The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Rhythm FM, Raypower FM, Lagos Broadcasting Corporation and others over failure to renew their broadcast licences.
Mallam Balarabe Shehu, Director General of the NBC directed
its state offices to liaise with security agencies to ensure the shut down of
the operation of 52 stations within the next 24 hours.
NBC’s Director-General, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, at a
news conference in Abuja on Friday, said the stations whose licenses were
revoked had been owing the commission the total sum of N2.6 billion since 2015.
Affected stations are: Rhythm FM (Silverbird Communications
Ltd), Greetings FM (Greetings Media Ltd), Tao FM (Ovidi Communications Ltd),
Zuma FM (Zuma FM Ltd), Crowther FM (Crowther Communications Ltd), WE FM (Kings
Broadcasting Ltd), Linksman International ltd, Bomay Broadcasting Services Itd,
MITV (Murhi International Group Ltd), Classic FM (Pinkt Nigeria Ltd), Classic
FM (Pinkt Nigeria Ltd), Classic TV (Pinkt Nigeria Ltd), Beat FM (Megalectrics
LTD), Cooper Communications Itd, Splash FM (West Midlands Ltd) and Rock City FM
(Boot Communications Itd).
There are also Family FM (Kalaks Investments Nig. Ltd),
Space FM (Creazioni Nig. Ltd), Radio Jeremi (Radio Jeremi ltd), Wave FM (South
Atlantic Media Itd), Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, Kwara State
Broadcasting Corporation, Niger State Broadcasting Corporation, Breeze FM (Bays
Water ltd),Vibes FM (Vibes Communication ltd) and Family Love FM (Multimesh
Broadcasting Co. ltd).
Others are: Gombe State Broadcasting Corporation, Lagos
State Broadcasting Corporation, Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, Ogun State
Broadcasting Corporation, Ondo State Broadcasting Corporation, Rivers State
Broadcasting Corporation, Bayelsa State Broadcasting Corporation, Cross River
State Broadcasting Corporation, Imo State Broadcasting Corporation, Anambra
State Broadcasting Corporation, Borno State Broadcasting Corporation, Yobe
State Broadcasting Corporation, Sokoto State Broadcasting Corporation, Zamfara
State Broadcasting Corporation, Kebbi State Broadcasting Corporation, Jigawa
State Broadcasting Corporation, Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation, and
Katsina State Broadcasting Corporation.
According to Ilelah, the affected stations were to pay their
fees within 24 hours or they would have their stations disconnected.
He also said there was no political motive behind the
revocation of the licenses of the various stations, but purely on debt basis.
Ilelah explained that the commission had in May published
the defaulting stations in newspapers and ordered them to pay up their debt
within two weeks or had their licenses revoked.
The NBC DG added that despite the publication, the affected
stations refused to pay up their debts till this moment which left the
commission with no choice than to revoke their licenses.
He said their acts violated the NBC Act CAP N11, Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria, 2004, particularly Section 10(a) of the third schedule
of the Act.
According to him, there was no way the affected stations
would be allowed to continue to operate illegally
He added: “Therefore, after due consideration, the NBC
hereby announces the revocation of the licenses of the under-listed stations
and gives them 24 hours to shut down their operations. Our offices nationwide are
hereby directed to collaborate with security agencies to ensure immediate
compliance.”
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