A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos state has set aside the fines imposed on Trust Television, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, TelCom Satellite Limited, and StarTimes Limited for airing a documentary on banditry. In a 50-minute documentary titled ‘The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara’, the BBC Africa Eye provided insight into the mindset of bandit kingpins, the…
No fewer than 243,000 subscribers of Digital Satellite Television (DStv) and General Entertainment on Television (GOtv) in Nigeria have refused to renew their subscriptions after an increment in chargeable prices. This was disclosed by Multichoice Group, an African pay-TV operator. It disclosed that its Nigerian subsidiary lost subscribers between April and September 2024. These figures…
Ace broadcaster, Dr Ambrose Olutayo Somide has joined the league of radio owners in Nigeria with the unveiling of Smailz 98.7fm. The iconic broadcaster who was until a few days ago, the Managing Director(Radio Services), Daar Communications PLC( Owners of Raypower fm, Faaji fm and AIT) started his illustrious career from the Ogun State Broadcasting…
The Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) has emphasized the urgent need for a National Information Policy as a foundation to guide ethical and responsible broadcasting across Nigeria. Such policy would ensure consistent and fair dissemination of accurate information to the public, equal access to reliable information across all regions of Nigeria, including rural areas, media…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Oyo State Chapter, yesterday as a part of the annual NAWOJ week, held a summit on Broadcasting for Development. The summit was conceptualized and co-organised by NAWOJ and CEEDEE Resources, a leading Consultancy outfit based in Ibadan. The one week long activities which began with a thanksgiving service…
Nigeria Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has called for balance and objectivity in media reportage. He urged media practitioners to maintain their role as a watchdog while supporting national development. Shettima made the call when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja….
A Polish radio station has triggered controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.” Weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow relaunched this week, with what it said was “the first experiment in Poland in which journalists … are virtual characters created by AI.” The station in the southern…
The Governor of Katsina State, Mallam Dikko Ummaru Radda, and the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey, along with twenty veteran journalists from both print and broadcast media, were honored with the Media Icon in Nigeria awards during the 3rd edition of the NUJ Milestone Recognition of Media Icons. The event was held…
Larry Madowo (born 14 July 1987) is a CNN International Correspondent and host of the African Voices Changemakers and Playmakers series. He was previously a North America Correspondent for the BBC and also anchored breaking news and presented BBC World News America from Washington, DC. He was a 2019-20 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business…
Former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has advised trained journalists to “take over their possessions” from untrained ones who are saturating social media with fake news. At a lecture in honour of the pioneer General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Pa Jola Ogunlusi, marking his 90th birthday, Osoba said untrained journalists capitalised…
