The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has given a fresh deadline for broadcast stations whose licenses were revoked on Friday to renew the licenses. The NBC revoked had on Friday revoked the licenses of African Independent Television (AIT), Silverbird Television (STV), and 50 other state government and private owned television and radio stations over none renewal of their licenses. The…

Former Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has written a letter to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), over alleged plots to assassinate him. In the letter dated August 19, personally signed by Dogara and addressed to the IGP, the lawmaker alleged that some police personnel which he identified as Inspector Dakat Samuel and Inspector…

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the revocation and withdrawal of the broadcast licenses of 52 broadcast stations across the country, including African Independent Television (AiT) and Silverbird television by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). In a statement in Lagos on Friday, the MRA described the action as ill-advised, insensitive and antithetical to the…

Another set of four of the remaining 32 abducted train passengers have been freed by their captors. The four released victims which include a 90 year old woman and her 53 year old daughter were released on Friday. Their released was confirmed in a statement on Friday by Tukur Mamu, a media consultant to Sheikh…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the offer of salary increase by the federal government. In a statement issued on Thursday signed by its president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU accused the government repudiating a salary package arrived at through a collective bargaining during negotiation. The university lecturers had been on strike for about…