The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the appeal filed by the suspended Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Moddibbo Kawu, challenging the decision

Before the (constituted) authorities in Abuja release their curious strategy for ‘sanctioning’ the Cable News Network (CNN) as they have promised for the network’s investigative report...

A Port Harcourt-based constitutional lawyer, Chief Festus Ogwuche, has dragged the Federal Government to court over an alleged attempt to gag the broadcast media in the country through the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The suit filed at the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt Division in Rivers State is similar to that of the Socio-Economic Rights…

For the second time in two months, the intervention of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in the media, particularly its imposition of fines ranging from N2 million to N3 million against three private television stations, is an attack on free speech and press freedom in Nigeria.

The estimate is that there are about 120 million social media users in Nigeria today. If that figure is correct it stands to reason that social media clearly packs a punch for good or for ill.

Media stakeholders have continued to express concern over National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) N9 million fine on three television stations for what the commission described as ‘unprofessional #EndSARS Broadcast’, saying the action is an ‘outrageous violation of the constitution....

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), along with 261 groups and individuals, has sued the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over the N9 million fine slammed on three television stations in the country. The plaintiffs also seek an order setting aside the N5 million fine and any…

National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has come under fire for fining Arise TV, Channels Television and the African Independent Television (AIT) about N3m for alleged “unprofessional coverage”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the clampdown on major broadcast stations including AIT, Channels and the ARISE TV by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government, over their reportage of the EndSARS protest in various parts of the country. The PDP asserted that the rush to impose monetary fines on the television stations…

The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the two government agencies regulating advertising practice and the broadcast media...

MIPCOM Buyers’ Awards 2020 Winners Emerge ORGANISERS of the 36th yearly international television content market, otherwise called MIPCOM 2020, have announced winners of the MIPCOM Buyers’ Award for Japanese Drama. It is held in partnership with the Bureau of International Drama Festival in Tokyo. The award event, which is specifically dedicated to presenting and promoting…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commended the role of broadcasting stations in Nigeria for the professional and ethical broadcast, which no doubt, contributed to ensuring free, fair, and peaceful elections in Edo State. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the commission and signed by its Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ekanem Antia,…