Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states that “the press, radio, television, and other agencies of the mass media shall, at all times, be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the government to the people.” As the fourth […]
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An armed gang has abducted Ahmed Abdulkadir, a former National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) director and his 15-year-old daughter after they attacked their home in Bakori Housing Units in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria. The incident was said to have taken place around 9 p.m. WAT on Monday, Sept. 6. According to a Daily Trust report, the […]
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigeria’s media regulatory body has insisted that it will keep chastising media practitioners and organisations that fail to abide by its broadcast rules. Balarabe Ilelah, Director-General of the Commission said, during an interactive session with a group of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) members on Monday, Aug. 30, that “no […]
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Media bodies in Nigeria have vowed to continue to report terrorist and criminal activities undermining the country’s security amidst threat of government interference. Leaderships of Nigerian Guild of Editors and Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in their reactions to the recent directive by the country’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), a regulatory agency, that the media […]
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The Nigerian government has requested the House of Representatives to amend an Act that will bring the regulation of online news portals and content providers under the authority of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in its latest move to regulate digital media. According to a PREMIUM TIMES report, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and […]
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Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the regulating agency for broadcasting, has ordered broadcasting stations in the country to stop using Twitter, following the government ban. Armstrong Idachaba, NBC’s acting Director-General, in a statement on Monday, June 7, 2021, directed stations to uninstall and “desist from using Twitter as a source (UGC) of information gathering for […]
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