The Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), led by its Chairperson Dr. Salamatu H. Suleiman was on Tuesday 27th February 2024 at the National Broadcasting Commission’s headquarters to express NHRC’s intention in obtaining a radio and television license to support in fulfilling the commission’s mandate. The visit was also to strengthen partnership…
A new radio station, Glow 99.1 FM has commenced operation in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The station which commenced test transmission last week on World Radio Day, was formally unveiled to the public by its Chairman, Dr Ezekiel Kayode Akande on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The station is located at Glow FM station house,…
Shyngle Wigwe, former DG of Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, was born on October 8, 1934, to the family of Augustus Wigwe, a police officer, and Watuze Wigwe in Isiokpo, Rivers state. He attended Okrika Grammar School between 1949 and 1953, after which he proceeded to Yaba Technical Institute (now Yaba College of Technology) from 1957…
Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace the current Director General/Chief Executive Officer of Voice of Nigeria (VON) has a remarkable career as an award-winning journalist, former Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State, and a wealth of experience in public relations and media consultancy. Ndace’s leadership has brought a fresh perspective to VON and address…
Dr Yemisi Bamgbose, the Executive Secretary of the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria, BON, started his broadcasting career at the Ogun State Television (OGTV) Abeokuta, where he rose to the position of Assistant General Manager. He was later transferred to the Ogun State Ministry of Information as the Director of Information and Strategy before he was…
Dr. Christopher Kolade, born in Nigeria in 1932, is the son of a respected missionary reverend. He attended Government College, Ibadan for secondary school and later studied at Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone. Christopher Kolade is a skilled professional with expertise in broadcasting, corporate governance, and diplomacy. He is known for his excellent language…
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority , led by the Director of Broadcasting Mr Zadziko Mankhambo, were at the National Broadcasting Commission’s Headquarters, Abuja on the 13th of February 2024 on an official visit to conduct a fact-finding mission in Nigeria. During the visit, Mr. Mankhambo in his address stated that the purpose of their visit…
Every 13th of February is significant to broadcasters and On Air Personalities as it is tagged The World Radio Day. Radio, a low-cost medium specifically suited to reaching remote communities and vulnerable people, has offered a platform to intervene in the public debate for over a century now and irrespective of people’s educational level, it…
As Canada’s media contends with major financial instability, newsrooms are laying off their journalists. In December, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada’s public broadcaster, announced it was cutting 600 jobs due to a $125 million budget shortfall. About 200 vacant positions will be scrapped and programming will be reduced. Reasons for the budget pressures include declining television revenue from advertising,…
It was an invincible but powerful radio station which became a torn in the flesh of the military junta of Gen. Sanni Abacha, the then military Head of State of Nigeria. The radio station was operated by Nigeria citizens who fled the country at the time and live abroad for fear of their lives but…
