Precious Oham
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has temporarily suspended the shutdown of indebted. Broadcast stations in the country.
In a statement on Friday, by the Director General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, said the Commission decided to suspend the shutdown following a meeting with Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, BON and other critical stakeholders.
While appreciating BON, the affected stations and Broadcast Stakeholders for their timely interventions, he said the Commission is not unaware of the effects of the shutdown.
The statement read in part: “The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday, August 19th, 2022, issued a shutdown notice to licence that are indebted to the Commission. Following the ultimatum, the Commission received positive responses from the debtor Licensees, including big players in the broadcast industry.
“Sequel to a follow-up meeting held with the Executives of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), and other critical stakeholders in the industry, the Commission has decided to temporarily suspend the shutdown of the indebted Broadcast stations all over the country.
“The Commission is not unaware of the difficulties this shutdown must have caused the operators and other stakeholders, but must state that the Commission will always operate within the National Broadcasting Commission Act, Cap. N11, Laws of the Federation, 2004.”