A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on broadcast stations. The court held that NBC lacks the power to impose sanctions as punishment on alleged erring broadcast stations. Information Minister, Orji, said the judgment is “ill-conceived and dead on arrival because of legal encumbrances.” EKO HOT … Read more
Zamfara government has rescinded its order shutting down some media houses in the state. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Zamfara State government has apologised for closing five broadcast stations in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS Matawalle Orders Closure Of Media Houses IPI Asks Zamfara Gov To Rescind ‘Illegal’ Order Shutting Down Media Houses Obi’s Visit … Read more
Buhari has been given a 24-hour ultimatum to reverse the shutdown of 53 TV, Radio Stations across the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to … Read more
NBC has stopped broadcast stations in Nigeria from using Twitter. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed all broadcast stations in Nigeria to suspend the usage of microblogging site, Twitter, in the country with immediate effect, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. This was made known via a statement by the acting Director-General of the NBC, … Read more
The federal government has written off 60 percent of the debt owed to it by broadcast stations to ameliorate the effects of COVID-19 on the industry. Mnister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed made this known at a media briefing on Monday. He said the broadcast industry was the worse-hit by the pandemic owing to … Read more