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EXCLUSIVE: Lai moves to launch fresh bid for social media regulation

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, is hoping to reintroduce the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act amendment bill through the executive bill route, TheCable understands. The bill seeks to

Media stakeholders call for review of amended NBC code

Journalism scholars and professionals have called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately review the amended broadcasting code and make it media-friendly. Media stakeholders aired their concerns on Thursday

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NBC: Some TV stations were reckless during #EndSARS protests

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it fined some broadcast stations over the coverage of the #EndSARS protests because they were “reckless”. During an Arise TV programme on Wednesday, Armstrong

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Filmmaker sues NBC, asks court to nullify amended broadcasting code

Charles Uwagbai, a Nigerian filmmaker, has instituted a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the controversial amendment of the broadcasting code. The NBC recently launched the amended 6th

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NBC: Any broadcast that insults president, governors, senators will be sanctioned

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened to sanction broadcast stations over messages that “insult” Nigerian leaders and elders. In

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Idachaba: We’re not going back… new NBC code to break DStv’s monopoly

Armstrong Idachaba, the director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), says the commission is not backing down on the controversial

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You can’t regulate broadcasting as a politician, ex-NTA DG tells Lai

Tonnie Iredia, former director-general of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), says Lai Mohammed, minister of information, cannot regulate broadcasting as

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