Sequel to a follow-up meeting held with Executives of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), and other critical Stakeholders in the industry, the National Broadcasting Commission has decided to temporarily suspend the shutdown of the indebted broadcast stations all over the country.
The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday, August 19™, 2022, issued a shutdown notice to licensee that are indebted to the Commission.
In a statement the Director General Balarabe Shehu Ilelah said the Commission received positive responses from the debtor Licensees, including big players in the broadcast industry.
He expresses the Commission’s profound appreciation to the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, the affected licensees and broadcast stakeholders for their responses and interventions.
The DG also thank DAAR Communications Ltd and Silverbird 1V/Rhythm FM for their responses.
He said 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.
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