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NBC denies suspending Channels TV, says it only gave a warning

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2021

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it only warned Channels TV and did not suspend the station’s operations over the broadcast of an interview with a leader of an outlawed group, IPOB. The NBC has faced criticism since Monday when news of its action against Channels TV was

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Lift suspension of Channels TV or face legal action, SERAP tells FG

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2021

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately reverse the arbitrary, unconstitutional and illegal decision to suspend Channels Television, and to impose a fine of N5 million on the station purportedly for breaching the broadcast code.” According

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Breaking: NBC suspends Channel TV’s ‘Politics Today’ broadcast

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2021

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered the immediate suspension of “Politics Today” show on Channel TV. It also fined the station N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television by the Acting Director General of the Commission, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, NBC said the penalties were […]

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BCOS reacts to wicked rumour on demolition of Staff Quarters:

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2021

The Management of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) has reacted to a wicked and false rumour which trended on the social media stating that the State Government and a private developer planned to demolish the BCOS Staff Quarters on Sunday, the 18th of April. In Press Statement issued by the Executive Chairman of […]

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FG orders GoTv, Startimes to migrate to freeTv platform

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2021

The Federal Government has directed GoTv and Startimes to migrate their signals to the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture explained that the directive was in line with the Digital Switch Over (DSO) process. Disclosing this on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister said the laws of […]

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COVID-19 sermon: Oyakhilome’s Loveworld TV channel fined N65m

Daily Dispatch March 31, 2021

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the United Kingdom has fined a religious channel, Loveworld, owned by popular Nigerian cleric, Chris Oyakhilome. A statement obtained by The Nation on March 31, explained that the station was fined £125,000 (N65.6m) for breaching the country’s broadcasting code by disseminating misinformation on COVID-19. According to Ofcom, it was