Media owners are being advised to make preparations as the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), announces its intention to convene a meeting with stakeholders in the broadcasting industry.
The purpose of this meeting is to conduct a comprehensive review of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code. It also hinted at its plan to increase television and radio station license fees.
The NBC DG, Balareba Shehu Ilelah, made this statement in a press conference in lagos on Tuesday
He said the NBC as a regulator would ensure that the broadcast media performed their roles as required by the law.
In his contribution, Executive Secretary, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), Yemisi Bamgbose, advised the NBC against hiking broadcast licence fee now.
“Let me appeal to the DG and of course the NBC not to increase the licence fee now. Broadcasters are already going through a very difficult time. So, I don’t think this is the best time to increase their licence fee or any other fees at all”, he said.
