Stop unwholesome free satellite transmission, NBC warns broadcasters
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned operators against unwholesome content in the free satellite transmission in the country. The Acting Director-General of the Commission, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, gave the…
Oil field dispute: Court orders transfer of Soku oil field from Bayelsa to Rivers State
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the transfer of Soku oil field from Bayelsa State to its rightful owner, Rivers State. Delivering judgment in a suit instituted by…
Hate speech: NBC will be mandated to amend its broadcast Code to reflect the upward review of fines from N500,000 to N5m- FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government will mandate the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to come up with new regulations for internet and…
Hate speech: FG to implement upward review of fines from N500,000 to N5m
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that a committee has been set up to implement the recommendations approved by President Muhammadu Buhari on tackling hate…
We fined 20 stations in Q2, 2019 for breaching provisions of Nigeria Broadcasting Code on hate speech – NBC
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined 20 broadcasting stations and also cautioned producers of the reality television programme, Big Brother Naija (BBN) against broadcasting “unwholesome content” in the country….
We are not planning to replace big Brother, we want to have something that reflects Nigeria to the world culturally- Olusegun Runsewe
Director General NCAC, Olusegun Runsewe National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says though the reality show Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) platform has united and empowered youths, its…
Group lauds FG’s plan to evolve alternative BBN reality show
The Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA) has commended the Federal Government’s move to evolve an alternate Big Brother Naija (BBN) show which would reflect the true Nigerian culture. The National…
I don’t want to do business with China’s Huawei for security reasons -Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he did not want the United States to do business with China’s Huawei even as the administration weighs whether to extend a grace…
Show more credibility, send names of ministerial nominees to EFCC – PDP tells Senate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Senate to show more credibility with its ministerial screening by sending the names of the nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
N2.5bn DSO project: Lai Mohammed absent in court
Former Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, failed to appear before Justice Folashade Giwa of the Federal High Court Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged approval…