Balarabe Shehu Ilelah
13 Aug
This year’s diet of the Lagos International Film Festival dubbed LIFF is scheduled to hold between August 30 and September 2, 2023 at the Oriental Hotel Lagos and at Sky Mall also in Lagos.
8 Aug
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday gave up till 9th September 2023 to all broadcasting stations indebted to the commission to liquidate their liabilities or risk revocation. The broadcasting regulatory agency is demanding license renewal debtors and defaulters of 2.5 per cent annual income remit. Addressing broadcasting practitioners and media owners at stakeholders meeting…
26 Jul
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced readiness to host the 2023 edition of its biennial International Conference of African Broadcasters (AFRICAST) 2023.
12 May
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.
26 Mar
We in Media Rights Agenda (MRA) are hereby asking, through this application made pursuant to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to provide us with details of the independence reportedly granted by President Muhammadu Buhari...
21 Feb
In line with the Electoral Act 2022, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has urged broadcast stations to stop airing political campaigns 24 hours before elections.
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