Tag: NBC

Court refuses to vacate judgment barring NBC from enforcing fines on broadcast stations

Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, struck out the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) application for an order setting aside its judgment preventing it from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. In his decision, Justice James Omotosho dismissed all of NBC’s arguments, calling them “an afterthought”. Despite being served with the originating procedure and hearing notifications in the case leading to the judgment, Justice Omotosho concluded that the commission neglected to file its defence. Contrary to the NBC’s claim that it was not served with the court procedures…

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Social Media Regulation Bill: “We are engaging Google, TikTok” – NBC

Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it is in discussions with prominent social media platforms such as Google and TikTok to address the misconduct of their users. Director of Broadcast Monitoring at NBC, Francisca Aiyetan, discussed the Commission’s intention to regulate social media in a published interview on Friday. She warned that without regulation, social media might mislead young people, saying: “Every country is making efforts to regulate social media, and Nigeria also is making efforts because we know that there are a lot of things to harness…

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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 Commission’s 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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Tinubu’s Certificate Saga: NBC issues stern warning to Arise TV

Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC) has sternly warned Arise Television against the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks in its station. The warning is coming on the heels of the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s academic records recently released by the Chicago State University. In a bid to educate the public on the possible consequences of the president’s certificate, which the opposition alleged does not tally with the one submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) for the last election, the TV station has had interviews with a number…

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NBC plans to Appeal Court judgment on its sanctions, fines

Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is to appeal against the ruling by the Abuja Federal High Court that barred it from imposing fines on Nigerian broadcast stations. Recall that the presiding judge, James Omotosho, said in his ruling on Wednesday that NBC lacked the judicial powers to impose penalties and gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining the NBC from imposing fines, henceforth, on broadcast stations in the country. He also set aside the N500, 000 fines imposed on March 1, 2019, on each of the 45 broadcast stations. However,…

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Unlawful Fine: SERAP vows to sue Buhari, NBC over fine on Channels TV

Aminu Imam

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has announced that it will be suing Buhari’s administration and the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) over what it terms the “arbitrary and unlawful fine of N5 million imposed on Channels Television.” SERAP, a non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to increasing transparency, accountability, and the protection of economic and social rights in Nigeria, which made the announcement through its official Twitter handle, said that the fine on Channels Television was a clear infringement on press freedom and a violation of Nigerians’ freedom of speech. NBC…

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2023 Election Coverage: NBC vows to shut down errant broadcast stations

Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed that it would shut down broadcast stations whose activities are capable of undermining peaceful co-existence in the country. NBC spokesperson, Ekanem Antia, yesterday, said the NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah spoke at a meeting with broadcast stations on the coverage of the February 25 elections. He said, “The NBC is giving its last warning to broadcast stations, and will not hesitate to shut or revoke the licence of any when convinced that its activities are capable of undermining the peaceful co-existence of the country”.…

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President Buhari approves 67 new broadcast licenses

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
NBC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved operational licenses for 67 new broadcast outfits, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), said on Thursday in Abuja. NBC Director-General Balarabe Ilelah disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the scorecard of the commission. “President Buhari has approved hundreds of broadcast licenses; it is a demonstration of his intrinsic democratic values,” Ilelah stated. According to him, a total of 473 broadcast licenses were granted under Buhari’s administration. “The breakdown of the licenses approved by Buhari showed that 210 were granted in 2018, 159 in 2021, 37 in…

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NBC fines Arise, TVC N2m each over Tinubu, Keyamo, PDP comments

Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Continental Broadcasting Services Limited owner of Television Continental (TVC) and Arise Global Media Limited, which is the owner of Arise Television N2 million each for breaching the Nigeria Broadcasting codes. This is contained in separate letters written to the two companies by the Director-General of the NBC Balarabe Shehu llelah. In an issued letter to Continental Broadcasting Services Limited, Ilelah said the NBC monitored the consistent breach of the NBC Code over a period of time dining the countdown to the 2023 General…

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2023: Some TV, Radio stations glamorising hate speech, divisive actions, remarks – NBC

Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), yesterday warned broadcasters covering the forthcoming general elections to abide by the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, and other relevant regulations guiding the broadcast of elections in Nigeria. Consequently, the Commission enjoined all broadcasters to desist from using or allowing their facilities to be used by politicians and their supporters for the broadcast of content that may lead to the breakdown of law and order. The Commission’s Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Illelah, in an issued statement, said broadcasters were therefore expected to perform the role…

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