NBC Suspends Shutdown of AIT, Silverbird, Others

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing various sums in licensing fees. The NBC has now given the affected stations up to 6PM on Tuesday, August 23, to pay up their debts. In revoking the licenses on Friday, the commission had ordered the stations off air beginning this Saturday, citing Section 10(a) of the 3rd Schedule of the National Broadcasting Commission Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Nigeria Revokes Licenses, Shuts AIT,…

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Meet Yemisi Bamgbose, Veteran Broadcaster who emerged BON Exec. Secretary

Resume of Ilogun-Orile-born who will oversee 482 radio, television and broadcasting firms in Nigeria   Nigerian Veteran Broadcaster, Dr.Yemisi Bamgbose, has emerged the Executive Secretary of the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON), the umbrella bosy for 482 government and private-owned broadcasting companies in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that Bamgbose, a two-term National President of the Radio, Television and Theatre Arts Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), emerged at the 74th session of BON rounded off on Thursday, June 3, in Abuja.   READ ALSO: BREAKING: Gunmen Hijack School Bus In Nigeria’s Ondo…

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