{"id":211188,"date":"2022-08-19T17:27:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=211188"},"modified":"2022-08-19T17:27:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:27:26","slug":"revocation-of-licenses-of-radio-tv-stations-hasty-reckless-nuj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/19\/revocation-of-licenses-of-radio-tv-stations-hasty-reckless-nuj\/","title":{"rendered":"Revocation of licenses of radio, tv stations hasty, reckless \u2013 NUJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Union of Journalists, NUJ, has condemned the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>NUJ\u2019s National President, Chris Isiguzo, lamented that NBC\u2019s decision was hasty, ill-timed and reckless.<\/p>\n<p>NBC had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/19\/full-list-nbc-shuts-52-broadcast-stations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM, amongst others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Director-General of the NBC, Mallam Balarabe Shehu, who made the disclosure this Friday, said the development followed the failure of the media houses to renew their broadcast licences.<\/p>\n<p>He also directed its state offices to liaise with security agencies to ensure the shut down of the operation of these stations within the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Condemning the revocation, Isiguzo said such a decision appeared to have been taken without careful deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement he signed, Isiguzo said: \u201cMedia Release NBC: A hasty decision The decision today by the Industry Regulator, the National Broadcasting Commission \u2013 NBC, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide over-indebtedness to the Commission was ill-advised. The affected stations, according to NBC, are said to owe arrears of licence fees amounting to N2.6 billion since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the Director General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah claimed that this development had no political motives, yet we insist that the action was ill-timed and reckless. It should be noted that this wholesale revocation of licences at this critical time of insecurity in the Country appears to be a decision taken without careful prior deliberation, consultation or counsel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we regret the inability of these broadcast stations to fulfil their obligations to NBC, in view of dwindling resources, we caution against such a large-scale clampdown of broadcast stations in disregard to security issues and the attendant consequence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot afford the unpleasant outcome of such a media blackout at this time. We call on NBC to exercise more restraint on this issue in consideration of national security and allow for more dialogue and consultation to find a better way of dealing with the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Union of Journalists, NUJ, has condemned the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations in Nigeria. NUJ\u2019s National President, Chris Isiguzo, lamented that NBC\u2019s decision was hasty, ill-timed and reckless. 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