KANO SUSPENDS MD, APPOINTS NEW ONE

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of Hajiya Hauwa Ibrahim as acting Managing Director, Abubakar Rimi Television. The appointment followed the suspension of the managing director, Mustapha Indabawa. The letter of appointment dated 27th May 2024 was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi Government. The…

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WHY NBC FACES TRUST CHALLENGE, FRANCA AIYETAN

The National Broadcasting Commission’s Secretary, Franca Aiyetan, has addressed some of theĀ  challenges faced by the commission and revealed what the commission needs to gain more public trust in a recent interview. The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has in recent years faced allegations of non-transparency and unfair targeting of media outlets through excessive fines. Many…

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POLICE ARREST ANOTHER JOURNALIST

The Abuja council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has berated the police over the arrest of Madu Onuorah, publisher and editor-in-chief of Globalupfront Newspaper. On Wednesday, armed police officers besieged Onuorah’s residence in the Lugbe area of Abuja around 6pm. The management of the online newspaper said the police seized the editor’s phones,…

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COMMUNITY BROADCAST SHOULD BE AGENT OF DEMOCRACY, AKINGBULU

The Executive Director, Centre for Media and Society, (CEMESO), Dr Akin Akingbulu has said that Community broadcasting stations in Nigeria should prioritise Civic and Voter Education in their programming. He said this during his paper presentation titled “Introduction to Civic and Voter Education (CVE)” at the Workshop for Community Radio Broadcasters, held on Wednesday 15th…

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EMBRACE ETHICAL JOURNALISM, FRCN BOSS TELLS MEDIA

Mr Salem Akindele-Rock, Deputy Director Programmes, FRCN, has challenged newscasters to embrace Ethical Journalism above everything else. He said this during the first Paper Presentation tagged ā€˜Best Practices in Radio Broadcasting Content Production’ at the Workshop for Community Radio Broadcasters, held on Tuesday 14th May, 2024 at Hawthorn Suites, Area 11, Garki, Abuja. Speaking, Mr…

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NBC, CEMESO TRAINING PROGRAM KICKS OFF

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in collaboration with the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) has organised a 4-day event for Community and Campus Radio broadcasters with the theme, “Strengthening Professionalism, Civic Engagement and Sustainability in Community Broadcasting”. The workshop is scheduled to hold from Tuesday 14th to Wednesday 15th May 2024 for Community Radio…

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