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By Tordue Salem A proposed law to give the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission the sole power to decide the per-view cost for Digital Satellite Television Services, DSTV and other Broadcasting outfits in the country, is before the House of Representatives. The bill exclusively obtained by VANGUARD on Monday, is sponsored by Rep. Unyime Idem(PDP-Akwa Ibom). The
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A proposed law to give the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission the sole power to decide the per-view cost for Digital Satellite Television Services, DSTV and other Broadcasting outfits in the country, is before the House of Representatives.
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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The National Boundary Commission, NBC, has commenced fieldwork on the border communities of Imo and Rivers state. The NBC, led by the Director General, Surveyor Adamu Adaji, yesterday spoke while flagging off the joint field team for Imo and Rivers at Ohaji/Egbema local government area of Imo state. He said that
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JUST a couple of months ago, the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, put itself on the firing line when it scandalously fined a radio station, Nigeria Info FM, N5 million over an interview with a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. The Commission claimed the station violated sections of
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…Says unauthenticated, misleading social media footages were freely used …insists on fine …NIPR appeals for review of sanctions By Michael Eboh The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, yesterday, insisted that the three broadcast stations recently sanctioned acted irresponsibly in their coverage of the ENDSARS protests and said is not going back on the sanctions. Director General
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…insists on fine …NIPR appeals for review of sanctions By Michael Eboh The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Monday insisted that the three broadcast stations recently sanctioned acted irresponsibly in their coverage of the ENDSARS protests and is not going back on the sanctions. Director General of the NBC, Professor Armstrong Idachaba, who stated this when
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By Bashir Bello The Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria, BON has disagreed with the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC over N9 million fine slammed on three broadcast media stations, demanding for withdrawal of the sanction. Recall that NBC had recently slammed an N3 million fine on each of the broadcast media stations, Africa Independent Television, AIT, Channels
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By Dirisu Yakubu A group, the Network for Best Practice and Integrity in Leadership, NEBPRIL has cautioned the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC not to inflame passions by seeking to truncate the free flow of information to Nigerians. This is coming against the background of the N9 m fine imposed on the trio of Arise TV,
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By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the clampdown on major broadcast stations including AIT, Channels and the ARISE TV by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC over their coverage of the EndSARS protest in various parts of the country. In a statement issued Monday night by Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP spokesman, the
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has “condemned the unconstitutional and illegal fines of N9m reportedly imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission [NBC] on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV [N3m each] purportedly over their coverage of the #EndSARS protests.” The acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, announced at a press conference in
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