The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three major broadcast stations over their “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests and the civil unrest that followed it. According to online reports, the regulators on Monday issued Channels Television, Arise Television and Africa Independent Television a fine between N2 million and N3 million. Professor Armstrong Idachaba, the acting NBC Director-General, who…
Henceforth, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced that it will sanction broadcast stations over messages that “insult” Nigerian “leaders and elders”. Chibuike Ogwumike, the zonal director of the NBC Lagos office, revealed in a letter signed and dated August 3 that broadcast stations were warned against such messages from guests during their programmes. According to Ogwumike, who referred broadcasters to…
The Federal Government has reportedly directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop the transmission of popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija. According to TheCable, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture said the need to stop the reality show, which entered its fifth season on July 20, became imperative due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting…
The court ordered the NBC and other parties to a suit filed by Daar Communications Plc, operator of African Independent Television and RayPower 100.5 FM to maintain status quo. Ruling on an ex parte application by Daar Communications Plc, Justice Inyang Ekwo directed all the parties to maintain status quo as of May 30, 2019, pending the determination of the…
The Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has announced the suspension of the license of Daar Communications PLC till further notice. Director-General, NBC, Modibbo Kawu, declared the suspension on Thursday evening during a briefing with journalists in Abuja. NBC, Nigeria’s broadcast regulator, had earlier accused AIT of violating broadcast rules in some of the programmes aired by…
The Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission, Ishaq Midibbo-Kawu, has clarified the recent media report that his commission banned some songs. According to reports, Midibbo-Kawu clarified this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital while reacting to the demolition of Ayefele’s Music House in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday by the state government. He said Nigerians must…
Just few days after the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) banned ‘This is Nigeria’ by Falz, Saturday beats reached out to popular entertainer, Falz. The rapper argues that he was blunt not vulgar, so the action made by the commission is ridiculous and baseless. Since the release of the song, ‘This is Nigeria,’ has sparked some…
NBC has aired a lot of live musical events at this point, but next year’s Jesus Christ Superstar may have already solidified its place as the best one yet. Why? Because John Legend is literally playing Jesus. Variety confirmed today that Legend has been cast in the title role of the live musical, which will air live from…
During Thursday morning’s Today show, co-host Savannah Guthrie read a statement from Matt Lauer, who was fired from the morning show Wednesday after accusations of “inappropriate sexual behavior” by colleagues. “Just moments ago we received a statement from Matt, and let me read it to you,” Guthrie began alongside her co-host Hoda Kotb. A statement from Matt Lauer: “There…
The Federal Government on Friday said it was putting every machinery in motion to ensure that all media outfits in the country go digital by next year. The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this at a summit organised by the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) in Lagos. The minister…
