Tag: Multichoice

MultiChoice Nigeria CEO begins tenure as BON chairman

Aminu Imam

Chief Executive Officer, MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, has been sworn-in as the Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, (BON). The swearing-in ceremony held yesterday at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja. At the event, the Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, (FRCN), Dr. Mansur Liman, was also sworn-in as the organisation’s Vice-Chairman. Recall that Ugbe emerged as Chairman last month, after defeating Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa, of Multimesh Limited, by 63 to 35 votes in an election, which was held at the Coronation Hall of the Kano State Government…

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MultiChoice Nigeria MD, John Ugbe, elected as Chairman, Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, (BoN)

Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam The Managing Director, Multichoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, has been elected the Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). He defeated Sir. Godfrey Ohuabunwa, of Multimesh Limited, by 63 to 35 votes in a keenly contested election at the Coronation Hall of the Kano State Government House, Kano. The election was part of the 75th General Assembly and 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BON. The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, established in 1973, is a broad coalition of public and private broadcasters as the nations umbrella Union of…

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BBNaija cost N4.3bn to put together MultiChoice

Aminu Imam

Organisers of the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, Season 6, have said they spent as much as N4.3 billion to host the show. CEO of Multichoice in Nigeria, John Ugbe, made the revelation at the season 6 winners prize presentation. We employed 12,000 persons for this show; it cost us N4.3 billion to air this show this year, he said, adding that, “We use BBNaija to enrich lives and contribute positively to society. We hope to continue to do so. The organisers also revealed that one billion votes were…

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Tax dispute: Tribunal adjourns ruling, as Multichoice deposits N8bn with FIRS

Aminu Imam

Multichoice Nigeria Limited (MCN), owner of Nigeria’s satellite televisions’ popular subscription-based platforms, DStv, Gotv, says it has complied with the directives of the tax appeal tribunal, (TAT), by depositing with the FIRS an amount required by the law. The company stated this yesterday, at the resumption of the tribunal hearing over the alleged N1.8 trillion tax evasion dispute. Recall that in August, the tribunal, sitting in Lagos, ordered Multichoice to pay 50 percent of a N1.8 trillion tax backlog to the FIRS. At the hearing, counsel to MultiChoice Nigeria Limited,…

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North to boycott DSTV as CNG drags MultiChoice before NBC

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has threatened that the 19 northern States may enforce a region-wide boycott of DSTV over the failure of its parent company, MultiChoice, to change its position and consider transmitting northern-based television stations. MultiChoice is the operator of DSTV and GOTV subscription TV brands. The group said it would not hesitate to embark on the boycott unless MultiChoice shows readiness to embrace content diversity towards national growth and development, which will be of benefit to the North.The group said in MultiChoices nearly three decades of…

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DStv, GOtv subscribers may pay more from Sept. 1st despite Senate probe

Aminu Imam

Barely one year after the last subscription fee increase, there are strong indicators that MultiChoice Nigeria will increase the subscription fee across all its DStv and GOtv packages from September, 2021. A source close to the company revealed that subscription prices may increase by about 10% with premium packages going as high as N21,000; Compact Plus will go above N14,000 and GOtv Max subscription jumping to slightly above N4000, once the new price takes effect. The 10 14% increase across the board from September 2021, is coming exactly one…

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Tax evasion: Appeal Tribunal orders Multichoice Nigeria to pay N900bn, 50% backlog before hearing appeal

Aminu Imam

A Tax Appeal Tribunal, (TAT), sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of popular cable television services, DSTV, GOTV to pay 50 percent of N1.8 trillion, which the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), has determined through a forensic audit to be the amount in taxes that Multichoice Nigeria Limited had failed to pay to the Fwderal Government in past assessment years. The five-member TAT, led by its Chairman, Professor A.B. Ahmed, issued the order following an application to it by the Counsel to FIRS. Multichoice Nigeria Limited…

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‘MultiChoice has never paid VAT since its inception’ – FIRS

Aminu Imam

We will prove our tax compliance – Company replies The Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), has raised an alarm over the level of non-compliance by MultiChoice Africa (MCA), the parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria (MCN). According to FIRS, the company which provides services to MCN has never paid Value-Added Tax (VAT) since its inception. This was revealed in an issued statement by the FIRS Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami. Nami also revealed the FIRS has appointed Nigerian Deposit Money Banks as agents to freeze and recover the sum of N1.8 trillion…

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CNG threatens boycott of MultiChoice over exclusion of the North

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has threatened to organise and enforce a boycott of MultiChoice services in the Northern region, as it accused the owners and operators of  Nigerias leading television broadcast signal distributor, DSTV, of lopsidedness against northern-based media stations. The group said it would not hesitate to embark on the boycott, unless MultiChoice shows readiness to embrace content diversity towards national growth and development, which will be of benefit to the North. The group said in MultiChoices nearly three decades of operation in Nigeria, raking in billions…

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Suspend DStv, Gotv price increase, FG orders Multichoice

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has directed South African company, Multichoice, to suspend its planned increase in tariff which was to take effect from September 1. The government said the increase is hostile to Nigerians who are currently going through harsh economic conditions,  The government also said the company did not consult with it before the decision was made, saying it only read about the increase in the media like every other Nigerians. Multichoice had last week  announced increment in the prices of DSTV and GOTV subscriptions for the second time in…

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