Buhari Appoints Balarabe Shehu Ilelah as NBC Director-General

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Balarabe Shehu Ilelah as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Mohammed said Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the first instance. TNC gathered that […]

Breaking: NBC orders TV, radio stations to deactivate Twitter accounts

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered all broadcasting stations in Nigeria to suspend the use of the popular microblogging platform, Twitter. According to Premium Times, the directive was contained in a statement issued by its Director-General, Armstrong Idachaba, on Monday. The DG said television and radio stations are advised to de-install Twitter handles and […]

UNIBEN Don Lampoon NBC Over Fines On Channels TV, AIT, Arise TV

A lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication, University of Benin, Daniel Ekhareafo has berated the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Armstrong Idachaba over the fines of 9m imposed on Channels TV, AIT, and Arise TV for covering the #EndSARS protests. Idachaba, announced at a press conference in Abuja on Monday that the agency […]

Online media space to be regulated in Nigeria

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday said that online news platforms will soon be regulated. The minister made this known during the inauguration of a seven-man committee set up to implement reforms in the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in Abuja. Speaking at the inauguration, he said, “The terms of reference of the […]