trustees of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has appointed Muhammad Babandede, (OFR) as the Interim Chairman of the Executive Council of the association.  The appointment, conveyed in an official letter signed by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, will take effect from December 1, 2024. Babandede, a former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), who currently serves as the Chairman/CEO of Muhasa Television and Radio, will lead the association for an interim period of six months. During…

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Kano Citizens petition EFCC to investigate US-owned Arewa24 TV over alleged financial crimes

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The Kano Concerned Citizens Initiative (KCCI) has officially petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Arewa24 TV, a US-owned TV channel operating in Nigeria, on allegations of severe economic and financial misconduct. In a statement issued yesterday, signed by KCCI spokesperson, Sayeedi Umar Ahmed, KCCI accused the television network of engaging in tax evasion, capital flight, money-laundering, and other sharp practices that reportedly violate Nigerian laws. According to the petition, KCCI claims that Arewa24 TV has been conducting its media and advertising business in Nigeria illegally, thereby…

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Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association sues Arewa24 Ltd, others for operating without license

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The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) Board of Trustees (BoT) has initiated legal action against Arewa24 Limited and seven other parties for operating illegally without license in Nigeria. In an issued statement yesterday, Chairman of the NBMOA Board of Trustees, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, said the unlicensed broadcasting activities of the defendants threaten the established legal and competitive media landscape, thereby adversely affecting media owners and audiences across Nigeria. The suit, which is scheduled for a hearing before Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in the…

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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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Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners call for urgent action, amid economic and security crisis

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Broadcasting banner

The Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners’ Forum, (ABMPF), has voiced deep concerns over the growing hardships faced by Nigerians. In a press statement issued yesterday, signed by its Chairman of the Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners’ Forum, Abdullahi I Yelwa, (Ajiyan Yauri), the Forum cited the recent hike in petroleum product prices and skyrocketing costs of goods and services as major contributors to the country’s economic meltdown, which they claim has brought significant suffering to ordinary citizens and workers. The ABMPF called on the government to allow the Dangote Refinery to operate…

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Digital Switch Over (DSO):Local Set-Top Box manufacturers express concern over planned wrong utilisation of NBC’s N10bn grant

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Broadcasting

The prolonged and troubled journey towards Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) in broadcasting has once again come under scrutiny in light of the recent N10billion grant by the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC). The Set Top Box Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, (STBMAN), represented by its Chairman, Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa, has voiced strong concerns regarding Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO)project’s direction, attributing the delays to either corruption or incompetence within the responsible agencies. At a recent press conference held in Abuja, the STBMAN highlighted the significant challenges that have hindered the progress…

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