Tag: Northern media

NBMOA seeks Tinubu’s intervention over alleged Northern Media exclusion from NRS tax campaign

Aminu Imam
NBMOA seeks Tinubu's intervention

…Cites marginalisation by MDAs Aminu Imam Chairman of Liberty TV/Radio and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene over what he described as the deliberate marginalisation of northern privately-owned radio and television stations in the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) ongoing nationwide tax awareness campaign. Ramalan accused the NRS of failing to patronise private radio stations and television channels under the association’s umbrella  despite repeated proposals for their inclusion despite a…

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Federal High Court Adjourns Landmark Case on Alleged Illegal Broadcasting by Arewa24 TV

Aminu Imam
NBMOA on broadcast drift

Aminu Imam The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Omotosho, has adjourned the hearing of the case between the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) Board of Trustees and Network Arewa24 Limited, operators of the Arewa24 TV channel, to March 25, 2025. The NBMOA alleges that Arewa24 is operating illegally in Nigeria without the necessary licenses, which they argue disrupts the legal and competitive media landscape. The lawsuit also names several other defendants, including the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the National Broadcasting Commission…

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Concerns mount over alleged favoritism towards unlicensed Arewa24 TV channel

Aminu Imam
broadcasting logo

…Urges  President Tinubu to intervene Aminu Imam A Coalition of concerned Northern Nigerian media stakeholders has made a pressing call to President Bola Tinubu to address the alleged unlicensed operations of a foreign-owned broadcast outfit, Arewa24TV, accused of undermining the region’s indigenous private TV channels.  The Coalition, the Northern Peoples United to Save the Region, (NPUSR), raised the alarm over what it describes as ‘a glaring regulatory failure’ by allowing the unlicensed foreign-owned television station, Arewa24TV , to operate freely while indigenous private broadcasters struggle under strict government regulations. The…

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