Yinka Craig was an Iconic broadcaster and one of Nigeria’s shining lights in Sports journalism, a television host, an articulate compèrè and a detribalised Nigerian. He was an amiable man who distinguished himself in his chosen career, for close to 40 years and who, in the process became a mentor to many. Early in life,…
The leadership of the National Broadcasting Commission on Thursday 21st September, 2023, met with broadcast station Chief executives in Jos, Plateau State, to discuss the switch off of Analogue transmission and its implications. In his opening remarks, the Director General, Mallam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, noted that the journey towards the Implementation of the Digital Switchover…
The Management of the National Broadcasting Commission gathered in Jos, Plateau State for a two day meeting and training programme for the Commission’s Expanded Board of Management. The meeting’ s discussion will be centered on Management‘s expectations with regards to the development and growth of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), formulation of strategies on how…
Hitting the bull by its horn is calling their time the GOLDEN ERA of Nigerian Journalism. They were indeed the stars of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). First to consider is one of the living legends in the area of journalism, Christiana Anyanwu. Christiana “Chris” Anyanwu MFR (born 28 October 1951) is a Nigerian journalist, publisher, author, and politician….
He talks news, breathes news and sleeps with news. Everything about him revolves around the news. Cyril Stober, an ace newscaster on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) has been around for decades, pursuing his passion in his chosen career, broadcasting. Listening to the NTA news at 9 everyday was always a wonderful moment for many…
Beginning her broadcast career with sports journalism, she went on to become one of Nigeria’s most-watched and revered TV personalities. Being on-screen is not a popularity stunt for her, even though her intelligent interview style easily achieves that for her. However, what has made her most loved by the people is her consistence use of…
MultiChoice is a South African company that operates DStv, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa and GOtv, a minor service operating in over nine countries of this area and Showmax service. The Managing Director of the South African owned company in Nigeria is no other than the engineer with a passion for arts and an ICT expert, John Ugbe. John Ugbe, an…
Channels Television is a multiple award winning 24-hour news and media organization which was founded in 1992 by Nigerian veteran broadcasters and business moguls: John Momoh and Sola Momoh. The Company commenced operations in Lagos, south western Nigeria and has since grown to include three other Stations in Abuja, Edo and Kano states. The Company…
Success is never a gender based thing, and while you can be successful in one career path, few people have proven that you can be successful multitasking. Such is the case of Mo Abudu, the media mogul. Who is Mo Abudu? Mosunmola Abudu, popularly known as Mo Abudu, is a talk show host, TV producer, media…
Solid FM Enugu is one of the numerous legacies of the Nigerian sage, Dora Akunyili. It is a radio station that was able to strike a great balance between Igbo and English content, between cultural and popular culture, between the religious and the secular, between youthful and elderly presenters. Solid FM is generally an FM…
